Ideas???Convert closet sliding door to toddler nook & closet storage?
Daria C
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Converting bedroom into bath/closet - lots of questions
Comments (7)We added an 8'x10' bathroom upstairs, and, along with floorplan changes in 2 bedrooms, and the associated wall demo and construction (including adding 2 closets), it cost us around $10K. It was all DIY, using mid-range materials and glass doors on the shower. So your cost should be less than that. We're currently gutting to the studs a 5'x7' bath and replacing all the house plumbing, so a close equivalent to what you're doing, except you're also adding walls and a closet. Our budget is $1K for the bathroom and $1K for the plumbing. So bottom line: I think you can do it for $5K if you watch your material choices and DIY everything. Average bath remodels may cost $15K, but they're also typically hired out. As for resale, I live in a basement area and in my experience, many/most people are looking for a certain number of bedrooms to handle their kids, and they consider basement bedrooms in their calculations, even if they technically "don't count" for assessor/appraiser purposes. In fact, there are some people building new homes that put the master on the main floor and all the kids' bedrooms in the basements (I wouldn't do that myself). So there may be families with young kids that want all the bedrooms on the same level, but others with teenagers may actually prefer to have a basement bedroom to put their teen. :-) A 6' wide walk-in closet will be a little tight, with just 2' of walk space between the clothes. But it's doable, and better than you've got now, so I don't see a problem with it. You can get a decent shower valve/fixture set for $300 and change. We bought all of ours on ebay, and they've got separate temp/pressure controls. See one example linked below. Good luck with your planning! Here is a link that might be useful: Delta faucet set on ebay...See MoreCan you recommend a closet storage system?
Comments (35)Autumn, we investigated in advance of building the walls for our closet, so we knew that 4 of the large units would fit (since you're building, you could do the same). As far as the exact design, we did it at the store with an associate's help. We have 5 short hanging sections, one section with all shelves above a short hanging sections, two sets of 5 drawers each, and some extra shelves where we could fit them. We actually measured what we needed in advance, although I will say I forgot to account for the [very few] long hanging items I have (a few dresses, even though I hardly wear dresses). I'm not going to modify the closet, I'll just hang those elsewhere. One thing you should know is that there is one color that you have to order (we couldn't wait for it - called something like "whitewashed oak" or "driftwood" or "weathered" I can't remember). We just got birch. We paid to have someone else put them together, and the whole thing including delivery and assembly was less than $1500....See MoreLaundry closet door disaster!
Comments (100)Has anyone installed the pivot and slide doors in their W/D area? I stopped by a custom cabinet maker yesterday and she said they can do it, but the widest cabinet door they make is 24", so for my stacking W/D I'd need a pair of doors. But that won't work. My contractor's plan was to put the hookups on the side wall so they can be easily reached. Also, it takes 4" on each side to accommodate the pivot and slide doors (they build a little partition using 3/4" plywood). So that means I'm losing 8" just to accommodate the doors, which would eat into the pantry space next to the W/D. This company makes hardware that can accommodate a 30" wide door. Has anyone used them or someone like them? https://www.rockler.com/kv8091-slides-full-overlay-pocket-door-system-pocket-door-slides Any hope that I can keep the dream of pivot and slide doors on the W/D? lol ;)...See MoreCloset doors: what type are your favorites? Best hardware?
Comments (7)Did some additional thinking and modeling of this, and we are down to two options: First is a 60" opening with bypass doors, ideally using our existing solid wood core doors (since we have two original to the house that are no longer needed). This gives an 11" return on either side. This has some upsides (no room space needed for door swings) and some downsides (nervous about bypass hardware quality, and can only access one side of the closet at a time). Second idea is two sets of 30" hinged double doors (so each would have two 15" doors). We would split these with 7" of trim to match the double windows in the same room, so that would give 7.5" of return on the two wall sides. (Interior space would be open between the two so they wouldn't actually be two separate closets.) We have similarly sized cabinets and this seems like it would be enough space to access the closet space, but wondering if anyone has a similar setup and has thoughts. Thank you!...See MoreDaria C
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