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Comments (6)Lovely! I like the classic white tile and porcelain and how you used furniture pieces in the bathroom. I love that the storage at the end of the tub has pull-outs that can be reached from the toilet. Your custom sink and backsplash and counter are unique and beautiful. Yours may be the first bathroom sink I have seen in which a small or medium dog could be washed! That is a good thing! I showed your pictures to my DH because I am thinking of classic tiled walls with a chair rail for when we redo our bath in a couple of years. He liked it! I was expecting him to say, "too old fashioned." He did not, he said it looked nice. From him, nice is a compliment. He even liked your rows of listello. I was just at the Tile Shop's site the other day looking at the Hampton tiles because someone was selling some on Craigslist. I am hoping to do as you did and get what I can cheaper there, and fill in the rest from the store. I can see that you worked very hard to secure all of your materials - and then cut the floor tiles to size and culled the Hampton tiles, too! You succeeded very well in getting the look you wanted while saving money along the way. Congratulations, and thank you for the pictures and great detail and supply list....See MoreProgress On My Small Fixer Upper
Comments (6)The tile is porcelain. The kitchen is laid out poorly so we can fit a small table in there. To fix the layout we would need to relocate a window or a doorway, or relocate the bathroom which would be a major deal. I grew up in a cape with an eat in kitchen and it was great. This kitchen is just as big but it will not be as comfortable which is the biggest con of the house. So much so my DH asked me "You realize the house doesn't have a dining room don't you?" lol Pros are three bedrooms and bathroom on the first floor, two large bedrooms with half bath upstairs, full basement (dungeon) with toilet and shower downstairs and great lot and location. This is what I remind myself when I think what a PITA the kitchen will be....See MoreBuying a major fixer upper
Comments (38)I was in the same situation a few yrs ago. The house I purchased was a total gut job. But I loved the midcentury lines and it was built by an architect I admire. The house has 5 bedrooms, 4 full baths. It is in very high priced neighborhood. I had cash to start the renovation process and owned a condo that I could live in meanwhile. Before I moved in, I tore out all the plaster and put in new drywall. Rewired most of the house. Tore down EVERY wall I could to open the rooms up. New kitchen (by custom cabinet maker) and redid two guest bathrooms. Added recessed lights. The master bath was hideous but liveable (I am still using it today and will need to replace soon). I had to replace the HVAC system which was around 12k (2 units). New double paned glass throughout plus glass front doors. Because of the neighborhood, I put in high end appliances. I staggered everything according to necessity. First, make the house liveable and move in. Second, after a couple years, tear off roof and put on new roof. Third, repaint and restucco exterior. Fourth, tear out old nonfunctional pool and put in lap pool. Next, landscaping, new fencing, and new patios. Questions to ask yourself: Do you love the architecture of the home? Can you afford (with cash or loan) to make the house liveable? Are you planning to live long term at the residence? What shape is the pool in? The tennis court? Is the area appreciating? Is this a location you are really want to live in, but cant afford to get into otherwise? If you go through with it: Get the best architect you can afford. Possibly live in the house for awhile. Now that I have lived in the house for awhile, I will have to redo things. Beware of high taxes in more expensive homes. If you remodel, your taxes may go up. Before you put down flooring, make sure you have torn down all the walls you want. If you need to have in floor elec. sockets in the middle of large rooms, do it first. Also, beware of landscaping costs. I will definitely get all the money I have put into the house back out of it. If I sold, I should make a profit. But even then, I could not afford to buy in this neighborhood as prices have gone up so much. Despite the tribulations of the remodel, I am still glad that I did it. It has become sort of a hobby now....See MoreFixer Upper in ideal location or done house in unknown neighborhood
Comments (33)This is our second home. When we left our first home right after completing the renovation we swore to ourselves a move in ready is what we want for the second time around. (We essentially did a flip without meaning to because of work circumstances) Hence the reluctancy to do it again. Like you all mention there is always SOMETHING that needs fixing that isn't cosmetic or seen but extremely necessary HVAC, insulation replacement, electrical updates, sewer line patching...etc. The first time around though we lived in it while being fixed up. While most of it wasn't so bad since we just closed off unfinished portions. We didn't move in until walls and floors were done. However, living without a kitchen was torture. Doing dishes in a bathroom sink gets old fast. So that would be the first thing for sure outside of structural issues. I am worried that this might end up being a tear down once all is said and done because of its age. The neighborhood house are all about the same age. In fact the house rental we are living in now was built around the same time. I would say 80/20 renovation vs. total level and rebuild. It is Phoenix AZ so perhaps the arid weather is a little easier on structures?? Our really good friends just bought the flip/renovation down the street from us with the same structural age. They did not do the changes themselves however, and are finding the choices to be obviously what was cheapest and quickest. So hopefully it won't be a tear down based off of what neighbors did. Thanks for bringing up asbestos and lead paint. Will have to look into that...what a nightmare....See MoreRelated Professionals
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