Can you fully remodel a kitchen for under 30K
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Comments (3)Yes, there will be a difference in that the light will be whiter. I don't think all light sources need to be of the same color. I used neutral white under cabinet lighting (environmentallights) and LR6 can lights. As for other choices of LED, you could take a look at www.environmentallights.com. They have warm white under cabinet lighting as well. Note that there are a number of other resellers who carry the exact same LED strips. - superbrightleds.com, phototonier.com, ... HTH...See MoreWho else is ending up with a $30K faucet?
Comments (27)This reminds me of the thread not so long ago with the analogy of the children's story, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie". This was our $30K faucet-- Our kitchen reno actually started with a basement bathroom--7 years ago! When we moved in, there was just a toilet, and we wanted to make it an actual bathroom with walls and such, since it is a bit off-putting to use a potty just sitting out in the open. LOL. So the adventure begins when we have to dig out all the old pipes and replace them all the way to the street, as our pipes are crumbling and only held together with the tree roots that have invaded. I start to get the idea that a simple stand-up pre-fabbed shower unit was not going to cut it, and I really was lusting after those large, deep soaking tubs. I convinced DH that as long as we were putting in a new bathroom, let's make it a magnificent dream bathroom (or as dreamy as you can get in a basement-LOL). Well, since we have the walls and ceilings exposed, this would probably be a good time to add a bath up-up stairs, and then the boys could have their bedrooms up there. Perfect! Well maybe since we have finished the upstairs bath, perhaps the main bath could use some updating. That looks fabulous, but did you notice how loud it is when someone is upstairs? I think that we should have our master bedroom up there, and the kids can stay down here, but let's move them into the former master and make their room an office. Yes, let's! Ewww, did you notice how positively grungy the living room seems since all the other rooms look so fresh and bright? It really does. You know, now that the living room has a facelift, this might be a good time to take the wall down between the kitchen and dining room. It only makes sense. Well, now that the wall is down, and we will have to replace the flooring, we might as well make some changes to the kitchen... Someday, we will finish that "dream" basement bathroom and come full circle on our home project, but you know if you give a mouse a cookie.......See MoreFinished kitchen remodel under 20k
Comments (15)Thanks for the positve comments.. I give the credit to my wife for the style and color combinations, I was so worried the colors would not blend. The cabinets were done from a local family owned cabinet shop for $5,500. Maple doors with 3/4 plywood frame and soft close hinges. The quality is no where near what you get from Kraftmaid or Shanendoa, but well within budget for maple. The handles are different sizes for the doors and drawers. The corner glass is frosted and have the largest handles. My wife was set on a cherry red look and me on a maple or birch budget. My toddler already scratched the lazy susan door, in retrospect the lazy susan door is to fragile for a hard working kitchen and I do not recomend. To match the color for scratch repair is going to be a difficult but not impossible. The Pillar faucet is very practical with dirty hands and the touch feature is easy to turn off. Instalation was not dificult and looks well with the overall look. The stainless steel sink scratches easily. The back splash is just AWSOME!! Its a combination of stone like tile and mint green glass. I was so worried when she brought it home, and until the day of instalation she was second guessing herself with the green. The granite is a Brazilan Delicatus with hints of green stone and blacks spirals. $3,000 installed. I was also not sure about the black spirals with dark red cabinets but it came together very well. I wanted a Alaskan White type granite with red spirals and I would have probobly ruined the look with to much red. The range is a kenmoore pro 30 dual feul as well as the dish washer and the refrideerator is a KA only 3 years old. My only observation on the range is the knobs rotate to easily and tempeature can be changed from leaning up against them. The range hood is from VentingDirect.com Cavaliere-Euro SV218D-30 for $500 and it comes with everything. Its not a great vent but it gets the job done well. 900 cfm it's also not very loud. I do not smell food from the living room when on and when I come home from work I can smell the food in the driveway. The filter is flimsey and dishwasher safe and the lights are in the back toward the wall and do not illuminate the range well. I recomend looking at range hoods in Costco, they have one from an Italian company called Ancona. Better build quality and equal prices. They will be having a 30 inch glass in the fall. I wish they would have hade it sooner. I hope that answers most questions, again thankyou fro the positive comments. And last but not least, no more HG network for me... I can go back to what I like to watch.....See MoreGut kitchen reno -- under $30k?
Comments (21)I have a prewar NYC apartment, and spend about $36,000 in 2004. $16,000 was labor, including electrical (3 new circuits), moving a door, installing soffits, only a LITTLE bit of plaster work. Ripping out the floor down to the beams and leveling. Installing cabients & flooring. All the rest was pretty economical in choice: sheet vinyl floor, not-too-expensive appliances (the biggest splurge: a $650 OTR convection/micro). $7,500 for cabinets; splurged on a Corian counter for $1,500. I'd hoped to be $30k or under, and did not succeed, quite. Not when I counted the extras like faucet and knobs (there was a big splurge: $450) I don't think you need to go all the way down to the studs (w/ prewar, you may not even be ABLE to go that far down; the solid plaster walls make it difficult) I spent much less than you on appliances. And if money is tight, I believe that is the place to save, because they are easily swapped out (except for fridges, but they die every 11 years anyway) DW: I spent $450; if money is tight, I'd go even cheaper here. They'll all fit in a 24" space. I spent $600 on a gas range, and got power burner, simmer burner, huge oven. I can't imagine getting a range w/ more BTUs, esp. not in an apartment w/ weird venting. You may not be able to vent outside, depending on your co-op's views, so don't get all excited about a powerful range until you know how that will work. I have a $600 fridge, and I *wish* I had a $400 one. I think your electrical and plumbing are a little high--but as I said, mine were part of the mix, so maybe I'm not as up-to-speed as you are. You can't move much around in an prewar apartment bldg--the sink can move about 3 feet away from the spot where the drain enters the wall, that's all. Custom: Check out Piros Custom Furniture in Astoria--they bid $5,700 for my 11x7 kitchen, which I thought was pretty good; it would have included installation. Ikea's another great choice; the kitchen I took out was Ikea, and we nearly went w/ them again. Not sure exactly why we didn't. You're going to need a licensed GC, w/ adequate insurance, because your co-op board will require it. You can't do the electrical yourself, probably for the same reason, I'm betting. But you can get awfully close....See Morexand83
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