Hello,
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 The kitchen is clearly quite outdated.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 The kitchen is clearly quite outdated.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
Out with the old kitchen, install a new floor (how old are these tiles, possibly Floorflex). For the tiles, consider whether they could be painted or treated somehow. Then install an IKEA kitchen unit; you can probably skip the corner section and place the refrigerator freely or integrate it into the unit. On the left wall, you could attach a folding table where two chairs can be placed for dining.
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nordanney20 Jan 2021 14:55Snowy36 schrieb:
But with Ikea, you can’t get such a custom-made corner, right?Actually, Ikea does offer a suitable corner solution. It’s quite standard.R
rennschnecke20 Jan 2021 14:57To clarify again: this is an affordable 1.5-room apartment (250–300 euros rent excluding utilities), so we shouldn’t be talking about kitchens costing 5,000 to 6,000 euros.
In the adjacent apartment (2-room), I had a simple, good-quality kitchen installed by a reputable furniture store. It cost about 1,100 euros, without appliances. IKEA would have been 200–250 euros cheaper at the time, but I was happy to invest the extra, as the kitchen was fully assembled.
The problem is that it’s not a standard corner (90 degrees). You can also see this in the photo; I’m not sure how else to describe it.
In the adjacent apartment (2-room), I had a simple, good-quality kitchen installed by a reputable furniture store. It cost about 1,100 euros, without appliances. IKEA would have been 200–250 euros cheaper at the time, but I was happy to invest the extra, as the kitchen was fully assembled.
The problem is that it’s not a standard corner (90 degrees). You can also see this in the photo; I’m not sure how else to describe it.
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nordanney20 Jan 2021 15:04rennschnecke schrieb:
In the neighboring apartment (2-room), I had a high-quality and affordable, simple kitchen (new) installed from a reputable furniture store. That cost about 1100 euros, excluding appliances.
IKEA was around 200-250 euros cheaper back then, but I was happy to spend the extra money because the kitchen was fully assembled. Then you have the answer to your question about what can/should be done with the kitchen.
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rennschnecke20 Jan 2021 16:19tomtom79 schrieb:
I think that’s a rumor. But sure, when the display kitchens at Roller and Poco are on sale, you see a lot of 2.5m kitchens for 2000 euros (about $2,200), but the moment you want to change anything, you pay more.
For Ikea, you need a bit of skill and cleverness.As I said, I already mentioned prices. 1100 euros (about $1,200) including installation (without appliances) from a high-quality furniture store – but relatively small. At the cheaper local furniture stores, a kitchen was more expensive than that.
The question is, with such an affordable apartment, what’s really wrong with a standard kitchen from one of the mentioned suppliers? You can find some for around 1000 euros (about $1,100) if you don’t want to change anything. The kitchen gets “worn out” over the years anyway, so I find an overly expensive kitchen rather impractical.
cschiko schrieb:
Remove the old kitchen, put down a new floor (how old are those tiles, maybe Floorflex). For the tiles, maybe see if you can paint them or something. Then put in an Ikea kitchen unit; you could skip the corner section and place the fridge freestanding or integrate it into the run. Then you could attach a folding table to the left wall where two chairs would fit for eating.The tiles are already out. A new floor will be installed anyway.
I’m currently painting the bathroom tiles, which is really hard work. I have to paint them for the third time because they’re still slightly see-through.
Sure, theoretically you could skip the corner unit. It’s just nice now because it naturally gives you some extra workspace.
nordanney schrieb:
Then you have the answer to your question about what you can/should do with the kitchen.Theoretically, yes. You just have to hope the tiles don’t get damaged when taking down the old kitchen. Otherwise, that would be a problem...
I realize that the vast majority seem to be in favor of a new kitchen. I was hoping for a different opinion so I could avoid the work ;-)
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nordanney20 Jan 2021 16:28rennschnecke schrieb:
Then you would just have to hope that the tiles don’t get damaged when taking down the old kitchen. Otherwise, that would be a problem...Wrong! If I were you, I would actually hope that the tiles fall off the wall, or even better, remove them myself. Then you can replace 4 square meters of leftover tiles from the home improvement store at about €5 per square meter (approx. $5 per square yard) and the wall will look really good again. This kind of work is immediately 100% tax-deductible for landlords.
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