Hi,
I will be doing a new bathroom and kitchen and carpets.
New to Melbourne, where is the best place to start/buy materials:
ie carpet for a 3bedroom house (installed and fitted).
ie new bathroom (should I buy a kit? and have tradies install it?)
ie Kitchen (Ikea or Bunnings or a cabinet maker?)
This is going to be a for a first home buyer, so I don't want to break the bank
Do you have any DIY skills?
The build quality of the cabinets at Bunnings (Kaboodle) are better than the Ikea ones (as they have solid backs on the cupboards), but they are a bit more expensive. Forget a cabinet maker if you don't want to break the bank.
First Choice Warehouse in Moorabbin. We got a lot of stuff from there for our last bathroom reno.
https://westerndistributors.com.au/
For carpet, I recommend these guys. We got a full lounge/3 bedroom carpet for 1/4 of the price because it was not the correct colour
thank you
I am in the process of reno (90% finish on 2 bathrooms, kitchen and painting) and I bought many items from ebay. For appliances, kitchen sink and taps, bundle the purchase and negotiate with retailers to get a good price (do your homework). For paint, get to know your neighbours. Fortunately one of mine is a painter and i used his account to buy good quality paint at trade prices. Shop at gumtree for good prices too i.e. sinks, vanities, toilet bowls, taps, bathtub. I scored a new vanity sink for $20. There are lots of bargains around at the right time and place. Bunnings last resort as their price and markups are high.
Kitchen depends on the space you have. If you don’t have much space then avoid ikea at all costs. Plenty of cheap cabinet makers out there that will give you a better fit and finish. We tried to use ikea and it just didn’t fit cleanly in our space.
Hey just curious, you're a first home buyer that just moved to Melbourne and bought a house?
Also, I would think the answer to your question would be fairly similar no matter what city youre in, in Australia.