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I went ahead and pulled the trigger. Moved down to laminate on the countertops, saved about $1200 doing that. Had my friend that does paint give me a ballpark quote of $8000 for the paint - about $2K cheaper but 2 months out.
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Originally Posted by redguard57
I'm getting some remodeling work done on a house that I recently bought, and this is what the contractor quoted me. At first he wasn't too pushy, but he's trying to a hard sell now saying that the paint contractors in particular will be hard to reschedule if not locked in soon.
This is for a house that's 1000sf.
Chimney & roof repair. $275
Plumbing repair + install dishwasher $1100 (including appliance)
Sheetrock texture, whole house $2500
Paint entire interior including trim, doors, cabinets $5500 - the paints I chose retail for about $31 per gallon.
Paint exterior + the detached garage that's 300sf, $1200
Carpet install for all rooms except br and kitchen $2700, the carpet's retail is something like $1.90 per sf
Kitchen flooring install - laminate $1.80 per sf, $1250
Kitchen - add 5 more feet of counter + install 2 new cabinets & new countertop with solid surface $38.50 per sf + new fixture & sink total $2400
New closet doors (2) installed & painted 475 (This is something I could probably do myself)
The bad news comes out to around 17000 + the general contractor's 12% fee, total around 19500.
It's been a long time since I worked with any contractors. Throwing in the exterior paint is a good deal compared to what I was quoted by others to paint the exterior alone.
The interior painting job sounds way too high. There are complications though - the previous owner put wallpaper & then painted over it, so that has to be dealt with. Still, I feel like that's 1500 or so too high. That's the single biggest expense and the part that my contractor seems most concerned about locking in.
So... thoughts? Is this a good deal? I bought a house that I knew needed work but I was hoping to keep my remodel budget around 15K, not 20K. My gut tells me this is an okay deal but not great.
Another issue is, if I try to piecemeal it, take time, get some cheaper quotes, do a few things myself, it's probably going to extend my time before I move in and I'll be paying rent + mortgage before too long and that'll negate some savings on the work.
How is the $8000 ballpark from the second estimate $2K less than the $6700 from the original?
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