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Comments (19)If youâÂÂre interested in RTA but want nice check out Conestoga cabinets at cabinetmakerschoice . com . You want to look at the Advantage line: The entire Advantage case is constructed from 1/2â³ Birch plywood with interiors finished in a durable UV clear coat (they used to use catalyzed varnish but not sure if âÂÂclear coatâ is the same as when I bought last). Cabinet shelving is 3/4â³ thick prefinished Birch plywood with an optional upgrade to solid wood shelving (I buy the solid wood shelving as the upcharge is small). The new Advantage line also offers optional 3/4â³ flush end panels, there are zillions of choices on door style, paint colors, glazes and stains. Or they will do a color recipe of your choice at a 25% upcharge. The other thing about this brand is that they make and have been making the doors for many high-end kitchen cabinets companies for years and years. Some of those companies buy the doors unfinished and finish them at their plant with their own colors and stains and some companies buy the doors already finished. If you snoop around online you will hear over and over how great their finishes are. IâÂÂm going to order my bathroom cabinets soon, just need to check and check and check again on my design before placing my order. I think they offer a design service if you need help but I have no idea how much they charge. IâÂÂd at least have a look at the site because they have just about anything one might dream of. You can mix and match too. For my vertical center countertop storage I am using a cabinet with a bottom drawer from the office line section....See MoreShould I get a permit for a basement bathroom?
Comments (11)There's a reason your friend is a 'contractor on the side' and not a full-time guy, because many/most customers don't want someone who tells them to cut legal corners. If a job is not permitted, ultimately it's the homeowner's responsibility and not the contractor's, so your butt is the one on the line if there is a problem now or in the future. Figure worst-case scenario: Job is underway, neighbor reports you, inspector comes by. Where I am it's an automatic $5000 fine, a Stop Work Order and a paperwork nightmare to get permitted retroactively for a job-in-progress and clear the SWO. And then you're on the Department of Building's radar, so expect a surprise inspection during work and a final inspection with a fine-tooth comb before you'll be able to close the job. Another scenario: you do all the work unpermitted but have an insurance claim a year down the line. Insurance company asks about this new bathroom which wasn't on their initial survey of the house. Asks for paperwork about when you did the work and city approval for the work to validate the claim. Um.... Third scenario: you install the bathroom without permits, live with it happily, then a buyer flags it at resale. It's now your responsibility to have the work legalized after the fact, which would mean opening walls and re-tiling in the case of a bathroom. If the work fails code - inadequate ventilation, problems with lighting placement - you have to fix it. Delays. Plus you're then in the position of telling the potential new buyers about a property tax increase, which hasn't been in their calculations prior to this. Plus they're wondering, if the owner cut corners here, where else did they cut corners that I'm not seeing? That's going to undermine their confidence and could lose you a sale. We're permitted up the wazoo for our ongoing renovation - general, electrical, plumbing, mechanical. It's cost several hundred dollars overall, but it's minor money and red tape now to save major money, legal hassles and time later....See MoreBathroom- how to get a budget idea?
Comments (14)$15K could be a tight budget in most areas of the united states even if you act as the general contractor. $15K would be very limiting in Los Angeles (Brentwood), CA where I live. Many contractors here will not take on small budget projects. One key point that affects your project cost is your location. Labor and material costs vary from one locale to another. Fixture costs are more standardized across the nation. While you plan to use plumbing fixtures from Kohler and Grohe, you need to be more specific given their prices can vary depending on quality, style, etc. The biggest unknown about your project is what framing and/or preparation will be required to install the proper substrate (i.e., cement board vs. cement with wire mesh)to float your tile on the bathroom floor and in the shower, and any plumbing modifications that may need to happen to accommodate your new fixtures even if you do not plan to move them. Also, will the ceiling of the shower be tiled? What finishes do you plan for the bathroom walls and ceiling? What is the total length of your vanity? If you plan to pull permits, then you will need to make sure that you include the costs for any retrofitting that may need to be done to meet the current building code requirements. You also may want to make sure that the quality of the bathroom that you install is commensurate with your home's value and your neighborhood's socioeconomic standard. In conjunction with this consideration, you need to evaluate your long term plans --- Specifically, how long do you plan to live there? If you plan to live there a long time, I would avoid cutting corners. Select surfaces (i.e., Tile or Stone) that you can live with indefinitely. The cost of surface changes in a shower are particulary costly and basically require you to rip out the entire infrasture less the plumbing just to change the color. Plan for unexpected costs for which you cannot account until the demolition is done. For example, you will not know how the new shower fan can be vented until the shower ceiling is torn out....See MoreBathroom color - do I get the color I really want, or...?
Comments (11)I'm not sure what brand Stonington Gray is - typically when I pick a paint color I collect hundreds of chips of all different brands and then choose the one I like, and have it custom-color mixed into a Behr can by Home Depot (unless it's a Behr color). Very often they have the color in their computer, even if it's not their brand. But Stonington Gray isn't exactly a common name, so it very well could be the one you are referring to. It's not too dark, not too light - just right. I also have it in my scrapbooking room (I don't have a picture of the bedroom). (I'm trying to upload it onto Tinypic but it's not working right now) You're right my SIL probably would not be in my bathroom, maybe, but I know she'd be quirked about it. Several years ago we put new doorknobs throughout the house - satin-nickel football-shaped ones. 2 years ago when they were building their house they did not put those doorknobs in (which is what the builder offered) simply because we had them. I didn't care, but she did. (Did I mention they live 3000 miles away?) never ending - *I* never have stopped, but as you know he did... after I ruined the tables (first I tried stain, then paint...I just suck at it), he (HE!) suggested we go buy new ones. So we did. Then he wouldn't commit to painting the cabinets, so I went and hired a refacing company. I ordered a new mirror frame, and he did agree to paint. He says. We shall see. If I hired out I'd have to take a day off work, and I can't exactly do that. I'm going to have to take 2 days off for the cabinets as it is. But something strange happened the other night. He hung a ceiling fan for me. He did complain (to be expected - says that he JUST put that fan in there - 9 years ago), but I said nothing, and he turned and got his tools. My son was even surprised......See MoreKim Weaver
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