Bungalow Renovation - Removing plaster - UK Property Flip

[@JustinWilkins]

Thank you for watching! Hope you enjoy my beginner tips - as you can see, I am learning as I go along. Side note - I know the audio isn't the best - a lot of echo as most the rooms in our bungalow are being stripped back! I will try my best to improve this over the upcoming weeks :)

[@stuontwo677]

eggboxes/egg trays taped onto the rooms which are further down the list. dampen sound a bit and cheap as chips lol

[@JustinWilkins]

@@stuontwo677 haha not a bad suggestion! I better start eating more omelettes

[@JamieYork]

Great Video Justin! Love the numbers breakdown and I ALSO love the matte black!

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks Jamie! Appreciate you watching mate. Have to get that collab booked in soon :)

[@samruggiero1778]

I agree totally with tip 1. The dust and the clear up after each bit of work makes it feel like living in a building site lol

[@JustinWilkins]

Haha yes it’s a real pain sometimes! Can’t believe how much flipping dust there is 😂

[@SK-gk8jw]

Could you please make a video of how you manage your properties for example, when your rent comes etc so i can understand how to keep track.

[@JustinWilkins]

Yes sure, I will add that to my list and hopefully make a demo video going into detail in the future :) thanks for watching and supporting

[@SK-gk8jw]

@@JustinWilkins Thanks Justin. Im currently helping manage my father properties so i need a system to help keep track. Also are you planning to get a HMO soon? Tracking those isn't easy imo which is why i need a system.

[@stephen6262]

Justin well done you definitely getting there all looks good. Like the sockets as well

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks Stephen - slow and steadily getting there haha

[@cb3298]

Great video, enjoyed watching the progress

[@JustinWilkins]

Awesome, thank you!

[@Richard_Wheatley]

Great video Justin! I've been told when budgeting to take your original estimate and add 20%. Always better to have it and not need it than the other way around 👍

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks Richard. 100% , definitely better to have it put aside than not 😃

[@FreeyourFinance]

Great update, Justin. It's coming along well. I followed tip one and I am definitely not living at mine whilst it's a building site! Could not deal with the stress of it mate.

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks mate! Not coming on as quickly as your house 😂 and I don’t blame you not living there. Stressful and dusty lol - Maybe next time we’ll do that 🤞

[@masterl14]

Great vid! Really helpful excel budget too!

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks! Lots more of these type of videos coming soon 😃👍🏻

[@OliWalsh]

Looks like it’s coming along nicely, love the matte black 😍

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks mate, it’s slow and steady haha. I am a sucker for the Matt black lol

[@daddo1600]

I used the blue and green tape and both pulled paint off the wall.

[@JustinWilkins]

Ahhh thats annoying! Not had that happen before :(

[@joline2730]

Great video Justin, two refurb vids in one day I am well chuffed (Gary did his this morning). Really interested to see what you have done, like the black touches, but don't overdo them!! How did the radiator come out?? Not thought about a black rad before but might do one just to see. Budget was very interesting : if you over-budget you will always be pleased with the result !! My best tip is to forward-think all the sourcing of materials for each room so that there is no hanging around, or last minute shop-dash, which can waste a lot of your own time and perhaps that of your workers. I am presently doing my downstairs loo in my latest house refurb project (which I budgetted £500 and looks like its gonna be £560) but I am now sourcing and planning and buying for the upstairs bathroom, which wont be started for about three weeks yet. Looking forward to the next stage. Good luck ! 👍😄

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks for watching Jo! And the forward planning of materials is such a good time, and keeps momentum going! Good luck with the upstairs bathroom :)

[@ramansb1008]

Earned a sub, this is great content

[@JustinWilkins]

Yes! Never get bored hearing that, thanks 🙏

[@garymoore6365]

Have you tried bare plaster paint from Screwfix? It does not require watering down, so not as messy as with a mist coat. I always use it now, since I discovered it.

[@JustinWilkins]

Hi Gary, I haven't actually, I will look into that for the next room that I do - really helpful, thank you!

[@samruggiero1778]

Thanks for the video Justin 👍

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@benl8177]

You can buy a plaster coat from screwfix, dont need to water down. Think its called Bare plaster paint.

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks Ben! Someone else just messaged me about that, so I’m clearly missing a trick 😃 thanks for the suggestion!

[@benl8177]

@@JustinWilkins Its well priced too. Glad to see your channel is growing. I think i subscribed when you had about 2k. Its good to see someone doing the property thing early on and not just these so called "gurus"

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks for supporting 🙏 can’t believe how much it’s grown so thank you! No £2997 courses for sale here 😂😂

[@NickBotha]

Thanks Justin 👍🏼 keep it up

[@JustinWilkins]

Cheers Nick!

