ᐅ Bathroom Renovation on a Tight Budget & Washing Machine Connection
Created on: 22 Feb 2022 11:48
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kati1337
Hello everyone!
We are preparing to move this summer.
As a temporary solution until our new home is ready, we will be staying for one year in a very old house.
The house has been in the family for a long time but will likely be sold rather than renovated by us, so none of us want to invest much money into it.
However, the current situation in the small bathrooms is something I cannot live with – not even for one year.
So, for me, this is the moment to start doing some DIY work. It’s a good project to experiment with since it can hardly get any worse than it is now. 😉
My question to you: Who has experience or tips on improving the look of very old bathrooms with a limited budget?
Our goal is to repaint the bathtub and at least paint or cover the wall tiles.
For the floor, I would like something with a wood appearance – maybe vinyl could be installed over it?
These are just rough ideas. I’m thankful for any input or inspiration.
This is just one of two bathrooms. This will probably be our “toilet room,” as the shower/tub is unlikely to be used. There is another bathroom of the same size, for which I don’t have pictures yet, with sanitary fixtures in an unpleasant curry brown. I would like to change the color of the sinks there, but I have no idea if that’s possible.
We will probably replace the toilets in both bathrooms before moving in.
Last but not least:
This old kitchen will become our laundry room. Now we need to figure out how to connect a washing machine where the sink is currently located. Is that doable? It’s not absolutely necessary to keep the sink functional, but it would be nice. If so, what would we need to do and acquire?
We are preparing to move this summer.
As a temporary solution until our new home is ready, we will be staying for one year in a very old house.
The house has been in the family for a long time but will likely be sold rather than renovated by us, so none of us want to invest much money into it.
However, the current situation in the small bathrooms is something I cannot live with – not even for one year.
So, for me, this is the moment to start doing some DIY work. It’s a good project to experiment with since it can hardly get any worse than it is now. 😉
My question to you: Who has experience or tips on improving the look of very old bathrooms with a limited budget?
Our goal is to repaint the bathtub and at least paint or cover the wall tiles.
For the floor, I would like something with a wood appearance – maybe vinyl could be installed over it?
These are just rough ideas. I’m thankful for any input or inspiration.
This is just one of two bathrooms. This will probably be our “toilet room,” as the shower/tub is unlikely to be used. There is another bathroom of the same size, for which I don’t have pictures yet, with sanitary fixtures in an unpleasant curry brown. I would like to change the color of the sinks there, but I have no idea if that’s possible.
We will probably replace the toilets in both bathrooms before moving in.
Last but not least:
This old kitchen will become our laundry room. Now we need to figure out how to connect a washing machine where the sink is currently located. Is that doable? It’s not absolutely necessary to keep the sink functional, but it would be nice. If so, what would we need to do and acquire?
+1 for any laminate flooring where price and quantity fit. The only point that would be important to me is that it has already aired out before you move out ;-) I wouldn’t want some cheap stinker coming into my living space.
Do you plan to do a quick, temporary renovation before or after moving in?
Do you plan to do a quick, temporary renovation before or after moving in?
dab_dab schrieb:
+1 for any laminate flooring where price and quantity match. The only thing that’s important to me is that it has already off-gassed before you move out ;-) I definitely don’t want some cheap, strong-smelling product in my living space.
Are you planning to do a quick provisional renovation before or after the move? Before.
The plan is to go down there over Easter and spend a week doing some work. I’ll probably have to do part of it alone (or with family) because my husband can’t get time off. 🙄
So everything can off-gas for 1-2 months afterwards. The family will ventilate then. 😉
So, the plan is as follows:
- The bathrooms might still be renovated, meaning just the installations (shower, bathtub, 2x toilets). We won’t cover these costs, as this falls under necessary maintenance and will be done by the landlord (even though it’s within the family), since we pay a small rent here. The aesthetics come second for now. I might take care of those later with tile paint and PVC flooring once I’ve moved in and still find them terrible when clean.
- For the kitchen, we will make a hybrid setup. We are buying cabinets and a sink from IKEA, along with an oven, stove, and dishwasher. It will be an L-shaped layout without wall cabinets. Separately, we will buy a range hood (I find them too expensive at IKEA) and a side-by-side fridge that we will take with us to the new house later. Originally, I wanted to replace the kitchen floor, which currently has old, damaged PVC. For cost reasons, I’ve decided to keep it and try a paint product from Miss Pompadour instead. Hopefully, that will be enough for about 1.5 years. We will also replace a dreadful wooden photo wallpaper there with a simple non-woven textured wallpaper.
- The carpets in the two large rooms definitely need to go; even my mother agrees now, sharing the opinion that as little money as possible should be spent on them. That covers about 65m² (700 sq ft), and we plan to lay down inexpensive laminate flooring. It doesn’t need to be perfect, but it will be much better and more hygienic than the 40-year-neglected carpets. Vinyl flooring is off the table since it’s simply more expensive than laminate, for some reason.
The other rooms have either PVC or tiles on the floors, which I can live with. Some have textured plaster instead of wallpaper, which actually looks quite nice. Many rooms have old-fashioned wallpaper. I will take a closer look at those while working on the floors. If any wallpapers are unbearable, I will buy 1 or 2 buckets of paint and go back over Pentecost to do some painting.
- The bathrooms might still be renovated, meaning just the installations (shower, bathtub, 2x toilets). We won’t cover these costs, as this falls under necessary maintenance and will be done by the landlord (even though it’s within the family), since we pay a small rent here. The aesthetics come second for now. I might take care of those later with tile paint and PVC flooring once I’ve moved in and still find them terrible when clean.
- For the kitchen, we will make a hybrid setup. We are buying cabinets and a sink from IKEA, along with an oven, stove, and dishwasher. It will be an L-shaped layout without wall cabinets. Separately, we will buy a range hood (I find them too expensive at IKEA) and a side-by-side fridge that we will take with us to the new house later. Originally, I wanted to replace the kitchen floor, which currently has old, damaged PVC. For cost reasons, I’ve decided to keep it and try a paint product from Miss Pompadour instead. Hopefully, that will be enough for about 1.5 years. We will also replace a dreadful wooden photo wallpaper there with a simple non-woven textured wallpaper.
- The carpets in the two large rooms definitely need to go; even my mother agrees now, sharing the opinion that as little money as possible should be spent on them. That covers about 65m² (700 sq ft), and we plan to lay down inexpensive laminate flooring. It doesn’t need to be perfect, but it will be much better and more hygienic than the 40-year-neglected carpets. Vinyl flooring is off the table since it’s simply more expensive than laminate, for some reason.
The other rooms have either PVC or tiles on the floors, which I can live with. Some have textured plaster instead of wallpaper, which actually looks quite nice. Many rooms have old-fashioned wallpaper. I will take a closer look at those while working on the floors. If any wallpapers are unbearable, I will buy 1 or 2 buckets of paint and go back over Pentecost to do some painting.
Winniefred12 Mar 2022 12:28That sounds reasonable. Good luck! And once the carpet is removed and you have completed everything you planned and cleaned up, it should be fine for the time being.
I received these two great photos.
Can I simply connect my washing machine here, or do I need to buy any additional parts?
I could tap into the faucet above the sink for the washing machine. It wouldn’t be a problem if there’s no water flow there afterward since I don’t necessarily need it. But do the connections fit for that?
Can I simply connect my washing machine here, or do I need to buy any additional parts?
I could tap into the faucet above the sink for the washing machine. It wouldn’t be a problem if there’s no water flow there afterward since I don’t necessarily need it. But do the connections fit for that?
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