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I'd be very interested to hear this as well
I would talk to Kathy116 and FM her. She has remodeled her home once and is about to start an edition.
We are gutting our house next year, making the dormer upstairs a complete 2nd story and also going out 14 feet in the back. We've alloted 6-8 months for the project (DH is doing it in between working (hes a contractor)) and we've got about 200k as our budget. Its rough but we need more family space!!
but remember everyone.....it has a lot to do with the size of the house, what you are adding, and the materials you are using!
oh my goodness, that is so scary to me. We were thinking of redoing a house once we buy it (since the ones we have seen so far are completely disgusting) - but to buy a house in this market and then have to come up with another 200K! It almost seems as though it's worth it to spend a little more on the initial purchase to get at least some rooms in move-in/liveable condition.
The largest cost is skilled labor. Everyone promises the world and rarely do they deliver. I would estimate that we spend between 30 to 60k on our remolding. I am a finish contractor out East and had done most of the work all by myself but my father, who is a master cabinet maker, helped hang alot of the crown moulding and he custom built the entire kitchen for us. Bear in mind I did not need any additions so the only structural work was the covered porch and customized deck in the backyard. Everything else was eye candy. By this I mean colors, trim, crown, spackle, custom built furniture, etc... You can never have too big a budget for what you want!!
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The largest cost is skilled labor. Everyone promises the world and rarely do they deliver. I would estimate that we spend between 30 to 60k on our remolding. I am a finish contractor out East and had done most of the work all by myself but my father, who is a master cabinet maker, helped hang alot of the crown moulding and he custom built the entire kitchen for us. Bear in mind I did not need any additions so the only structural work was the covered porch and customized deck in the backyard. Everything else was eye candy. By this I mean colors, trim, crown, spackle, custom built furniture, etc... You can never have too big a budget for what you want!!
Posted by peabody
Posted by philby
The largest cost is skilled labor. Everyone promises the world and rarely do they deliver. I would estimate that we spend between 30 to 60k on our remolding. I am a finish contractor out East and had done most of the work all by myself but my father, who is a master cabinet maker, helped hang alot of the crown moulding and he custom built the entire kitchen for us. Bear in mind I did not need any additions so the only structural work was the covered porch and customized deck in the backyard. Everything else was eye candy. By this I mean colors, trim, crown, spackle, custom built furniture, etc... You can never have too big a budget for what you want!!
We spent that much $$$ remodeling our home![]()
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I didn't know we had that much $$$$.
Phil you are amazing, you built me the most beautiful porch I have ever seen. I love sitting on the porch with you and drinking wine with you on summer nights.
I also love sitting at the bar in our new kitchen while you cook dinner .
You have truly made our house a home and I can't wait to marry you!!!:
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