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Question for my kitchen remodeling guysm?
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I hear that. I never saw decent weather in San Diego on any visit until very recently.Doog_de_Jour said:
Ex-boyfriend and I went to San Diego for Valentine’s Day thinking this. It poured down rain the entire time we were there.YellowSnow said:
What kind of dumb would want to leave San Diego? Best weather in the history or the universe.RaceBannon said:There is an agent advertising out of San Diego and his pitch is with all the people leaving California he is your guy, He's sold 11 homes over ask for families who want to LEAVE and did it in three weeks or less
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Lots of “old rich and white” talk around here
Race gave all the tips, get a GC with good recommendation, get a price, a timeline and then build an invoicing schedule appropriately.
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It would be tough. Have you compared range/oven and fridge brands? There is a large price range between brands. You could save a little coin doing the backsplash yourself. There isn't any risk of damaging anything if you screw up, and you can youtube it if you have to. Honestly, a ten year old can put in a backsplash.YellowSnow said:
Ok @RaceBannon so I'm almost done with my interior painting which has made a huge difference. We're talking a nice interior designer down the street to help my wife figure out the grand vision. They will recommend an kitchen remodeling GC or three for me to chat with.RaceBannon said:You could call us and get it all including new cabinets for 20 to 30 k. If we were in Oregon
Get a reputable kitchen remodeling company that acts as the GC. Don't do it yourself.
Get more than one price and check references. Trust no one. Don't pay over 30 percent up front. Balance when it passes your wife's punch list.
Put a timeline in the agreement
You still think 30K will get someone new granite countertops, sink, backsplash, fridge, downdraft range/oven AND decent new cabinets? Again, medium size kitchen we're talking about here. It seems like the non real wood cabinets have gone up a lot in quality of late. -
Depends on the appliances. Our Sub-Zero fridge over freezer was $10k alone. Add matching beverage/wine fridge, Wolf cooktop, vent, double ovens and Meile dishwasher and you are at $22k for appliances. Delivered but not installed.YellowSnow said:
Ok @RaceBannon so I'm almost done with my interior painting which has made a huge difference. We're talking a nice interior designer down the street to help my wife figure out the grand vision. They will recommend an kitchen remodeling GC or three for me to chat with.RaceBannon said:You could call us and get it all including new cabinets for 20 to 30 k. If we were in Oregon
Get a reputable kitchen remodeling company that acts as the GC. Don't do it yourself.
Get more than one price and check references. Trust no one. Don't pay over 30 percent up front. Balance when it passes your wife's punch list.
Put a timeline in the agreement
You still think 30K will get someone new granite countertops, sink, backsplash, fridge, downdraft range/oven AND decent new cabinets? Again, medium size kitchen we're talking about here. It seems like the non real wood cabinets have gone up a lot in quality of late.
We did Sollera cabinets out of BC via Phinney Ridge Cabinet Co., very nice but not top of the line. https://www.solleracabinets.com/ Cabinets were $25k not including installation or under cab lighting which were extra. This pricing does include their design services which are top notch.
Cabinets usually don't come with drawer and door pulls. There's another $500-1k.
Quartz countertops and backsplash are the tits, I think cheaper than granite. You get a look somewhere between concrete and natural stone. Durable, easy to clean, no maintenance. https://pentalquartz.com/ Countertops + backsplash $8k installed.
Kraus sinks and faucets. Made in China knockoffs of high end European stuff for a fraction of the price. They look great, work great, and have held up nicely. Way better than what the big box stores carry. We originally got a uber expensive Euro faucet for the main sink and it rusted within 30 days. No bueno. I usually don't like made in China stuff, but these would be an exception and your interior designer is not gonna be pimping them.
So $60k-ish not including the new lighting, new floor, speakers, paint, etc. which was part of a bigger whole house redo. -
I think we paid $400/lineal foot for the cabinetry back in 2008, for a total of $72k for all the downstairs. Bathroom, laundry room, mini-office, and library tooBennyBeaver said:
Depends on the appliances. Our Sub-Zero fridge over freezer was $10k alone. Add matching beverage/wine fridge, Wolf cooktop, vent, double ovens and Meile dishwasher and you are at $22k for appliances. Delivered but not installed.YellowSnow said:
Ok @RaceBannon so I'm almost done with my interior painting which has made a huge difference. We're talking a nice interior designer down the street to help my wife figure out the grand vision. They will recommend an kitchen remodeling GC or three for me to chat with.RaceBannon said:You could call us and get it all including new cabinets for 20 to 30 k. If we were in Oregon
Get a reputable kitchen remodeling company that acts as the GC. Don't do it yourself.
Get more than one price and check references. Trust no one. Don't pay over 30 percent up front. Balance when it passes your wife's punch list.
Put a timeline in the agreement
You still think 30K will get someone new granite countertops, sink, backsplash, fridge, downdraft range/oven AND decent new cabinets? Again, medium size kitchen we're talking about here. It seems like the non real wood cabinets have gone up a lot in quality of late.
We did Sollera cabinets out of BC via Phinney Ridge Cabinet Co., very nice but not top of the line. https://www.solleracabinets.com/ Cabinets were $25k not including installation or under cab lighting which were extra. This pricing does include their design services which are top notch.
Cabinets usually don't come with drawer and door pulls. There's another $500-1k.
Quartz countertops and backsplash are the tits, I think cheaper than granite. You get a look somewhere between concrete and natural stone. Durable, easy to clean, no maintenance. https://pentalquartz.com/ Countertops + backsplash $8k installed.
