Ok, have bored people about this before but financial circs slightly changed: bought a lovely old house which needed a lot doing on it both inside and out. The exterior work has ended up costing more than we thought - £15k - which leaves me £10k for (deep breath)
Kitchen including appliances (was thinking of buying a second hand one and getting DP and BIL to fit as builder has quoted £4481 for materials (cooker and dishwasher only) and £2k plus VAT to fit it, which we clearly can't afford)
Floor coverings (it's four bedroomed but we have an offcut of carpet for the baby's room) - I guess we might have to have bare boards for a while at this rate as the revolting original carpets have been ripped out...
Bathroom
Shower room (this can be done v cheaply as not fussed about fittings as it is just an extra)
Any spots of plastering that need doing (nothing drastic)
Lighting and electrical work (it doesn't need a rewire but we might need, say, an extra socket or two).
I realise this is probably completely unrealistic but does anyone have any practical suggestions or cheering thoughts? Would be so grateful.
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LadyThompson · 08/12/2009 20:47
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