Help with staircase upgrades
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small kitchen upgrade— needs lot of help
Comments (29)Something that might be useful to give you a bit more counter with the doors and tight space: These angled bits of counter let you get a bit more space while not impeding the doorway. We have another door on the other side of the range (just left of toaster), and we have another angled piece of counter like the one on the right next to that door. If you put the fridge on the wall with the doors, like Woodhaven Renovations shows, you might be able add a cabinet and triangle of counter on each short wall heading towards the doors. Having a small kitchen, those extra bits can be surprisingly useful, and not just for toasters, plants and stuff, haha. Mini cabinet there is great for cutting boards, cookie sheets, and the boxes of plastic wrap, aluminum foil, and plastic bags. Obviously turning the corner on the sink side would need the dishwasher to flip to the other side of the sink....See MoreHelp me spend $30k to upgrade the exterior of my home
Comments (11)The rule of thumb for shutters is: they must look as if they can be USED. If you spend money on something that looks too small, it will be a waste. The upper windows cannot take shutters (because there isn't enough space) so I would look at something else. The Safety/Medical Professional in me (my mother used to spout statistics at us as children...all the ways children could die) is CRYING OUT for a railing around the veranda. Seeing large, open gaps on the porch where people go to break there legs, backs, heads, etc makes me VERY VERY NERVOUS. I would be so nervous I wouldn't get any closer to the edge than the front door. Go ahead and take the 'shutters' off the list and add a balcony all the way around. That should eat several thousands. When does the roof need to be redone? You have a lot of roof surface with several steep slopes. Both size AND slope increase the cost of a roof replacement. Yours is going to be substantial. Whatever you save on the paint/railing you are welcome to put the roof money away for a (heheheh) rainy day. Most roofs are 15 - 25 year items. Hopefully in your price range they went with the 25 year roof. How old is the house?...See MoreCurb appeal upgrade for my accessible condo - help!
Comments (9)It’s a very nice ramp. I absolutely do not understand the issue. Maybe you do not need an accessible ramp - but that is as nice looking as any ramp could possibly be, as is. And I am sure it can come in handy for shopping, deliveries , etc. So convenient, and so much easier than climbing a bunch of stairs and lugging stuff up a bunch of stairs. I personally would not look to decorate the ramp; imo, it does not need decoration. If anything, i would get a front door in wood - to complement the ramp. And maybe put a couple of flowering planters/pots in the yard down below. And i would be really thankful for that beautiful structure....See More6k for stair (newels, baluster and rail) upgrade
Comments (12)If I understand you, NO it is not. If you are building a home and have choices and one of them is builder grade and you said no we want to upgrade it should not be 6K!! 6K for the entire stair case yes but the upgrade to different wood or style would not be 6K!! But when you said what are the upgrade options the price would have been discussed then before they put it in. Did you not get what you discussed?...See MoreRelated Professionals
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