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rennschnecke20 Jan 2021 13:47Hello,
I own, among other properties, a one-room apartment—or rather a one-and-a-half-room apartment—with a separate room for the kitchen. The kitchen is clearly quite outdated. Before I can rent out the apartment, it needs to be renovated.
It appears to be a custom-made, high-quality kitchen, designed specifically to fit this space. In our region, unlike in student cities, you won’t get 400 to 600 euros for such an apartment. For this reason, the renovation must be carried out as cost-effectively as possible, since an elaborate renovation is not financially worthwhile. The flooring will also be replaced.
Do you have any suggestions? Here are the options I currently see:
1. Replace only the appliances and give it a thorough cleaning
2. Replace appliances and countertop
3. Remove the kitchen entirely and install an inexpensive pre-built kitchen unit (200–250 cm (79–98 inches))—though this would obviously not make good use of the corner. Also, I don’t know if the kitchen can be removed without causing significant damage to the tiles.
Perhaps you have some additional ideas for updating the kitchen on a budget.
Best regards
I own, among other properties, a one-room apartment—or rather a one-and-a-half-room apartment—with a separate room for the kitchen. The kitchen is clearly quite outdated. Before I can rent out the apartment, it needs to be renovated.
It appears to be a custom-made, high-quality kitchen, designed specifically to fit this space. In our region, unlike in student cities, you won’t get 400 to 600 euros for such an apartment. For this reason, the renovation must be carried out as cost-effectively as possible, since an elaborate renovation is not financially worthwhile. The flooring will also be replaced.
Do you have any suggestions? Here are the options I currently see:
1. Replace only the appliances and give it a thorough cleaning
2. Replace appliances and countertop
3. Remove the kitchen entirely and install an inexpensive pre-built kitchen unit (200–250 cm (79–98 inches))—though this would obviously not make good use of the corner. Also, I don’t know if the kitchen can be removed without causing significant damage to the tiles.
Perhaps you have some additional ideas for updating the kitchen on a budget.
Best regards
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nordanney20 Jan 2021 14:07IKEA and DIY = new and affordable with reasonable quality. As a landlord, you can also write it off on your taxes (depreciation).
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rennschnecke20 Jan 2021 14:25No, such a custom corner can only be achieved by a kitchen specialist. But that would be over the top.
For a new kitchen, you would have to choose a standard kitchen without a corner. That would be the compromise for a new one. The concerns remain whether the tiles can withstand the removal of the kitchen.
Ikea is nice and all, but it is not much cheaper than a locally purchased kitchen from a furniture store.
For a new kitchen, you would have to choose a standard kitchen without a corner. That would be the compromise for a new one. The concerns remain whether the tiles can withstand the removal of the kitchen.
Ikea is nice and all, but it is not much cheaper than a locally purchased kitchen from a furniture store.
You could try planning one online at Ikea... I had a similar layout in my rental apartment and couldn’t make good use of the space with the 60cm (24 inches) cabinets. So you’d have to build that 30cm (12 inches) shelf yourself next to the first cabinet. If you can manage to build and assemble it yourself, it will definitely be cheaper than buying from a furniture store. In 2016, we paid around $5800 for the appliances, and except for the dishwasher, they were no-name brands.
rennschnecke schrieb:
Ikea is nice and all, but it’s not much cheaper than a kitchen from a local furniture store.I think that’s a myth. Sure, when you walk through the showrooms at Roller or Poco, you’ll see lots of 2.5m (8.2 ft) kitchens for 2000 euros, but the moment you change anything, you end up paying more.
With Ikea, however, you need a bit of skill and cleverness.
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