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My partner and I are in the process of buying a house. its an
ex-student house but in really good condition because the father bought
it for his son.

although we plan to do a lot of the work on it ourselves what we really
need are ballpark figures for certain things.

so

very small bathroom - total refurb, old for new basically + tiling
plumbing etc, this is assuming a bathroom suite cost of around £500

total redecoration - 2 downstairs rooms, hall, stairs, landing, 2
medium sized bedrooms and 1 tiny box room. This is assuming a modest
budget for carpets and painting

we're ignoring the kitchen as its quite usable at the moment, we'll
save up for that.

this isnt some sort of renovation job. we're buying this house to live
in so there's not rush with anything.

our overall budget is about £5000.

If you DIY then you could have a very nice bathroom for a material cost
of £1000.

If you are on a budget, pay for decent underlay and spend a bit less on
the carpet. Then, when you can afford nice carpet, the underlay will be
re-useable.

Decorating could be just filler and a few tins of paint, depends on the
state of the walls.

You've probably saved enough to get quite a decent kitchen, too.

MBQ