Home owners - your wish list
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Topic: Home owners - your wish list
Posted By: kebakat
Subject: Home owners - your wish list
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 4:52pm
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DH and I watch homesick now all the time. Watching it just adds to my growing wish list for our house.
Whats on your wish list of things you would love/need to do to your home? And do you think you will ever get them done? I'm kinda hoping by writing it down it will make me do more of them (probably wishful thinking lol) - finish pink batts in the ceiling (we have done half the house almost so far) - get a new heating system thats not on gas so we can ditch the gas - paint bedroom #3, kitchen and living room - new hot water cylinder - new hrv (we have the first ever model of this type of thing and its useless) - loads of plants cause I've gone and ripped out all the ugly stuff - paint the garage - expol insulation - new vanity cabinet in the bathroom - new front door |
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Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 5:23pm
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- Finish our deck (DF said it was either a wedding or a deck!)
- New carpet - Finish landscaping - pull off wallpaper and repaint bedrooms and lounge ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 5:33pm
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my wish list is that 'homesick' programme was around 12mths ago!!!
the only heating we had in our house was a gas heater and had no insulation and no closed in foundation around the bottom of our house (relocated) because of charli's health problems we were eligible for a subsidised heatpump and insulation in roof and underfloor.....costing us $2000 all up now don't get me wrong, i'm SOOOOOOO grateful that we got that and it's made a big difference, but when i watch homesick, i'm so jealous of all the extra stuff they do for these people. 
we would've definately applied for the show, our house was the same as last nights one...no ventilation in kitchen or bathroom, mould in nearly all the rooms except the lounge, very cold and damp. we did have an abestos roof but that had to be removed when we shifted the house i'd love bathroom ventilation/fan heater thingee extracter fan in kitchen HRV (mmmmmmmmmm) thermal drapes throughout house heatpump in hallway to heat the bedrooms of course, a driveway would be nice and a front of house that doesn't resemble a dump station  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: MyBelly
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 6:27pm
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my wish list is long and never going to get finished if prices for EVERYTHING keep going up!
but here goes anyway Finish pink bats over lounge Knock out kitchen/smallest bedroom wall Get a stove fire to heat house more economically Finish planting all my gardens Fix roof over shower so it doesnt leak everytime it rains Skylight in kitchen finish painting lounge start painting kitchen paint bathroom any light colour (not the dark blue it is now) hmmmmm, what i would give to have more money! and time, and creative talents! |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 6:31pm
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We renovated before we moved in so there isn't heaps to do, but I'd like to think we will get around to it all one day if we end up being here for as long as we think we will..
Finish landscaping. External painting. A couple of skylights would be awesome. Make additional concreted parking areas. Re-wallpaper/paint various internal rooms. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 6:45pm
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DH is putting Expol in as we speak. At $50 a bundle we're putting it in as we can afford it.
I'd like to get the spouting fixed. Replace the rotten roller blinds in the kitchen Get a heat/fan/light unit for the shower Someone to come and make over our garden would be nice, we've got a nice big section but no idea what to do with it. oh and put our lovely big deck on, with bi-fold doors off the living areas. Dreams are free right! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 6:52pm
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Funny that I get home and find this thread - was having a discussion with DH in car on the commute and had come to the conclusion we need to write down our wish list... but oh, where do I start!! (I also watch Homesick every week and it has grown this list quite a bit of late)... not any any definite priority order though:
*Insulation (the pump in foam kind most likely and expol underfloor) *Extractor fan/heat light in bathroom *New vanity and general pretty up of bathroom *Installation of a pellet fire *Completion of painting/redocration throughout house (have done small spare room, started on hallway, other bedrooms and living area to follow) *Proper drainage on down-pipes and guttering (currently drains onto lawn and no doubt under house, eek!) *New flooring in Kitchen, bathroom and laundry (got tears in vinyl at the mo') *Rangehood or somekind of extraction system in kitchen *Knock down internal wall to incorporate backdoor into laundry area and create more storage space *Overhaul or replacement of kitchen cabinets *Renew decking on front porch *New boundary fences around property Phew... I think that's it!  Guess we really need to win lotto ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 6:54pm
Lol my wish is to actually own a home  ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow">  Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 6:55pm
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New Garage, and the kitchen are to be gutted and fixed up. That is to start with... ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: blondie
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 6:59pm
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Um I'd like my dining room finshed wallpapering that is, it nearly done but...
