Tired on your old laundry?
Although the laundry room is typically a well-used room in the home, they are often forgotten about when you are thinking about renovations and home improvements. This is usually because they are functional rooms that do a job, but are not highly visible spaces that visitors will constantly be walking through. For many Sydney homeowners, it is important to ensure higher traffic areas such as the living room, kitchen, and bathrooms are kept up to date.
However, many laundry rooms may well benefit from an update and in many cases, laundry renovations in Sydney homes can help become more useable which will make laundry day easier and possibly save you money over time.
A well thought out laundry room must be comfortable to work in, include ample storage space and room for you to get all of the work done. If you are thinking about a laundry renovation, there are a few things you should think about.
Things to consider with your Sydney laundry renovation
Before signing any contracts or beginning any work, you should discuss your usage patterns, needs and financial plan with an architect, designer or licensed Sydney renovation builder or bathroom renovator. Some of the key points you should discuss are whether the space will need to be structurally altered or excavated. Will doors, windows, chutes, or skylights need to be reset or added, and will you be adding a solar hot water system or an underfloor tank.
Additional things to think about include, will any wiring or plumbing need to be installed or reworked? Will you have to set any fixtures into the ceiling, walls or floor?
If you are incorporating a bathroom and laundry room, you may require more plumbing, power, vents or cabinetry.
Make sure you give your builder current design plans, accurate positions of current fittings and fixtures and exact measurements, including placement and measurements of any appliances or storage you may want to keep.
While meeting with your builder, decide on the tradies you will need and when you will need them. If you are planning on complex plumbing or structural alterations, make sure you accurately estimate both cost and time for the work to be done.
You will also need to determine what materials the existing floor, walls and ceiling are made from, and how they are constructed. Different materials, cavity spaces, and rafter placement can affect placement of plumbing, wiring, ventilation and cabinetry.
Drainage is a major consideration, will the current system be suitable or will you have to install a completely new drainage system?
To help cut costs, consider whether you can place the washer/dryer, tub and shower stall together, and decide whether any existing fittings or fixtures can be used.
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