Help! What would you do?

$6,800 for the 'quick' fix sounds like highway robbery. If tiles have fallen off, it could just be they were not sealed or grouted properly and water has got in behind them. Even leaking pipes through the wall should not cost this much to fix or to then seal and replace the tiles after undersealing the problem area with adequate waterproofing.

Do you have any pictures of the bathroom and problem so we can better advise to repair or redo the whole thing.

I would lean towards having it repaired by someone who does not rob people for a living.

Some photos would be good. If the bathrrom is small and a bit old and crappy, an economic makeover could be the answer.

 

Hi Clyde

I have attached the photos to this post. Can you let me know what you think?

 

Thoughts?? Do i really need a renovation at this point? The guy who gave me a quote said there is waterproofing damage... but should i just do what

THANK YOU!!!!

 

I really really appreciate it. You have no idea.

 

The damage isn't really clear but when you get quotes from someone who specialises in rebuilding showers (or wants to quote you for rebuilding a shower), then you get a quote for rebuilding a shower.

Maybe get a quote from one of those mega seal franchises, they may have something that will get you by for a while, at a lower cost. It's dated but not terminal. However, I wouldn't pay big bucks for an interim repair either and maybe you can say you are looking for a few options.

 

Sorry but I don't understand your reasoning....tenants ruin the property...over long term there's wear and tear and some things can be of poor workmanship?
I had two bathrooms redone and water proofing (we did them in stages as tenants lived there so they could use at least one at a time), gave them a discount for the two weeks of inconvenience of bathroom works, so it was a win/win situation. There are other ways to solve this issue!
I did not have a loss of rent, just slight temporary discount fro two weeks, the tenants now have new non leaking bathrooms.
The previous tenants did not cause and ruin the bathroom, it was rather poor workmanship of people who built it 19 years ago. Why do you assume every tenant would ruin the property?
Even rental properties need to be maintained and provide some decent reliability...not just those to be sold!
However, my aim is never to sell that place...so far on paper it has 189% CG.

 

Hi thanks for all the info. Would you happen to have any contacts in Melbourne that do bathroom renovation???

I have gone with reduce rental and renovate bathroom option. I just now need to find a builder. Any recommendations would be so so so grateful!

 

I have a handyman contact that could possibly do this, I’ll find out if he’s available at the moment as he is very popular for Reno’s.

 

Omg yes please... Can you PM me their number?

 

Renovating the entire bathroom is going to be an expensive option. But if it is old and extremely dated, as yours appears it may be, then that bigger expense outlay now can make more sense in the longer term.

We just done the bathroom in one of our IP's and it set us back 16k. The benefit being that it shouldn't need to be touched again for a long long time, as it is now basically 'new'. Plus it now has a lot more appeal to tenants. We actually renovated the entire place as hadn't been done up, other then basic maintenance, from when the place was built back in the 60's prior to this. The reno costs were significant, but our rental income has doubled and valuation increased in line with the amount spent on the renovations carried out, and now they should only need basic maintenance for quite a long time into the future.

 

Hi Kip - he is ok to do this and have PM’d you his number. Mentioned $7k for fixing waterproofing is too much.
Just let him know I gave you his details from property chat forum so he knows where you came from.
Good luck!

 

Ok will do thanks so much!!

 

Thanks so so much. Really appreciate it...you have no idea!!