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Old 01-14-2013, 02:54 PM
 
Location: KATY, TX
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We are getting our home ready to sell. Realtor said to put in new tile and carpet in the bedrooms. I only want minimum builder grade. Where can I get the best deal on a neutral carpet and pad for:

610 sq ft. 12x12 or little larger tile
650 sq ft. of carpet and pad

9 6 panel doors
1 exterior rear door (32")
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Old 01-15-2013, 12:09 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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I would leave this options for future buyers. Such a waste of money - if it's so cheap, they would most likely want to remove it ASAP.

This what YOU wrote in one of the posts a while ago:

"If anyone needs an honest tradesman, let me know. I know plumbers, hvac, floor installers, painters, irrigation people, mechanics, whatever it is you might need. we don't stay in business being dishonest. honesty is the only way to go if you are gonna succeed."

How come that now you need all those info and help? Are those people not willing to help you? Don't you know the best places and prices?

//www.city-data.com/forum/27762574-post2.html
//www.city-data.com/forum/24852339-post5.html

You need a good carpet installer too?? What happen with all those great and honest people, "notorious for outstanding work" you "knew" and recommended in your posts?

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Old 01-15-2013, 12:43 PM
 
Location: Houston, Tx
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Default I've got what you need

I have to get a lot of homes made ready to rent and or sell. I use a guy named Primo. he does the lowest priced carpet, tile, paint, repairs etc of anyone I've ever seen. Sometimes I feel so bad for what he is charging that I buy his lunch and even give him gas money on the days that he works.

For example I had to REPLACE ALL OF THE CARPET! in A 1700 sq ft house, paint the entire house, replace broken doors, put tile in the entry, kitchen AND bathroom plus clean the house and yard, haul off trash that the previous owner left behind ( it was a foreclosure) and install a stove ( I bought off of craigslist $150) and dishwasher (same $50). The entire cost for all of this was $1700. Usually it costs about $100 per room for carpet including material and $150 for tile. We get carpet scraps from the prople who just bought their home and remove the carpet to install hardwood or tile. we get it for free.

He stays very busy and I really shouldn't even be offering him up because I have 2 houses that I need done right now but maybe he can make time for you.
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Old 01-16-2013, 04:43 PM
 
Location: KATY, TX
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Originally Posted by elnina View Post
I would leave this options for future buyers. Such a waste of money - if it's so cheap, they would most likely want to remove it ASAP.

This what YOU wrote in one of the posts a while ago:

"If anyone needs an honest tradesman, let me know. I know plumbers, hvac, floor installers, painters, irrigation people, mechanics, whatever it is you might need. we don't stay in business being dishonest. honesty is the only way to go if you are gonna succeed."

How come that now you need all those info and help? Are those people not willing to help you? Don't you know the best places and prices?

//www.city-data.com/forum/27762574-post2.html
//www.city-data.com/forum/24852339-post5.html

You need a good carpet installer too?? What happen with all those great and honest people, "notorious for outstanding work" you "knew" and recommended in your posts?
they are helping me, thank you for asking. i have a flooring guy, a painter, a cabinet guy, etc. i am not just using my guys alone as we are trying to move quickly with the repairs. if i can get more folks in here, i can get things done faster.

have you any knowlege of real estate??? if i sink a measly 5k into my home, the value increases by 30k. its a no brainer, wouldn't you say?

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Old 01-16-2013, 05:32 PM
 
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they are helping me, thank you for asking. i have a flooring guy, a painter, a cabinet guy, etc. i am not just using my guys alone as we are trying to move quickly with the repairs. if i can get more folks in here, i can get things done faster.

have you any knowlege of real estate??? if i sink a measly 5k into my home, the value increases by 30k. its a no brainer, wouldn't you say?
Sorry dude, but do YOU know anything about real estate? Putting 5k worth of "builder grade" mediocrity into a home will NOT increase the value by 30K!! That's dream/tv world - not reality.

If your house shows VERY badly, then replace that stuff with builder grade quality and maybe get your money back - just to make the house show better.

Otherwise, save that money, hire a flooring company to professionally clean your floors, and hire a stager to make your house look good. You can put an allotment towards that stuff in the final sale of the house, if the seller asks. This allows the new buyers to pick what they want.
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Old 01-16-2013, 08:11 PM
 
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Default Use it to your advantage

I'd use it as a barganing tool. For example, recently I was going to sell a home I had and the AC was old and I knew the new owner would probably want it replaced. Instead of putting in a new system, I used the situatlion as a bargaining tool. I got quotes for the system and added the cost to my selling price.

As expected, the owner wanted a huge reduction in price. This is how the game is played, I don't see anything wrong with it. So I said 'okay, get me a quote and we'll discuss'. Again, as expected, they came in with a bid for 15K! I already got a very good bid for a new compressor and coil, the furnace and the rest was in good condition, only $3800.00! I then made a "deal" and said I would instead buy them an AC system, but left the price alone. They accepted, and it was money I was going to spend anyway, just as you want to do with your carpet/doors.

