January 2022 Building a Home
Buzz Solo in northeast MI
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Comments (749)@Naomi Not sure if this helps you...This is in our current kitchen. It's a 36" wide overmount acrylic single basin sink with a faucet and a reverse osmosis faucet. We need the RO faucet to have filtered water for our GE opal ice maker...which is now a non-negotiable appliance in our house lol. (There is a very long story attached to this, but...we have 2 extra sinks exactly like this. One of them is going in our new laundry room!)...See MoreAdvice needed 2022 - building a home
Comments (9)I also think your numbers are way low, but it's worth asking around to see. We are in Alameda County and there is certainly a markup for work in the inner Bay Area, but we got quotes in that range just to add a very straightforward 1BR/1BA addition to an existing home. We dialed down to just adding a bathroom within the existing footprint and even for that, we had to shop and shop to find anyone to work within our budget--most quotes were $100-$200K. Solano should be cheaper, but it's not far enough away that contractors won't make the trek to work on higher-paying projects closer in. If you are content with the granny flat for now (which I agree is super cute!) another option is to start planning, but wait to build until the economy really starts to dip. We did a kitchen remodel in the depths of the housing bust and contractors were hungry for work, so it cost a fraction of what it would have a few years earlier or later. But for that to work, you have to have cash or secure access to financing....See MoreAUGUST 2022-Building a Home
Comments (729)I'm constantly amazed by the talent of my carpenters. Whether it's my framers, whose work is the foundation for the stability of my future home, or the craftsmanship and artistry of my trim carpenters and cabinetmakers. This I ran into my builder for the first time in a month or so and we were talking about my extra trimwork. He said he's taken two future homeowners through my house after my cabinets went in and both times they were so impressed by both the cabinets and trimwork (built-ins and my master bedroom window). Now isn't that what every honeowner wants to hear. 🤩 ETA: ended the month of August with carpets and irrigation system being installed. Now I'm off to the September thread to see how the month begins....See MoreSEPTEMBER 2022-Building a Home
Comments (735)@tendrac I totally understand what you mean. Our last home was 4,000 sq ft but spread over 2 floorss,so it was much wider. Our current house is bigger sq ft, and you feel it in the hallways as well, but also in the bedrooms. The old house was 100 years old, so the bedrooms were tiny , as well as closet space & the bathrooms!!! Here the bedrooms are nice size & and appropriate closet & bathroom -hence the sq ft. My main level feels tiny, but thats also because we convereted our galley kitchen into a pantry & butlers pantry and added on a new big kitchen. So I understand. Your home is so beautiful I cannot wait to see the finished result!! All is quiet here, no subs Floors are being put in on Monday, can’t wait!...See MoreBuzz Solo in northeast MI
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