Deck out the back so we can use our french doors properly. Landscape the back of the garden Re-wallpaper the hallway Oh and get our bathroom finally done its all sitting there in the garage but no time to get it finshed or even started lol I would also so love a new kitchen One day we will get it all done theres plenty of time... ------------- 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 7:18pm
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Ok here goes :
Put in the new windows sitting in our garage. Replace the 3 entry doors. Paint window frames. Re-plaster and paint the whole exterior. Paint roof. Replace backyard fences and fence the frontyard. Re-lay concrete driveway and garage floor. Line the garage walls. Connect the new spouting downpipes to the drains so they dont just go on the lawn like they do now. Relay drainage pipes so they are underground properly. Landscaping- so lawn is level and plant some fruit trees and other plants. Build raised vege garden and plant it. Re-jib the lounge ceilings. Repair earthquake damage to ceilings. Paint all the internal walls of every room and the ceilings. Replace all door handles. Paint all doors. Rewire the whole electrics. Move the power metre box to outside so we no longer need the meter reader to come inside the house! Remove hotwater cylinder and install gas for hot water heating. Bathroom- re line walls. Replace vanity unit. Replace flooring in bathroom, toilet and kitchen. Replace carpet. New kitchen including a dishwasher,..woo hoo! Replace floorboards in laundry. Replace all the plumbing. I think thats about it! |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 7:19pm
| Lol Jess, you can have our nightmare! But then youve seen the state its in,...so theres no way u would want it! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 7:31pm
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Now that's an impressive list Kellz!!!
I'm hoping that we can get a bale of pink batts every 2-3 weeks. So that job should be done in the next couple of months. I'm also hoping that I'll find the money somewhere to pay for paint for the kitchen/dining room over the next couple of weeks. Fleur - how far does a bundle of expol go? |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 7:40pm
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Its not impressive,..its down right scary! The worst thing is we have another house that needs nearly as much doing too! We plan to eventually sell them both and buy a nice house that doesnt need ANY work!
We have already re-roofed above the 3 enterance -ways, painted the fachia boards and got new spouting. This weekend I started painting what will be Isla's room,..and today I put the first coat of PINK paint on one wall! Woo hoo! |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 7:59pm
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Finish bathroom (paint and tile)
Paint laundry Paint over wallpaper in lounge Do a themem in kids rooms new curtains in our room new kitchen Pool and deck extension (we are doing that this summer) ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 8:07pm
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Hmmm
Outside: *finish landscaping (almost finished) *extend deck *repaint fence *extend deck Inside: *Replace carpet throughout *Replace curtains throughout *New kitchen cupboards, new tiled backsplash, replace rangehood. *Replace laundry tub and tile (purchased) floor *Refit bathroom - Rip out shower, bath and vanity and replace with new vanity and combined shower bath (a HUGE bath with shower head at each end) , new glass shower curtain, tile (purchased) floor, new mirror, repaint (purchased) and new extractor fan. *Replace toilet and tile (purchased) floor *Central heating (heatpump/dvs) In my world we also lift the house 1 metre and build a rumpus, laundry and 4th bedroom downstairs... but I know that is just a dream. If we did this I would knock the wall out between the laundry and kitchen and completely refit the Kitchen. Would also extend the house out about 2 metres and have the deck wrap around to meet it. Its all in my head. -------------   
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Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 9:15pm
Hmmm - well we are about to start building our house so will basically be getting everything we want  But the things we will need to do (that isn't included in the package) are carpet (DH is a carpet layer), fences, drapes and planting gardens (they are laying grass). Oh and we will put in a heatpump sometime after we move in but before next winter ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 8:50am
| At least you have made a start to that massive list Kellz! I like painting. I won't let DH near a paintbrush because he makes such a mess with it! |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 8:57am
Not very far, its taken 2 and 1/2 for our bedroom alone. DH tells me its not as easy to put up as they make it on tele. Will probably take 3 or 4 for the living areas. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
kebakat wrote:Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 9:06am
| Sucky that they aren't that easy to install. It sounds like they are about the same price as pink batts for how far they go. |
Posted By: ohanlon82
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 9:13am
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finish off the deck - only 1 step to go
new bathroom - really just new frameless shower (can get through work) just need to do the new tiling first. new bench top in kitchen finish stones outside in gardens re sow a little of the lawn new out door furniture for new deck and out door heater heat pump oooohhhh this list could go on and on.. that all at moment ------------- http://lb2f.lilypie.com/TikiPic.php/RPaODBg.jpg |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 10:01am
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New roof
double glazing HRV system (or similar) finish expol under house (only the lounge and kitchen to go) New insulation in the ceiling. Ducted heatpump system. Solar hot water. New front door. Completely landscape the whole property and fence off the front of the house. Decorate master and spare bedroom New bathroom suite. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 10:25am
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Um how do you say EVERYTHING!! By the time we've finished renovating our house will be unrecognisable.
