{"id":6594,"date":"2017-10-12T03:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T03:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/love-it-or-list-it-fixing-a-packed-to-the-rafters-home\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T12:45:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T12:45:54","slug":"love-it-or-list-it-fixing-a-packed-to-the-rafters-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/love-it-or-list-it-fixing-a-packed-to-the-rafters-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Love It Or List It: Fixing a packed to the rafters home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The main bedroom for the children is quite cramped. Picture: Love It Or List It Australia<\/p>\n

Love It Or List It : Glen, Leanne and their seven children all live in this Canterbury home, but it\u2019s just too small for the family.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Should the McEvoy\u2019s renovate to create the space they desperately need or is it better to sell and buy a bigger house?<\/p>\n

Andrew Winter and\u00a0Neale Whitaker hosts of\u00a0Love It Or List It Australia<\/em>, weigh up the options for this family and their overcrowded Californian bungalow.<\/p>\n

List It: What\u2019s happening in Canterbury right now?<\/h2>\n

The median price for a three-bedroom home in Canterbury like the one the McEvoy\u2019s own is $1.26 million and Winter says now is the time to sell.<\/p>\n

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The kitchen is also tiny. Picture: Love It Or List It Australia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThese are all the original traditional rooms which are lovely, for maybe a couple with one child,\u201d says Winter.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut with nine people in this house it needs more than an extension to make it work \u2013 it needs a magician,\u201d says Winter.<\/p>\n

But even if the McEvoy\u2019s do sell, the couple want to stay in the inner west and their budget for a new home is $1.5-1.7 million.<\/p>\n

Love It: Transforming a home full of memories<\/h2>\n
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More living space and a bigger kitchen are needed. Picture: Love It Or List It Australia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Glen and Leanne estimate that a renovation will cost around $280,000 which Whitaker says is workable.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo for $280,000 I need to deliver five bedrooms or more, two bathrooms, some much-need additional living space and an outdoor area,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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A renovation would give the kids more space. Picture: Love It Or List It Australia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Whitaker says a renovation should add an eight-metre rear extension, but he can\u2019t quite deliver on the couple\u2019s wish list.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not going to get three extra bedrooms, you\u2019re going to get two. That\u2019s the compromise.\u00a0 I can\u2019t give you three extra bedrooms but I can give you a whole new house,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Watch Love It or List It Australia exclusively on Foxtel\u2019s Lifestyle.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  The main bedroom for the children is quite cramped. Picture: Love It Or List It Australia Love It Or List It : Glen, Leanne and their seven children all live in this Canterbury home, but it\u2019s just too small for the family. 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