Bathroom & Kitchen Reno Dublin

Zygnoth

Hi,

I'm currently looking at doing up my kitchen and bathroom in a small apartment building. The building is about 15 years old and the current fitout is, I imagine, the cheapest going at the time. I've visited some of the other apartments in the building and they have the same fittings.

The previous owners let the apartment to students over the years so the fittings have taken a bit of a beating over the year and need to be revamped. In the kitchen, there is a lot of cracking on the panels due to water ingress and the panel layout could definitely be updated for more storage. In the kitchen, there is significant damage around the bath, the toilet has poor flushing/no overflow capacity and general tile cracking as well. All in all, I think any repairs would be a sinkhole for cash in the longer run.

Would people recommend getting one supplier to do both at the same time? I was looking at heading out to <-edit-> as they seemed to have good offers and do both together. I visited <-edit 2-> and they had a good price on a kitchen as well, so was considering it as an option.

My main concern is regarding the bathroom as I'd need to shower and use the toilet in the morning/evening while the job was going on. Is this an issue with normal renovations?

My day job takes up most of my time so I've got weekends to do general tidying and sourcing but not much time for DIY work myself.

The main advice I'm looking for is whether to go with:

1. Sourcing myself and getting a general contractor
2. Getting two suppliers and fitters for better choice/quality
3. Get one supplier and fitter for better economy

Thanks,
Z

BryanF

Zygnoth welcome to forum

please have a read of the forum charter

please post here for PM's on tradesmen

id go to several kitchen suppliers that you like the look of and get quotes, at least 3. try to keep to a durable, simple style, light in colour. get recommendations from family/ neighbours/ friends of a capable & tidy plumber to fit bathroom & kitchen sink/ dishwasher and have all items outlined clearly in writing, again get at least 3 quotes. finally do the same quotation process with the tiler (& maybe electrician)

dont under estimate the importance of:

• having everything prescribed in writing
• asking what is not included, ie this might be things like connecting power/ earthing kitchen sink, or disposing of old kitchen etc
• holding back a small % until the work is completed - (this should be agreed in writing at quotation stage only)

best of luck

Zygnoth

Thanks, Bryan. I've edited my original post to remove a few of the names.

A few of the websites offer a turnkey service on the bathrooms as well and looked like they took care of everything. I read a few threads here that showed what needs to be done so I'm getting a better overall picture of how it will go together.