House Remodeling Thread (long)

**withm** · 06-28-2013, 05:10 AM

There are 2 rules of remodeling:

1. There are NO simple jobs
2. Even simple jobs will require multiple trips to the hardware store

**lph** · 06-28-2013, 08:30 AM

Amen, sister. Got the wall finished though. Yay!

**Irulan** · 06-28-2013, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by withm

There are 2 rules of remodeling:

2. Even simple jobs will require multiple trips to the hardware store

Where would we be without cellphones at Home Depot? I've been known to send photos home: is THIS what you want?

**Irulan** · 03-09-2014, 12:46 PM

believe it or not, now we've got a kitchen in the works. The dishwasher died, and DH said, "maybe you should start planning the kitchen". I just about fell over - I wasn't going to ask for YEARS he was so pissed off at the contractor that did the addition. I talked him into using a KBD, and I am really glad about it. So is he as a matter of fact. As soon as the plans are done, I have it narrowed down to two contractors.

I've got the before picture and my plans which are still under development, here
https://picasaweb.google.com/1031988...684242/Kitchen

**Trek420** · 03-25-2014, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by withm

There are 2 rules of remodeling:

1. There are NO simple jobs
2. Even simple jobs will require multiple trips to the hardware store

And the third rule of remodeling is:

Everything will cost twice as much and take twice as long as the bid.

**Irulan** · 03-25-2014, 07:59 AM

Not always, on our addition we came in 3K over the contracted bid.

I have to tell y'all, I am so thrilled with the kitchen designers we hired. Even DH said we should have done it months ago. It would have saved 6 months of me farting around with pencil, graph paper, and the internet. It's a team of two gals, and they are very good listeners. The plan is very close to being done, then onto the bids. Yeehaw!