[@martinl986]

Hi Justin, great video and update! I am a landlord and have refurbed one BTL which has been renting out for 24 months. I’m interested in buying to flip so buy, refurb then sell for profit. Do you know if need specific mortgage for this or could be done on normal with 10% deposit type and interest only to keep costs down whilst refurbing? Thanks 👍🏻

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks for watching Martin! Great to hear you are a landlord, and looking to do future flips. Ideally flips should be done on some kind of bridge or development finance, if they are specifically being done with profit in mind. As I am living in this property and it’s very much a home / refurb, I am doing this on a residential mortgage. So it really depends on whether you plan to live there during the project, or whether it’s a straight project for profit - in that instance I would see what the broker recommends, but it’s probably a form of short term finance 😃👊

[@HighPeakAutos]

Tip number 1 is the one to live by 😂

[@JustinWilkins]

😂😂 so true!

[@HighPeakAutos]

@@JustinWilkins I’ve experienced that first hand. Not sure I’d do it again 🤔

[@curtislees2833]

The sand paper in a bit of wood? Those sanding blocks work good bit like a sponge scourer with sand paper Edit: oh the don't live in it while doing it up? Yeah I agree 😃

[@JustinWilkins]

😂😂 il be saying the same very soon I’m sure!

[@alexeibogatii7438]

Hi Justin , from where you buy the radiator

[@stuontwo677]

so a 20.71% overspend. You underestimated by about a fifth. You can add that on as your margin of error when you do your next budget.

[@JustinWilkins]

Out by a fifth! Thats sounds so bad when you say it like that haha - yes you are absolutely right, means I can add an additional 20% onto each room to give me a more accurate cost going forward :)

[@umarkhan1027]

What type of mortgage Is best for flip method. I am how many years fix rate best for flip method?

[@JustinWilkins]

If it’s a quick flip then usually most mortgage brokers would a bridging loan, as banks don’t like to give mortgages for flips. They basically don’t like someone leaving a product in a short period of time, they prefer you being with them for at least 2 or 5 years! The only reason I’ve gone with a mortgage on this property is because we are living in it, and likely to be hear for 1-2 years max. 😃 so it’s a home aswell as a flip!

[@AlexSavage]

Good luck!

[@JustinWilkins]

Cheers Alex!

[@chrisbull6029]

Great Video!. Are you doing the electrics yourself? Your costs for wiring seemed very low if getting an electrician to do which I think you have to for building regs?

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks! 😃 trades mates and family doing it for free. So my only cost was a bit of wiring 🙌

[@nisus2009]

🔥 great video!

[@JustinWilkins]

Thanks!

[@ronsonHD]

Hi Justin, Where did you buy those sockets?

[@JustinWilkins]

Hi! They are actually just from ebay. I used to purchase them through a trades website, but they have run out of stock... but the same brand can be found on ebay :)

[@ashleyspencer3664]

Best bit of advice I have after doing a refurb on my own property is spend the money on the right tools. Wish I had purchased an electric plane instead of a cheap wilkos hand planer when doing the doors🤦‍♂️

[@JustinWilkins]

Great advice and something that I should have mentioned! Il try to get this into a future video 👊 thanks for watching !!

[@andreeguest5399]

All that work & money & yet not rewired. Nor have you installed new pipework that should be burried in the walls. I would cry for a week 😭 the socket's do look sexy though

[@JustinWilkins]

😂😂 didn’t have to rewire luckily, just a new consumer unit. Also didn’t fancy burying pipes in a concrete floor bungalow - no thanks! The reward is not worth the time or money spent. Can’t believe how much everything is costing now - everything has increased in price! Haha thanks man, sockets are 👌

[@andreeguest5399]

@@JustinWilkins yes man costs are through the roof literally! It's causing quite a deal breaker on my investments. Also the time why does everything take terrible the time & I'm a builder so can do most things

[@chriswelsh587]

More funny videos please Justin 😂👌

[@JustinWilkins]

Haha cheers Chris! First time anyone has ever described me as funny 😂🙏

[@chriswelsh587]

@@JustinWilkins sawing wood in your slippers 🤣 Tip for you with the painting of the window board ! Use a mini roller and tray with a glossing roller fitted and then you’ll get no brush marks 👌😉

[@JustinWilkins]

Haha slippers is the way forward 😂. You might be able to help me actually - I tried a mini roller first, but it left a really uneven look and the light bounced off it badly (partly because it’s black paint probably) ... that’s why I switched to brush. but any suggestions? Any help is appreciated 🙏

[@chriswelsh587]

@@JustinWilkins I must admit that black is not a colour I’ve yet painted with but I still feel that the mini roller technique is the way forward on flat smooth surfaces and a couple of thin coats rather than one thick coat is always the way to get a smooth finish, you can also give each coat a light sanding with a 120 grit just before applying the final coat. Preparation is always the key to a great finish.

[@colinvanful]

dis flokwhit has noidea disget getsahouse dat is worthhalfasmuch as it costs

[@JustinWilkins]

Haha in English please?

[@jonathanmcdonald1994]

justin, are you funding this yourself or going halves with your gf???

[@JustinWilkins]

Hi Jonathan, yes this is a joint project with my gf, so funded by us and our hard earned pennies - they are going fast! Haha 😂