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How much should I budget for interior trim?

6 years ago

I'm about to remodel a 3bed/2bath apartment, approx 1200 sqft.

Can anybody give me a ballpark of how much I should budget for baseboard moulding, door trim and new interior doors?

I know I'd need linear feet for an accurate price, but even if you can just weigh in on how much those items cost for your remodel, regardless of size, it will help me to set expectations. Like am I looking at $10,000 or more like $2,000?

Nothing fancy, just basic wood base trim and doorways. I'll need 9 closet doors (which I believe are cheaper since they can be hollow, right?) and 5 doors for bedrooms and bathrooms which I assume are more expensive since they should be heavier for sound proofing.

Thanks

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lostinmh
Original Author

6 years ago

So you're saying it will only take a year for me to appreciate obnoxious judgements from people who don't even bother reading the original question before jumping in with unhelpful comments and assumptions?

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PRO
GN Builders L.L.C
6 years ago
You setting your budget for material only or including installation also?
lostinmh
Original Author
6 years ago
Just material!
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PRO
GN Builders L.L.C
6 years ago
Anywhere between 2-3k if you go with solid core doors it will be closer to 3k.

Lots will depend on where you at and who you order the material from because the price per foot on molding is different if you buy from a large lumber yard or one of the box stores in some cases there is a $1 difference per foot.

Good luck
User
6 years ago
Cheap nasty builder grade MDF could run you a couple of thousand. Great looking, complex compound profiles, in wood, could run tens of thousands.

The labor will be the biggest bite out of the job. It takes a good amount of skill to do correctly, and not look like someone slapped it up with their feet. This isn't a place for the $1.98 Craigslist special handyman.
lostinmh
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks! Where is it cheaper? Lumber yard or big box store?
User
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
So, cheap nasty MDF. No one out cheaps a box store on crapola. If you want quality, go to a lumber yard.

Is this a cheap low income housing flip? Or do you have any quality requirements at all other than must be the cheapest thing in the planet?
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GN Builders L.L.C
6 years ago
It depends on the lumber yard and the pricing they set for homeowners, but it should still be better than a box store.
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GN Builders L.L.C
6 years ago
You be surprised Sophie what they charge for "crapola", 5 1/4 MDF in a box store is $1.68 PLF
lostinmh
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks GN for clarifying that the $1 difference favored the lumber yard and not the big box store.

I don't know who Sophie thinks she's trying to help by being obnoxiously condescending.
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Mint tile Minneapolis
6 years ago
lostinmh

Hang around a year or so, you will have an awakening of sorts, A flip in your opinion of Sophie, Its a time honed appreciation and kinda a houzz hgtv thing.....

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