house renovations

thespecialon

hi,

just looking for advice on the best order in which to proceed on a house renovation.
12 yr old house. I will have to try live in house while this is going on and looking to organise the individual elements myself, so want to try map out the work.
Also if there's anything to be thought of as regards 'future-proofing' like currently has oil central heating with rads, double glazed, cavity wall with pumped insulation..no solar panel or battery etc. - is there any wiring I can do for these now etc. if in the future I chose to go that way.

main jobs to be done will be -

new kitchen
new floors in kitchen/hall ,probably go with a good wood laminate ( currently tiled, hoping can lay laminate over them !)
new doors/skirting/architrave or paint doors/skirting/architrave etc - currently wooden pine effect but told they have to become white
paint stairs white !
paint all/most rooms
new furniture beds/couches etc
some paneling work on side of stairs and in hallway.
think that's the main stuff.
thanks
T

Calahonda52

Attic insulation/airtightness

thespecialon

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Attic insulation/airtightness

Attic is fairly well insulated 300mm if I remember right ..air tightness would be like sealing around doors/windows etc?

Do the painting first as it generally is messy and you won't care if you get paint on your old doors etc. if you're planning to change them. It's also cheaper (assuming you're DIYing it) and gives a fresher look to the whole place.

In the kitchen, do the other bits first (floors, for example, should be done before kitchen). My friend got her kitchen done, with laminate on top of tiles, and it turned out grand. Has to be looked at on a case-by-case basis though - her tiles were flat and level, so laying laminate was easy. Might not be so handy if your tiles are all over the place.

thespecialon

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Do the painting first as it generally is messy and you won't care if you get paint on your old doors etc. if you're planning to change them. It's also cheaper (assuming you're DIYing it) and gives a fresher look to the whole place.

In the kitchen, do the other bits first (floors, for example, should be done before kitchen). My friend got her kitchen done, with laminate on top of tiles, and it turned out grand. Has to be looked at on a case-by-case basis though - her tiles were flat and level, so laying laminate was easy. Might not be so handy if your tiles are all over the place.

Thanks , I havent talked to painters / Carpenters etc yet but wondering has anyone done the match on replacing doors/architraves versus getting them professional painted

awec

The main jobs you've listed aren't really renovation, they're basically re-decorating.

Personally I'd take up the tiles before laying laminate, otherwise the floor in your kitchen / hall will be obviously higher than your other floors and you'll need a stepped transition between all the rooms off these areas.

If you're putting laminate in the kitchen then do the kitchen before the floor. I would not put kitchen units on top of laminate. Floor under the kickboards up to the legs of your kitchen units.