Kitchen
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Remodel on the Cheap?
Asked by A.B. from Naples
on August 2, 2011
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The cabinets and countertops in my house are original to the house and pretty beat up. We can't afford real wood cabinets or solid surface counters and aren't interest...
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- See if there is an IKEA near you. They have really stylish cabinets you can install yourself (really!). We are not very handy, and we were able to rip out our old cabi...
- Consider repainting cabinets. Refacing is good, but repainting is cheaper and can look fantastic. I moved into our last home, and it had cheapo fake wood cabinets with...
- Tedsmommy hit the nail on the head. Lowe's and Home Depot both have a large and varied selection of cabinets and countertops. I redid two kitchens with new cabinets, s...
Bathroom Remodel
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on April 7, 2012
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Hubby and I have finally decided to demolish our upstairs bathroom. We are trying to figure out if it is worth it to hire a contracting company to do the whole projec...
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- When a pro does it you get some warranty time which is nice. Plumbing is pretty crazy, you never know what you might be up against when you remove old fixtures to be ...
- This answer is predicated on the fact that I am not aware of your (or your husband's) skills and I don't know exactly what you'll be tackling in your remodel, but in a...
- If you demo the bathroom yourselves, do you know the difference between a weight bearing wall or not? Or a structural wall, beams or not? And when demolishing thin...
Remodeling Questions
Asked by C.L. from Minneapolis
on March 3, 2011
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We are about to begin two home remodeling projects--kitchen and basement. I am very decorator and home improvement challenged and have had good luck asking for practi...
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- go with stainless steel sink you will not regret it, love mine. I dont know if I would go real wood in a basement but laminate would be okay you have to be careful b...
- I love stainless steel sinks. The company that we got our granite from sold C-Tech-I sinks. We love the sink & it came with grids, stainless collander, & the drainin...
- I have a stainless steel sink, I love it! Easy to clean, no need to worry about hubby or daughter dumping a drink there and forgetting to rinse, everything has come of...
Financing Home Remodel?
Asked by L.K. from San Francisco
on June 10, 2012
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This is a question for those of you who have completed a larger scale home remodel. I'm curious if most of you have financed the home remodel or paid cash? Did you tak...
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- We take a huge chunk of our income tax return each year and remodel part of the house. If we can't afford it in cash, we don't do it. I figure we'll be done by the t...
- We are in process of remodeling 1 step at a time. No way would we finance. We pay cash as we go to contractors we find and hire and who adher to our extreme pickiness...
- Hubby and I are currently saving for a big build. My plan is to save a bunch of cash, but finance the rest. We will pay cash for the new garage, and then have enough e...
Kitchen Remodel: Need Appliance and Flooring Advice
Asked by R.P. from Sacramento
on December 1, 2010
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Okay fellow parents--need some help with what to choose for our kitchen remodel. We're trying to decide between stainless and black appliances and on flooring. The a...
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- We are finding that most of our LG products are amazing. We just ordered a LG french door refrigerator with double freezer doors on the bottom. It will be here on the ...
- We just finished remodeling our kitchen. Good luck. It is an exciting time but also full of decisions that are expensive and permanent so you want to make the right ...
- We have a black stove and a white refrigerator. I can tell you from experience, I prefer the black. It's just as easy to keep clean however it doesn't show the incon...
Remodeling kitchen..any Advice on Granite Countertops and a Convection Oven??
Asked by K.S. from Dallas
on April 7, 2008
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We are finally remodeling our kitchen. I am looking at granite countertops...I have heard a lot of good things about granite however heard a few bad too. Also I am w...
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- My sister ripped the granite out of her kitchen because she kept putting hot pots on it - between the cracks and the stains, she said she'd rather use plywood (she rep...
- We have granite counter tops and love them. They can stain if you leave something like juice on them until it dries. As for convection ovens, they do cook faster. I...
- I've heard good things about the engineered quartz products... more durable, easier upkeep, more colors, and more sanitary. Brand names include Cambria, Silestone, an...
Have Some Home Remodel Questions...
Asked by L.K. from San Francisco
on May 3, 2012
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SO, we are thinking about redoing our kitchen and possibly adding on to our home. My question is, if you have remodeled your home, did you use an architect and designe...
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- It really depends on how extensive the project is and how creative you are. More importantly, the structural boundaries have to be taken into consideration. We remodel...
- I am a construction manager by trade, so when we did a major addition, we hired an architect and an engineer (required because we were changing the roofline and removi...
- I am a land use planner for a private company and I get permits for people remodeling their home, business and many other things. I also just did a major remodel on o...
Bathroom Remodel Recommendations
Asked by C.M. from Minneapolis
on May 10, 2009
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Can anyone recommend a good local company for a remodel for our tiny bathroom? This does not need to be a luxury job. Just a good price and quality work. We live in St...
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- Total Design Inc. ###-###-#### The guys name is John Hoffsommer. It's a father/son team. They are good Christian people that won't screw you over and I've always fou...
- Hi C., My husband and I own a small construction company. One of our specialties is small remodeling jobs. We've done several bathrooms so we are experienced. We...
- I definitely recommend Jason with JCarsten Homes. He will pretty much go anywhere. He has done remodeling projects for us as well as helped us with some other homes ...
Big HOME Remodels
Asked by L.K. from San Francisco
on September 9, 2012
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Hi, for those of you who have done big home remodels, I'm wondering, how did you finance it? Did you save up money for the project? Use your savings? Take out a loan? ...
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- We remodeled our home when we purchased it, before we actually moved in. We had the money saved up, so we didn't need to take out a loan. We probably spent around $1...
- We did a major renovation last year to several of the downstairs rooms. Gutted the kitchen, redid the laundry room, two bathrooms, dining room and family room. ...
- We took out a bridge loan, then rolled it over into a primary mortgage once the construction was completed. It was a $300,000 project, but the home's value went up wa...
Any Experience with a Home Remodel?
Asked by N.T. from Chicago
on March 8, 2011
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I would like some advice from anyone that lived through a home remodel. How long did you have to move out? Was it worth it, or looking back, would you rather have sold...
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- It's best to figure out the cost of the remodel on an older home, the value added to it upon completion, versus the cost of a new home. My husband is an architect a...
- In 2005 we put on a 2nd story and in the process gutted the kitchen and main floor bath. In 2009 we turned our basement from a finished space into a related living apa...
- In 2006, I tore off a family room that had been added onto my existing 1922 bungalow. I rebuilt the room then built up over that space and tied into the existing atti...
