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How best to combine kitchen and living

6 months ago

Wanting to transform into open plan living room kitchen with laundry and separate toilet

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bigreader
6 months ago
Is there a body Corporate?
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Kate
6 months ago
And you will need to consult a structural engineer to find out what walls you can remove and likely cost.
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bigreader
6 months ago
I just looked up the address. It’s a lovely building but being multi storey moving walls and adding plumbing is a very big job. As above you’ll need an engineer but you’ll need to get your proposed changes through the body corporate. Have a look at past Minutes to see how long and what changes have been approved in the past.
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Kath
6 months ago
Agree with the above comments. You might have to be more realistic, eg putting an under-bench washer/dryer in your kitchen as seen in many English apartments.
bigreader
6 months ago
I would absolutely sacrifice my kitchen space to not have to use a communal laundry.

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