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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 MoreBudget bathroom design feedback
Comments (15)Not quite sure what you decided on the sink, but I would definitely pass on the Biscuit one. It's a lovely color and sounds like a great deal, but you will be glad in the long run if you install while. Much easier to update too. We bought the Memiors Stately pedestal sink for our son's small bathroom 10 years ago and installed a recessed medicine cabinet over it. My husband installed the medicine cabinet. It was time consuming but it's gorgeous and classic, and there is stil plenty of space around the sink itself to accomodate the things my kids cannot be bothered with putting in the cabinet: tooth brushes, including electric ones, toothpaste, including the empty-ish tubes, contact lens cases, fluid, deodorant, cups & clippers, you get the idea. I don't think you need to worry about the porcelain fixtures "matching," the fact that they are white is enough. Enjoy your new bathroom!...See MorePlease help rein in bathroom remodel budget!
Comments (6)just to say your drawing is pretty good:) actually perfect for somebody like me:) if the tile and pattern are important-i'd try to save on the vanity by looking into second hand. sometimes folks sell very decent or even new stuff because they remodel for example. otherwise i think the prices you posted are very reasonable pattern is more laborious and will probably require more cuts=ordering more tile i know new vanities cost a lot..anything new wood does. so i'd shop around for that maybe, but splurge on the tile that's important to you. tiles are harder to get second hand:) lol but you can score a very nice vanity, without paying full price in Costco. of course one needs to get lucky. so decide whether you have patience for hunting like that. i got two of three vanities i needed on Craigslist..one is pretty straightforward just a big improvement from the old one, and cost me around 250 or so with nice clean countertop(looks like quartz), integrated sink and faucet. it's not 60 inch that's true..it's 37 inches. it was brand new too. another one was around the same in terms of money, it's smaller, but it's handmade and unique and i'd never be able to get something like this in the chain store. so i'm happy i took my time hunting. but i realize this Craigslist thing is not everybody's preference, for various reasons....See MoreQuartz vs cultured marble for secondary bathrooms?
Comments (31)The paradox of neighborhoods like McLean is that there will be a certain segment of buyers for whom nothing is quite right and they have the means and desire to remodel almost any home they move into. My friend lives in a similar very upscale neighborhood and regularly watched new kitchens being replaced every few years when the home changed hands. Of course there will always be a segment of the population that does want a home with finishes that reflect the upscale nature of the neighborhood. Hell there are people who are buying their relatively inexpensive starter homes that expect high end finishes on a beer budget. You don't state why you are remodeling. Do you even need to remodel the secondary bathrooms? I know this is heretical but if they are almost never used what does it matter what they look like. Are they functional? Unless you are enjoying the end results or this is for some other reason, you are not going to get a return on investment anyway. By the time you have to sell, the primary bathroom is going to be older anyway even if it was rarely used....See MoreBusiness_Name_Placeholder
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