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The project:
Renovating our 1960s laundry and second toilet started as a small project but quickly turned into a much bigger job than we ever anticipated. We hit plenty of speed bumps—as anyone who's renovated knows, two of the biggest are wallpaper and asbestos! Looking back, we're so proud of the spaces we've created and wouldn't change the lessons or challenges that came with the journey. Thank you for taking the time to follow along and see another chapter of our home renovation.
- Materials:
- Paint
- Tiles
- Skirting Boards
- Cabinetry
- Tools:
- Chisel
- Phillips head screw driver
- Drill
- Hammer/Sledge hammer
- Paint brush
- Shovel
- Wall paper steamer
- Step 1:
Step One: Wallpaper. Why oh why wallpaper! A necessary yet not fun stage of removing the pre-existing stubborn wallpaper.
- Step 2:
Step Two: Trades. Our electrician had a laugh at the pre-exisiting vendors electrical non-compliant DIY. Disconnections of old pendants, rewiring new electrical PowerPoints, downlights and light switches.
- Step 3:
Step Three: Paint. With the old wallpaper off it was time to paint. Painting this space changed made it so much brighter and lighter - giving us real optimism for what we could turn the space into.
- Step 4:
Step Four: Remove Tiles. We contemplated painting the tiles or tiling over the pre-exisiting tiles, but in the end removing them was a much easier task than our bathroom and one we were very happy with.
- Step 5:
Step Five: Demolition. Dreaded asbestos in the pre-existing vinyl floor turned a DIY job into an expensive yet necessary professional removal. This changed our plans for the floor, and turned this project into a much larger one that wallpaper and paint. Also, goodbye old toilet!
- Step 6:
Step Six: Plumbing. Unfortunately, the pre-existing floor drain was too close to the sink and needed to move adding again extra cost. Our plumber was great at doing this and altering the plumbing, ready for the new laundry appliances.
- Step 7:
Step Seven: Tiling. We called our tiler back to waterproof and tile the spaces. Unable to use the same size tile as our bathroom, we tried to match the light-grey colour and matched the splash back with our feature wall white subway tile. Plus, constant painting!
- Step 8:
Step 8: Cabinetry. Then came time to install the cabinetry. We are so excited to see this space come to life, taking advantage of the laundry size we love the room for storage and standing cabinet.
Whilst we are waiting on the installation of our tap and appliances, we hope you enjoyed our laundry/toilet transformation. From what started as a small job, quickly turned into a larger and more costly transformation but it was all worth it in the end!
