Some costs for you - equipping a house...
Jan 19th 2006, 3:18 pm
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Re: Some costs for you - equipping a house...
Cheers for this. Really good to get an idea of how much it might all cost.
Jan 19th 2006, 7:59 pm
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Re: Some costs for you - equipping a house...
We have shipped the little bits and pieces, came to 420sq ft, original qoute was for 350.
Cost 2300 pounds plus 300 pounds insurance.
Been doing some rough estimates and reckon on less then $10k to replace furniture, white goods etc.
If you are not set on exactly what you want and are prepared to buy whats on SALE I think $10k will be plenty.
Once we find a rental I will furnish it and post the costs.
Kevin
Cost 2300 pounds plus 300 pounds insurance.
Been doing some rough estimates and reckon on less then $10k to replace furniture, white goods etc.
If you are not set on exactly what you want and are prepared to buy whats on SALE I think $10k will be plenty.
Once we find a rental I will furnish it and post the costs.
Kevin
Jan 19th 2006, 8:16 pm
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Hi
This is a very useful post, should help lots of people making their minds up in what to bring
K
This is a very useful post, should help lots of people making their minds up in what to bring
K
Jan 19th 2006, 8:49 pm
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Re: Some costs for you - equipping a house...
Hi There........
All I have to say is this, posts should be like this one, informative.
Thanks for you efforts. Given us a great idea of what set up costs will be. 
Cheers
P.S. No whinging here.......................
All I have to say is this, posts should be like this one, informative.
Thanks for you efforts. Given us a great idea of what set up costs will be. Cheers
P.S. No whinging here.......................
Jan 19th 2006, 10:06 pm
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Re: Some costs for you - equipping a house...
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Comments on Vash's post - if you had kids,, you;d probably want two TVs 
Jan 20th 2006, 4:52 am
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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
We have only one child, and we NEED 3 TV's ! Although we actually have 4 !! Well... i'm not lugging a TV around when I change rooms
Jan 20th 2006, 5:45 am
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Re: Some costs for you - equipping a house...
Thanks for all the replies. Yes, I'm sure you could spend less and that what everyone else needs is different to our requirements, but it gives you an idea of the costs involved in everything. The leather suite I mentioned was $1500 - very nice too - two settees (one 3 person, one 2 person) and a leather armchair - far and away the comfiest we 'tested'. Our furniture pricing was based on the houses we've seen so far - it didn't include a child's bed because we already have one so you'll have to factor that in - but they do some very funky ones. With regard knick-knacks, bed linen, pictures, kid's toys, PCs etc - we're bringing that with us - but we've decided to use Excess Baggage and not go the 'crate' route.
Jan 20th 2006, 7:31 am
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Re: Some costs for you - equipping a house...
Originally Posted by Hutch
The leather suite I mentioned was $1500 - very nice too - two settees (one 3 person, one 2 person) and a leather armchair - far and away the comfiest we 'tested'.
Jan 20th 2006, 10:57 am
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Re: Some costs for you - equipping a house...
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
Hey, that's a jolly good price. Do you mind if I ask what the brand is, and where you bought it?
Jan 20th 2006, 11:02 am
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Re: Some costs for you - equipping a house...
Originally Posted by Hutch
Didn't buy - just priced. It was in the main Harvey Norman's - not the homestarter one.
Jan 20th 2006, 1:04 pm
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Re: Some costs for you - equipping a house...
Originally Posted by Hutch
Didn't buy - just priced. It was in the main Harvey Norman's - not the homestarter one.
Jan 20th 2006, 2:42 pm
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Re: Some costs for you - equipping a house...
Originally Posted by Hutch
Right. Today we had a lovely afternoon traipsing round Harvey Norman and the Good Guys and Fantastic Furniture and various other shops so we could do our sums. We don't have too much furniture in blightly and we wanted to find out whether it was worth bothering with containers and things. So, armed with my calculator, I totted up the vast majority of electrical items that we'd need. Most of the items I chose were in the middle of the range - some towards the higher end, none at the top end, nothing on sale, only list prices used.
Bearing in mind that I'm doing this from memory, I costed in The Good Guys:
Meanwhile, the missus wandered around the furniture stores and costed everything else up (most solid wood and very nice stuff). Bear in mind that this was all very nice stuff in the main Harvey Norman store, not the cheapo Homestarter one:
So - gives you a rough idea of the costs involved. The missus points out there's no way on earth you'd get the lovely leather sofa suite she saw today for that money unless it was in some super-knocked-down-sale jobbie. Also bear in mind - if you were buying that amount of stuff - that you'd have some very hefty negotiating oomph and that none of these prices reflect items on 'sale' or indeed any reduction you'd get for paying cash.
Bearing in mind that I'm doing this from memory, I costed in The Good Guys:
Combi Microwave Oven (v.good Sharp one)
Kettle
Toaster
George Foreman Grill
Blender (hand held)
Blender (table top)
Clock Radio
Iron (wilfa steam job)
Coffee Machine (espresso job)
Triple Dect Phone (Panasonic)
DVD Player
TV (21" tube)
TV (80cm LG LCD)
5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System
Midi Hi-Fi
Dishwasher (large place setting)
Tumble Dryer
Front-loading washing machine
Vacuum Cleaner (Dyson)
Large US Style Fridge Freezer (LG)
All of which came to a little over $7000 (or a smidge under 3 grand in your English money). I then repeated the exercise over at Harvey Normal, choosing as similar items as possible and it came to just under $8000 (or 3400 of your English pounds). Kettle
Toaster
George Foreman Grill
Blender (hand held)
Blender (table top)
Clock Radio
Iron (wilfa steam job)
Coffee Machine (espresso job)
Triple Dect Phone (Panasonic)
DVD Player
TV (21" tube)
TV (80cm LG LCD)
5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System
Midi Hi-Fi
Dishwasher (large place setting)
Tumble Dryer
Front-loading washing machine
Vacuum Cleaner (Dyson)
Large US Style Fridge Freezer (LG)
Meanwhile, the missus wandered around the furniture stores and costed everything else up (most solid wood and very nice stuff). Bear in mind that this was all very nice stuff in the main Harvey Norman store, not the cheapo Homestarter one:
A bookcase
Double Bed
2 bedside tables
dressing table
bedroom cupboard
mattress
dining room table and chairs (six)
coffee table
dresser
living room sideboard table type thing
TV unit
garden furniture suite
sofa and armchair (leather)
All of which came to $13764 (or 5847 of your English pounds).Double Bed
2 bedside tables
dressing table
bedroom cupboard
mattress
dining room table and chairs (six)
coffee table
dresser
living room sideboard table type thing
TV unit
garden furniture suite
sofa and armchair (leather)
So - gives you a rough idea of the costs involved. The missus points out there's no way on earth you'd get the lovely leather sofa suite she saw today for that money unless it was in some super-knocked-down-sale jobbie. Also bear in mind - if you were buying that amount of stuff - that you'd have some very hefty negotiating oomph and that none of these prices reflect items on 'sale' or indeed any reduction you'd get for paying cash.
Thanks hutch, great post.
Jan 20th 2006, 6:05 pm
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Yeah great post very useful indeed k sent!
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Jan 20th 2006, 6:53 pm
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Thanks, very useful, actually helped me make the decision about definitely shipping our own stuff
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Jan 21st 2006, 5:16 pm
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Re: Some costs for you - equipping a house...
Originally Posted by oliverandlisa
Thanks, very useful, actually helped me make the decision about definitely shipping our own stuff
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Plus the 'other' stuff...books, tools, PCs (definite), CDs and DVDs plus misc personal gear.