New ranch slider in bedroom ventilation in bathroom New downstairs bathroom Put in ensuite and walk in wardrobe New kitchen Move upstairs toilet and bedroom around Get a new door on our bedroom Re-gib entire inside of house New lighting through-out house Carpet downstairs Polish floors upstairs Move fireplace in our bedroom Heat pump Security bars etc to be installed Get a longer beam in the lounge and have it lifted into the ceiling Remove the bump in the lounge floor Fill the gap in the lounge floor DH has just this very second sent me an email about doors. That's great because half the rooms in our house don't have any!! There's more, so much more. It's like making cheese, good things take time. Oh and the most important thing is to get my wine rack built!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 10:42am
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Lol your list looks almost as bad as ours! Make sure u take 'before' pics- our house looks a million times better just with new spouting, cant wait to have more done!
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 11:20am
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I've copied and pasted part of your list Kellz...just amended some relevant bits
Raise the house approx. 1/2 metre so that you can actually get under it and air will circulate Rip down all the current wall linings and put gib up. Replace the current ceilings with gib (currently textured plasterboard) Put in the sliding door between conservatory and master bedroom. Change the hallway to a wardrobe for the master bedroom, and a linen closet and another cupboard Take out the front door and make it a wall to extend the conservatory Take out corner wardrobes in both bedrooms Paint all the internal walls of every room and the ceilings after the gib has been done. Rewire the house. Move the power metre box to outside so we no longer need the meter reader to come inside the house! Remove hotwater cylinder and install gas cylinders for hot water heating. Put up a wall to separate the toilet from the rest of the bathroom. Extend new bathroom into where current kitchen is and put in the new shub/shower and vanity Replace carpet and put in new carpet in the rooms which currently have grotty polished floors. Change existing laundry into the kitchen, including a dishwasher Change the end of the kitchen into the laundry Replace all the plumbing (we don't have any hot water to parts of the house at the moment because the galvanised pipes are rusting from the inside out). Put insulation in all the walls and fix the stuff in the ceiling If we raise the house, put in underfloor insulation Knock down the wall between the dining room and lounge, and take out the fireplace and coal range Put in an HRV system and heat pump Reroof (and remove the pohutukawa which is currently growing out of the chimney) Fix the flashing on the side of the house which has been pulled out by the telephone wire to the pole Paint the exterior of the house Level the back yard (currently sloping and a mess) Put in new retaining walls Remove existing garage and put in a weatherproof one that isn't growing trees, and put in a concrete floor and driveway Ummmm, I don't want to think about what else We need to get rid of all the wild ginger growing around the boundary, which is a noxious weed and slightly illegal  We're starting on the work after the wedding.
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 11:34am
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The thing that scares me about that Homesick program is how much money the spend for what they get.
Oh and Palmy ladies anyone know where last weeks house was? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 11:38am
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DH figured out where it was but I don't remember. It was over near fitzroy street area.
Yeah they do spend a lot of money on that program.. but I do think they do some unnecessary things like painting the outside of the house etc that didn't really need to be done at all and some of the landscaping things. If they got rid of that kind of thing it would be cheaper. |
Posted By: mummymegs
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 12:52pm
| We also have so much that needs doing to our house..I have a list somewhere but try not to think of it too much. Next house I move into will definitely be fully renovated. |
Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 1:53pm
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I read everyone else's lists and keep wanting to add more to mine as I'm reminded of stuff
As much as I'm kinda excited about doing the renovations and we could only afford a house that needed them done, it's a bit daunting all the same!  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 2:17pm
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For those of you wanting a ventilation system they are worth it.
This is our second winter with DVS and our house is a lot drier and warmer than a lot of other houses we've been in. We got 2 free panel heaters with it thru the Akl home show. Keeps our room dry and they're safe for little fingers. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: lucky3rdtime
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 3:57pm
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Well we've already done heaps to this house, but still heaps more to do including:
New logburner and underfloor insulation (which we are getting for free through the council's scheme yay) Finish off painting interiors in general new curtains and blinds for dining room and our bedroom sand and wax/oil/polyurethane all indoor window frames and wooden pannelling new guttering repaint exterior create deck major garden landscaping of the whole section get the driveway concreted or paved or ashphalted Plus we need new lounge and dining suites (which is not really renovations but hey) ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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