Most people make changes to the floors anyway, so as Nina said, it surely is a waste of money. Use the situation to your advantage.
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Old 01-16-2013, 09:53 PM
 
Location: KATY, TX
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Sorry dude, but do YOU know anything about real estate? Putting 5k worth of "builder grade" mediocrity into a home will NOT increase the value by 30K!! That's dream/tv world - not reality.

If your house shows VERY badly, then replace that stuff with builder grade quality and maybe get your money back - just to make the house show better.

Otherwise, save that money, hire a flooring company to professionally clean your floors, and hire a stager to make your house look good. You can put an allotment towards that stuff in the final sale of the house, if the seller asks. This allows the new buyers to pick what they want.
i don't, but my realtor does. the builder grade is a bad term to use. i meant neutral. my bad. i misspoke. my realtor told me what needed to be done. in the neighborhood i live in, granite and wood floors would not pay for themselves. i'm in a lower class neighborhood.

my house is one of those that is borderline investment property now and needs a good flip.
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Old 01-16-2013, 09:54 PM
 
Location: KATY, TX
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I'd use it as a barganing tool. For example, recently I was going to sell a home I had and the AC was old and I knew the new owner would probably want it replaced. Instead of putting in a new system, I used the situatlion as a bargaining tool. I got quotes for the system and added the cost to my selling price.

As expected, the owner wanted a huge reduction in price. This is how the game is played, I don't see anything wrong with it. So I said 'okay, get me a quote and we'll discuss'. Again, as expected, they came in with a bid for 15K! I already got a very good bid for a new compressor and coil, the furnace and the rest was in good condition, only $3800.00! I then made a "deal" and said I would instead buy them an AC system, but left the price alone. They accepted, and it was money I was going to spend anyway, just as you want to do with your carpet/doors.

Most people make changes to the floors anyway, so as Nina said, it surely is a waste of money. Use the situation to your advantage.
my home is an older home (1981). the carpet is hunter green. it has to go! i'm changing all the doors to 6 panel doors. i'm ripping all the carpet (minus bedrooms) and tile from the kitchen and putting a nice tan 12 x 12 tile in. the current tile is a 9 x 9 plain white tile. the cabinets are prefab and an ugly powder blue. the doors are particle wood. we are replacing with china birch and painting them white. its too bad that we have to paint them white. it would be better to stain them, but the other cabinets would have to be replaced to do that and get rid of that powder blue.
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Old 12-01-2013, 09:14 PM
 
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I have to get a lot of homes made ready to rent and or sell. I use a guy named Primo. he does the lowest priced carpet, tile, paint, repairs etc of anyone I've ever seen. Sometimes I feel so bad for what he is charging that I buy his lunch and even give him gas money on the days that he works.

For example I had to REPLACE ALL OF THE CARPET! in A 1700 sq ft house, paint the entire house, replace broken doors, put tile in the entry, kitchen AND bathroom plus clean the house and yard, haul off trash that the previous owner left behind ( it was a foreclosure) and install a stove ( I bought off of craigslist $150) and dishwasher (same $50). The entire cost for all of this was $1700. Usually it costs about $100 per room for carpet including material and $150 for tile. We get carpet scraps from the prople who just bought their home and remove the carpet to install hardwood or tile. we get it for free.

He stays very busy and I really shouldn't even be offering him up because I have 2 houses that I need done right now but maybe he can make time for you.
__________________________________________________ ______________________________________

Hi, can you please forward me contact info of Primo. I need to fix my home in Katy. Thanks, Qasim
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Old 12-07-2014, 08:56 AM
 
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Default Primo contact info

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I have to get a lot of homes made ready to rent and or sell. I use a guy named Primo. he does the lowest priced carpet, tile, paint, repairs etc of anyone I've ever seen. Sometimes I feel so bad for what he is charging that I buy his lunch and even give him gas money on the days that he works.

For example I had to REPLACE ALL OF THE CARPET! in A 1700 sq ft house, paint the entire house, replace broken doors, put tile in the entry, kitchen AND bathroom plus clean the house and yard, haul off trash that the previous owner left behind ( it was a foreclosure) and install a stove ( I bought off of craigslist $150) and dishwasher (same $50). The entire cost for all of this was $1700. Usually it costs about $100 per room for carpet including material and $150 for tile. We get carpet scraps from the prople who just bought their home and remove the carpet to install hardwood or tile. we get it for free.

He stays very busy and I really shouldn't even be offering him up because I have 2 houses that I need done right now but maybe he can make time for you.
Hi jd433, I noticed this post and was wondering if you would be willing to share with me Primo's contact info if you still recommend him. I appreciate your feedback here. I need some tile work done and looking for someone who can do good work for a very reasonable price. My wife and I have 8 kids and we need to be careful of budget.

Thanks in advance and God bless
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