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Home Remodel
Posted on 7/3/18 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 7/3/18 at 7:40 pm
Is there a rule of thumb to use when putting a budget together on how much to dedicate to a remodel ?
Posted on 7/3/18 at 7:58 pm to Teauxler
Don't over improve for the area
Posted on 7/3/18 at 10:13 pm to Teauxler
Set your budget at about 75% of what you can afford. No matter what you think right now, you are not the exception.
Posted on 7/4/18 at 6:20 pm to StealthCalais11
Is the house livable? If yes, kitchen should be about 20k, bathrooms 5k for hall and 10k for master. Rest depends on shape of house and what you want. If your flipping within 2 years open concept. If you plan on living in it for awhile do whatever makes you happy since who knows what will be popular when you try to sell
Posted on 7/4/18 at 6:28 pm to tigerbacon
You sound knowledgeable. I have a few properties under my belt so far but I would definitely describe myself as still inexperienced. Thoughts on installing HVAC to a property with no priors (all window units).
Posted on 7/5/18 at 12:52 pm to StealthCalais11
quote:I am curious about this as well because I am about to be dealing with the same situation.
Thoughts on installing HVAC to a property with no priors (all window units).
Posted on 7/5/18 at 1:03 pm to StealthCalais11
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Elaborate
If you put a wolf range, sub zero fridge, and inset custom, soft close cabinets/drawers floor to ceiling with quartz counters and marble backsplash in a neighborhood of 100k homes, you have likely spent more money than you will recoup should you sell.
Nobody goes to Captain D's for seared ahi tuna
Posted on 7/5/18 at 1:10 pm to StealthCalais11
quote:
You sound knowledgeable. I have a few properties under my belt so far but I would definitely describe myself as still inexperienced. Thoughts on installing HVAC to a property with no priors (all window units).
seems like a minisplit may be more practical
Posted on 7/5/18 at 1:20 pm to tigerbacon
quote:
kitchen should be about 20k,
20k.... if you are gonna use Formica and stock cabinets.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 7:29 am to greenwave
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20k.... if you are gonna use Formica and s
17k in cabinets 3/4" boxes all 4 sides with reversed raised panel doors, dovetail all hinges soft close.
9k in appliances and vent hood
8k in quartz
1k +/- in backsplash
Hanging lights over island were $70/each. With sink, pot filler, other misc items probably another 1k
This post was edited on 7/6/18 at 7:32 am
Posted on 7/6/18 at 9:49 am to Teauxler
Quick hijack because my question falls within OP's title: would any of you consider hanging new 3/8'' drywall over old drywall or old paneling instead of tearing old down?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 8:55 am to ItNeverRains
We just got a couple quotes for a kitchen remodel, and they both came in around $20k. We didn't opt for many high end options though. Just granite counters, keeping our current cabinets and just getting them re-surfaced, not all new appliances just stove and dishwasher. Haven't included light fixtures yet though, and they need to be replaced.
The quartz counters added about $5k to our quotes for some reason. I always thought they were similar in price to granite.
The quartz counters added about $5k to our quotes for some reason. I always thought they were similar in price to granite.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:05 pm to ItNeverRains
Are these material prices or post-markup construction prices?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:15 pm to modes
quote:
Are these material prices or post-markup construction prices?
This is me negotiating with all vendors directly and managing project.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:46 pm to greenwave
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20k.... if you are gonna use Formica and stock cabinets.
I'm at $18k including appliances and fixtures for all wood shaker, soft close & dovetail drawers, & quartzite counters.
215sqft kitchen, 38 sqft island.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:07 pm to Golfer
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I'm at $18k including appliances and fixtures for all wood shaker, soft close & dovetail drawers, & quartzite counters.
215sqft kitchen, 38 sqft island.
That's amazing. My cabinets alone were $15k. The first quote I got was around $22k. Where are you located?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:09 pm to whitefoot
BR
In fairness one wall doesn’t have upper cabinets but this includes glass doors, a fridge, and double oven cutout.
In fairness one wall doesn’t have upper cabinets but this includes glass doors, a fridge, and double oven cutout.
This post was edited on 7/9/18 at 10:11 pm
Posted on 7/10/18 at 10:37 am to Baers Foot
I would not recommend hanging gyp board over existing gyp board and paneling. This makes your electrical outlet/switch situation a pain in the arse.
Why not just remove the existing walls and hang new, most of the time you can demo on a sunday and have crew come in on a Monday and hang the new gyp board
Why not just remove the existing walls and hang new, most of the time you can demo on a sunday and have crew come in on a Monday and hang the new gyp board
Posted on 7/10/18 at 2:17 pm to ntgreek00
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This post was edited on 2/10/25 at 8:25 am
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