Kraus sinks and faucets. Made in China knockoffs of high end European stuff for a fraction of the price. They look great, work great, and have held up nicely. Way better than what the big box stores carry. We originally got a uber expensive Euro faucet for the main sink and it rusted within 30 days. No bueno. I usually don't like made in China stuff, but these would be an exception and your interior designer is not gonna be pimping them.
So $60k-ish not including the new lighting, new floor, speakers, paint, etc. which was part of a bigger whole house redo.
Appraiser who came through this morning was pretty impressed at how well it all had held up -
You can spend 300k if you want
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I don't think we'll go crazy high end appliance. Probably another Jenn Air down draft and what run of the mill decent fridge. We ain't in the country club so I don't need to go all Viking or shit like that. I think it's important to not overspend on shit of which you won't make it back if you had to sell the home.BennyBeaver said:
Depends on the appliances. Our Sub-Zero fridge over freezer was $10k alone. Add matching beverage/wine fridge, Wolf cooktop, vent, double ovens and Meile dishwasher and you are at $22k for appliances. Delivered but not installed.YellowSnow said:
Ok @RaceBannon so I'm almost done with my interior painting which has made a huge difference. We're talking a nice interior designer down the street to help my wife figure out the grand vision. They will recommend an kitchen remodeling GC or three for me to chat with.RaceBannon said:You could call us and get it all including new cabinets for 20 to 30 k. If we were in Oregon
Get a reputable kitchen remodeling company that acts as the GC. Don't do it yourself.
Get more than one price and check references. Trust no one. Don't pay over 30 percent up front. Balance when it passes your wife's punch list.
Put a timeline in the agreement
You still think 30K will get someone new granite countertops, sink, backsplash, fridge, downdraft range/oven AND decent new cabinets? Again, medium size kitchen we're talking about here. It seems like the non real wood cabinets have gone up a lot in quality of late.
We did Sollera cabinets out of BC via Phinney Ridge Cabinet Co., very nice but not top of the line. https://www.solleracabinets.com/ Cabinets were $25k not including installation or under cab lighting which were extra. This pricing does include their design services which are top notch.
Cabinets usually don't come with drawer and door pulls. There's another $500-1k.
Quartz countertops and backsplash are the tits, I think cheaper than granite. You get a look somewhere between concrete and natural stone. Durable, easy to clean, no maintenance. https://pentalquartz.com/ Countertops + backsplash $8k installed.
Kraus sinks and faucets. Made in China knockoffs of high end European stuff for a fraction of the price. They look great, work great, and have held up nicely. Way better than what the big box stores carry. We originally got a uber expensive Euro faucet for the main sink and it rusted within 30 days. No bueno. I usually don't like made in China stuff, but these would be an exception and your interior designer is not gonna be pimping them.
So $60k-ish not including the new lighting, new floor, speakers, paint, etc. which was part of a bigger whole house redo.
I'm open to quartz.
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I'd love to spend 30. But can flex to 50 if needed.RaceBannon said:You can spend 300k if you want
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You should be fine. Most important to check the references and hold most of the moneyYellowSnow said:
I'd love to spend 30. But can flex to 50 if needed.RaceBannon said:You can spend 300k if you want
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I saw them, nothing specialBearsWiin said:
I think we paid $400/lineal foot for the cabinetry back in 2008, for a total of $72k for all the downstairs. Bathroom, laundry room, mini-office, and library tooBennyBeaver said:
Depends on the appliances. Our Sub-Zero fridge over freezer was $10k alone. Add matching beverage/wine fridge, Wolf cooktop, vent, double ovens and Meile dishwasher and you are at $22k for appliances. Delivered but not installed.YellowSnow said:
Ok @RaceBannon so I'm almost done with my interior painting which has made a huge difference. We're talking a nice interior designer down the street to help my wife figure out the grand vision. They will recommend an kitchen remodeling GC or three for me to chat with.RaceBannon said:You could call us and get it all including new cabinets for 20 to 30 k. If we were in Oregon
Get a reputable kitchen remodeling company that acts as the GC. Don't do it yourself.
Get more than one price and check references. Trust no one. Don't pay over 30 percent up front. Balance when it passes your wife's punch list.
Put a timeline in the agreement
You still think 30K will get someone new granite countertops, sink, backsplash, fridge, downdraft range/oven AND decent new cabinets? Again, medium size kitchen we're talking about here. It seems like the non real wood cabinets have gone up a lot in quality of late.
We did Sollera cabinets out of BC via Phinney Ridge Cabinet Co., very nice but not top of the line. https://www.solleracabinets.com/ Cabinets were $25k not including installation or under cab lighting which were extra. This pricing does include their design services which are top notch.
Cabinets usually don't come with drawer and door pulls. There's another $500-1k.
Quartz countertops and backsplash are the tits, I think cheaper than granite. You get a look somewhere between concrete and natural stone. Durable, easy to clean, no maintenance. https://pentalquartz.com/ Countertops + backsplash $8k installed.
Kraus sinks and faucets. Made in China knockoffs of high end European stuff for a fraction of the price. They look great, work great, and have held up nicely. Way better than what the big box stores carry. We originally got a uber expensive Euro faucet for the main sink and it rusted within 30 days. No bueno. I usually don't like made in China stuff, but these would be an exception and your interior designer is not gonna be pimping them.
So $60k-ish not including the new lighting, new floor, speakers, paint, etc. which was part of a bigger whole house redo.
Appraiser who came through this morning was pretty impressed at how well it all had held up
