Adding additional windows in cinderblock walls?
Skyangel23
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Adding a new window to a cinderblock wall. Is that super expensive?
Comments (1)There are carbide concrete saws that are used to cut cinder block. Then they will install a steel header to support the blocks above the window opening. This is not a big deal. A general contractor would be the person to call....See MoreHELP!! GC adding additional charges for electrical work??
Comments (50)Donna, I am glad you shared the pattern you are seeing. You do have a shrinkage problem and a respect (aka taken for granted) problem. I don't come across this often but it happens. Forgive me for micromanaging a bit but details are important. Ultimately, you will be able to make a informed decisions. Please, have that meeting I advocated for and set up a proper table and few chairs for your office on site. You are the boss. You are the homeowner. You do not read minds. You control the purse strings. Three large signs are needed before you have the meeting. All work must be approved through a signed change order with face to face meeting. The Boss Lady's Office. Anything removed from job site needs to be visually checked and noted by homeowner. You need to have your second sink in your hands by week end or a cheque cut for the amount plus handling costs. Not negotiable. You need to have every change or problem brought to your immediate attention before any work is done. This is normal on most reno sites. Listen, ask questions, and look at all the parts being discarded. Take photos. Educating the client is part of the job. A new QUOTE, not an estimate, should be written up for each additional requirement on the job. i.e. change order. Your heating could have very well gone. That is a separate contract. Ask the GC to give you an estimate and get two more. You are the MRP; Most Responsible Person on the site for the entire home and yard. You choose who gets the work. You pay directly when the contracted job is done with a cheque or e-payment that can be tracked. If you are still challenged, call me on my page. I'm off recuperating from surgery right now but my brain needs a work out. There's no charge. I will put a 60 minute limit on it. But please call PST office hours. One of my recommends is from a woman whose project I was pressed to take on with a manufacture I represented. SOS....See MoreAny suggestions on adding additional furniture or decor?
Comments (20)According to what I see in the picture, you have great taste but the room needs help. I would start off by pulling the couch off the wall and placing it's so it's in between the door and the window. Then the chair could go in between the couch and media center. In the middle of that sort of conversation area put a coffee table with some decorative coasters and a small plant. Then, add some throw pillows and curtains ( make sure they go up to the ceiling and touch the floor for the illusion of height). In the corner a blanket basket or a tall plant would be a nice touch to the room. Then on the wall where your couch currently is, get a sideboard and dress it up with two matching tall lamps on both sides. Over top of that either make a gallery wall or one large piece of art. In the corner where your chair is near place another tall plant or vase. Make sure you have a nice matching color palette while buying decor and furniture. I hope this helped you and good luck :)...See More60 year old cinderblock house with cinderblock interior walls.
Comments (13)The electrical had to be done by punching holes in the cinderblock. Then patching with foam. Mostly the holes where the electrical runs are behind the cabinetry. The floor plan changes required new interior stud walls formed and were finished out with drywall. So we have some cabinets attached, lowers and uppers, to the cinderblock. There are some attached to the new interior walls from the floor plan changes. There is an open space of wall where the back door is in the middle. From left of door is cabinetry going to right of the door is cabinetry. On that wall I would like to continue the backsplash. It makes the kitchen look cohesive and solves the ugly wall problem in the kitchen area. The rest of the cinderblock walls that need to be covered are in the family room and two bedrooms. The bathroom was done 30 years ago and, thankfully, the tile in that bathroom still looks good. The tile was glued with thinset to the block and it has not budged. My decisions going forward are what to cover those ugly cinderblock walls. Shiplap? Durarock? Tile that looks like wood? Your suggestions are appreciated. Kathy...See MoreSkyangel23
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