I’m looking to replace the floor coverings on a new Melbourne purchase – modest, solid 60s three bedroom ex housing commission house in a great location. It’ll be a PPOR for approx two years before being rented out.
With that in mind, I am after an economical floor covering. It should be reasonably attractive, hard wearing and sourced as cheap as practicable.
My current preference is linoleum in the kitchen, living room, hallway and bathroom and carpet in the bedrooms.
Real linoleum is looking hard to find – what are vinyl tiles like?
I want to get this done on the cheap – what is the best way to source the coverings? any tips or contacts? cheap carpet warehouses? (I wouldn’t mind if the bedrooms have different colour carpet for example) how to save on labour costs? (I’m happy to consider DIY)
Any ideas welcome.
Hi imaginery number
We used bunnings to carpet an entire 3 bedroom property. All up it was $2,700 – including installation. It looks pretty decent as well – there’s some pics on the reno here http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.205513116151125.43824.127826280586476 (although it’s a little difficult to see the carpet in the pics).
Ebay is another good place for picking up cheap flooring. Particularly laminate flooring.
Cheers
Jamie
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Hi imaginery number,
Just a tip on the type of carpet you could select to help keep your costs down. From a specification point of view, a loop pile Solution Dyed Nylon carpet could be a good way to go. This is because it is hard wearing, less expensive than wool but still soft under foot – which is often lacking in other cheaper Polyester/Nylon type carpets.
I've seen some good options at Bunnings too. Also, a few weeks ago Carpet Choice had a product called 'Coventry' for $36/sqm installed. Thats a pretty good price – and was a nice carpet too (that coming from a fussy designer!).
A good quality vinyl could be the way to go – but I have some hesitation in advocating vinyl tiles because if they are not installed correctly, can lift over time (and get dirty in the joins). If you're going to be renting the property out eventually then I do recommend spending a bit extra on getting it right.
Spending a bit extra (maybe only another $1000 on the entire property) in the short term on a better quality flooring means it is more likely to last longer. I have seen some excellent 'timber-look' vinyls – but they only look decent when you buy a good quality one. Cheap timber-look vinyls look n-a-s-t-y!
Good luck with the reno.
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Good advice above.
Not sure if it helps but we were looking into purchasing some flooring from these guys as well – http://www.onlinecarpet.com.au/ Their prices seemed reasonable.
Cheers
Jamie
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Try greysonline.com.au
Yep, it's an excellent website. I picked up a few bits for a kitchen we recently renovated. One of the best purchases was a refurbed rangehood that retails for $499 – we were lucky to get it for $99 plus postage.
There's also cheap ovens, sinks, mixer taps.
The website is actually http://www.graysonline.com (gray with an "A")
Cheers
Jamie
Jamie Moore | Pass Go Home Loans Pty Ltd
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