We bought this house roughly 12 years ago, never really lived there beside a couple of years at the beginning. Now I'm moving here to stay and I realize a major renovation is long overdue. I need a budget, just a rough budget, to know how much we should put aside before starting this project.
To give you an idea of what we need to do, from top to bottom :
- The roof is leaking, I think it is mostly a matter of cleaning the gutters but we never know.
- As a result the ceiling in at least 5 rooms needs some major repair.
- Painting inside and outside, probably change the old wooden windows for new plastic one (plastic is not the real term but that the best I can think of)
- Changing / fixing the floor in a number of rooms
- Plumbing will need to be checked and probably fixed
- Electricity seems to be ok, but again we never know
I think I cover all the basic stuff ? Or do I forget something ?
After that we will go through all the cosmetic things but my priority is to make sure that all the major things are fixed first.
As usual, all your advises are most welcomed.