What's your rough cost per square foot estimate?
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Is this a reasonable per/square foot cost of kitchen remodeling
Comments (15)Adding on is more expensive, and the kitchen is the highest price per square foot of any part of the house, plus you are in a more expensive area -- but that still seems high to me. Keep in mind that it can cost nearly as much to move something a little as to move it a lot. Same thing with adding a little -- The labor is nearly the same, the permits and the problems are nearly thesame, and only some of the materials increase. if you do rethink your approach, it pays to take the time to really study your space and options -- think outside the box and conventional approaches. We bought out house planning only on replacing counters and appliances, but 4 years later, we ripped it all out. We moved a cooktop out of the island and across that island from the sink -- made possible because we were able to install a prep sink. We also took out a corner pantry and a huge overhead light box. The kitchen feels about 50% larger and functions so much better, but we didn't change the footprint. We couldn't -- there was really nowhere we could go, so we improved the same space and got a lot more out of it. If you want to post what you have with what you need and want, I'm sure you'll get a lot of great pointers on working within the available space. Something to think about.......See MoreData on marginal cost per square foot
Comments (22)The cost per carat of a diamond is easily established and in fact very public, and more importantly uses a factor just like I am talking about, you use a chart to select your stone's quality and then you multiply by the carats. It is called the Rapaport diamond report, it is updated weekly and available to anyone who purchases a subscription. You can always lay your hands on one. I am aware that I think differently than most people, and really, I wish I had never brought this up. But people keep bringing things in as variables that are simply not variables. Again, the pattern of the hardwood will probably not change if your bedroom gets a foot bigger, most people would continue a herringbone pattern, they would only put a contrasting boarder if the rest of the room had one. Is shoe moulding included in the rest of the room or not? Carpet waste is a legitimate variable, but given a sample size of even 50 homes, carpet waste will get normal. If you set the price of the rest of the square footage as the constant you don't need a number. By setting the overall cost per square foot to 1 (it doesn't matter the actual dollar amount) and testing for the relationship between marginal cost and nominal cost we get a number either less than or greater than one (a factor) that you can multiply overall cost by to get a marginal cost. With this method you don't need to really have two per square foot prices that are equal or even close. I was working with a statistician today (on something else), and he also thought that someone has to have done this, it has a simple dependent variable and only a few independent variables. We found one study that quoted a factor of 0.58 with a standard deviation of 0.085. Which means that 68.2% of the time the marginal cost per square foot is between 49.5% and 66.5%, while 95% of the time the cost will be between 41% and 75%. I don't know where or when these came from so I don't think I would use them yet. I think I wil put in a call to the college of architecture at some point this week....See MoreRough Cost Estimate for a 1,800 Square Foot Ranch Style House?
Comments (14)Like omelet I'd encourage you to research more current plans, particularly with regard to energy efficiency. It sounds like you may be the sort of folks for whom low long term operating costs are important. In that case modern framing methods, sealing, and insulation should be in the plan from the get-go. A lot has been learned over the last 60 years, it's worth taking advantage of. Cost varies hugely with region and with material costs that can fluctuate a lot. I've been a resolute DIY remodeler for decades now and am convinced it is a great way to have fun and save a lot of money. (OK, I have a weird idea of what's fun.) You can DIY anything, it doesn't always make sense to DIY everything. Some things are just too physically difficult to be worthwhile (hanging blueboard or drywall), require equipment that's too expensive (asphalt paving), or have an untenable learning curve (for me, plastering) Investing time and energy in learning about building pays back whether you do it yourself or just deal on a more even footing with contractors. Watch This Old House, read all the back issues of Fine Homebuilding, take out all the books in the library about home building. It will all help you to understand your options, their relative difficulty (and therefore cost), and will help you to build a home you will love. +1 on the inadvisability of hiring close friends and family to work on your project. You really want to be able to deal with your contractors on a business basis. To do otherwise is a recipe for disaster and disappointment....See MoreCost per square foot to jackhammer Travertine in 12 x 16 ft kitchen?
Comments (3)Thanks for the input. We built our home which is poured concrete floors and walls and totally understand the "on your knees " jobs. We have travertine in the entire interior of our house about 1500 square feet and over 2400 sq. feet of patios and courtyard outside. Other than a few areas which have pitted and were easily filled with Traverfill it looks great. The kitchen was a poor choice for travertine even with repeated sealing. The kitchen has french doors on opposite walls and gets major walk thru traffic. I cook and bake and serve to our outdoor dining room so there are regular spills and stains. I thought of putting a floating floor on top of the tile and just raise the threshold on both french doors. The threshold is already raised to prevent water from a tropical storm from entering the house. But the doorway to the inside living room would create a tripping hazard. The tool you used sounds like a hammer drill with a special blade. We have to use a hammer drill to even put a tapcon in the wall to hang a picture. I can barely lift it. Living on St. John has it's challenges and I will have to find a porcelain tile with a travertine look, Have it shipped in and then have the tile removed. It sounds like it could be done in a week if I have all the materials ready to go, including the laborers. We will have to put 4 x 8 sheets of plywood against the cabinets to prevent damage from the drill and tile removal. Sounds like I should have the tile jacked while my husband is away. I appreciate the advice. It just confirms what I imagined would be required to have a new floor. I attached a picture before we finished the house as the tile was completed....See MoreKathy Beebe
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