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Help! Anyone Remodeling??

Ok so we are buying an older home from some friends of ours and well it already needed alot of TLC but their old renters (who had to be evicted for nonpayment for like 6 months of non payment of rent, gas and water) Totally destroyed the place! We have no bathroom, no kitchen a couple broken windows, the outside doors they punched holes in (not all the way through thankfully but still in bad bad shape) and there are holes all over the deck floor now. Plus they destroyed some of our friends stuff that was there and threw it all over the yard! They owned the house out right so dont have insurance on it and plus we cant prove to anyone it was them anyways. My FIL is out there now in his camper to prevent anything else and to fix it but we have to move begining of march and cant move in w/o kitchen, bathroom etc with 2 young kids and limited funds. Anyone remodeling that has kitchen cabinets bathroom stuff, plywood etc to either donate or sell for a good price? They also cut stuff on the furnace/AC so we need to get that too. Any materials will help! We will even disassemble them ourselves if you need us too. It just really upsets me that people will do something like this!!! They were only charging them $250 a month plus water and gas!! And they get upset like this just because a family with 4 kids doesn't want to support another family!! C'mon people! Ugh!!

PS: My FIL and Husband are doing all the remodeling work that needs to be done - we just need the materials to do it. :) Thanks all! :)

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Habitat for Humanity has a resale shop!!! Also, I would call contractors, especially in housing communities where they're building new houses. A lot of the time, if they don't need whatever they have left over, they just trash it. You could try to get ahold of whoever is in charge of materials and ask if you can work out a deal for what they have left. They get the stuff at a serious discount, so you might could by it for super cheap, or hopefully get it free.
Good luck!!!

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Go to the Re Store, it's run by the Habitat for Humanity folks. They have absolutely everthing you need at really good prices. There is one on South Grove just south of I-35 and W.Berry, the other location is in River Oaks just south of Jacksboro Hwy (Henderson) on River Oaks Blvd. about 1/2 mile on the left. They have different merch at each store and you may have to go several times to find just what you want. There is also an "old house junk yard" on Montgomery St. just North of I-30 near the Antique Mall. For lumber etc. Forest Hill Lumber has the best prices on wood siding that will match the original wood. I have been remodeling with no money for several years, I have gotten Andersen Windows at the RE Store for less than $100!

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You need to check out habitat for humanity's restore shop. People donate used EVERYTHING. From light fixtures, to Kitchens Ect. Pennies on the dollar. Fort Worth has two locations.

Fort Worth North Restore
4433 River Oaks Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76114
Phone: ###-###-####

Fort Worth South Restore
3420 S Grove St
Fort Worth, TX 76110-4307
Phone: ###-###-####


A must, when remodeling.

Last year our church did some service work with seniors. We got just about everything there.

And I have a friend that does remodeling for a living. So if you guys find that you can't do something, and want to hire a handyman. His name is Jon Drass, and his phone is ###-###-####.

Good Luck,

P.

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I work for a company called Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling. They were named the #1 remodelor in the nation by Remodelor magazine. We have a local office, ###-###-#### and tell them you heard about them from T.. Good luck!

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Hi A.-

That is a real shame. Most people would love an opportunity for that kind of rent $, etc. I dont have cabinets, doors, but, will have a washer and dryer pd $800.00 for both asking $250.00, that are alittle over two years old (maytag)a refrigerator (roper)white pd $800.00 asking $200.00, side by side w/ water and icemaker and a built in microwave pd $250.00 asking $100.00. I am moving around the beginning of March 2008 and if possible dont want to pay to move the stuff. All appliances are in good condition (I take care of my stuff).

Let me know, if you are interested.

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You might check the ReStore. It is a Habitat for Humanity donation center where they sell items to the public for cheap. I believe the money then benefits Habitat for Humanity. Here is there website: http://www.trinityhabitat.org/restore/index.html

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I know of some Rehab people but I am curious where you are at.

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