First of all, I did not like how easily you guys put down my humble 4-5 lakh budget.
Seriously though, I get the point. So next obvious question, how about you help me get a break up of major work (approx. figures would really help me in taking a decision).
While the apartment would be purely for end-use, I'm looking at durable stuff rather than aesthetic (especially after the responses) as the purchase is going to eat up a significant money as such.
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Flooring - The apartment would have around 1450-1500 sqft carpet area so this becomes one of the costliest item I guess. Should I be looking for vitrified tiles only?
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Paint - I definitely like those plastic paints from which you can wipe stuff off. What options should I be looking at? If this turns out to be too costly, what are the regular durable paints below this category?
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Sliding Glass Doors/Windows besides balcony - So one of the flats I saw has huge glass portion near the balcony which kind of runs on one complete side of the flat, most of it is broken. If I was to replace all of it should I at all be looking at the tempered glass stuff or just the regular glass fittings.
4)
Front Metal Door & Video Camera - Something that's priority number one. I saw some ads about metal doors which have a wooden outer frame and look very nice, Tata steel ad it was IIRC. Should I consider the typical metal doors or are there better options? Video camera & speaker setup might not cost me too much I'm assuming.
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Doors within the house - I visited century doors website but wasn't sure where to even begin from. Tips?
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Modular Kitchen - 1 lakh seems to cover this part, any websites on which I can look stuff up?
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Bathroom - I just wanted to get 1 bathroom with MBR done really well. Would 1 lakh be enough for it? What all should I be considering here?
I'll also share the dilemma that I'm in right now. Flooring I want to do simply because it'd be very tough to get it done later. If somebody tells me its not that tough then maybe I'll park it. Paint is something that's tough to get done later so these 2 things I wanted to get done before I move in.
Kitchen has to be done before we move in. Lastly glass doors/windows would also need to be done before we move in. I'm not sure of tempered glass cost and what kind of glass is needed for large sections.
So lets say I spend 5 lakhs before I move in and then spend another 5-7 lakhs over the next 3-6 months after moving in. I'm skeptic of the order of work though, I mean I obviously wouldn't want folks to break the tiles or ruin the paint hence the question.
Appreciate all you guys' inputs!
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Originally Posted by carboy In my opinion, not even close. I think this will easily go double of that or even more. |
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Originally Posted by srishiva It will easily be above 10 lakhs. If we increase the quality of materials and labour it could be near to 15 lakhs. Your estimate might be enough for Paint  |
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Originally Posted by Eddy The things that you've mentioned will be 15 lakh (includes a modular kitchen, which I think you forgot mentioning). |
Yes I forgot about the kitchen, thanks.
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Originally Posted by Latheesh @fine69 - As others mentioned, 10L minimum required to do all those job. It may go up further based on the raw materials you select. |
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Originally Posted by sourabhzen My answers in bold above.
Thanks,
Sourabh |
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Originally Posted by condor 1) Give it to separate people
2) Cost-wise - sky is the limit
3) 4-5L : you wont even cross the wood-work part. Forget the 5-star style set up in the MBR, or the other interior work |
I actually just wanted the 5-star bathroom, bedroom might just be an average single star equivalent.
