Hi All,
I bite the bullet and bought an expensive 3+1+patio condo in the heart of the city. This is an old place with 2700sqft. The inside is still original condition and now I need to renovate. However, I have no idea how much it would cost me, so your help would be greatly appreciated.
Here are some of the details:
- Living+dining ~ 1000 sqft
- Kitchen ~ 400 sqft
- 2 bathrooms
- 3 rooms
It is a 2 floor unit.
I have the following in mind:
- Hack the living room floor and change it with marble
- hack the bathrooms and change to a better design with marble and quality furnishings
- hack the kitchen wall and replace it with glass sliding door
- redo the kitchen completely (tiles and carpentry)
- Buy new appliances
- get new wardrobes done for the rooms (walk in for the master, rest is per normal)
- change the doors if necessary
- paint the whole house and also polish upstairs
- add a guard for the stairs (stairs are ok but definitely a guard is needed because of the kids)
I have couple of questions:
- Do you think I need an ID firm, I like to avoid them as I want really simple design. Nothing fancy.
- In terms of contractors, which ones do you recommend for this type of job
- What type of budget I should allocate (I know there is no end to this, but I am thinking of doing a nice job but not necessarily very expensive). The quality I desire would be similar to high end condos but not necessarily the top end ones.
Please let me know your thoughts.
Thx
B.
