homeowners have $70k budget. 1000 sq feet of vacation cabin in NC.
they want me to gut and redo 1 kitchen and two baths.
new appliances, fixtures, cabinets. tile bathrooms.
80 sq ft of quartz countertops in kitchen and baths.
move 10′ of loadbearing walls.
replace 4 windows w/ 30% larger vinyl double hungs.
add three more windows.
new base, case and crown.
add laundry in mudroom.
add high efficiency gas central heat.
add remote control unvented gas log fireplace.
rewire.
prime and paint interior.
add new light fixtures.
install 1000 sq ft prefinished oak floor.
prep and repaint exterior.
sketchy info for you to weigh in on but what do you think?
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80'sq of countertop, even if the baths are included, sounds like it must be a pretty big kitchen. I'm assuming you got 10'sq in each bath leaves 60'sq in the kit. Where I am, if you got room for that much countertop that would be considered a nice sized kitchen.
Anyway, really hard to say without a set of plans and specs (as you know, $70k might not cover the cabs on one job, yet an another . . . ).
Just going seat of the pants and giving you what is likely a useless guess 'cause I don't know what kind of finishes are going in the kits/baths and how big they are . . . but you asked . . .
I don't see doing the kitchen and 2 baths for a lot less than $80k.
All that other stuff -- are you kidding?
"Let's get crack-a-lackin" --- Adam Carolla
not just no way... NO FUNKIN' WAY!
You are right - info is a little sketchy. Like the "tile bathrooms"...are we talking 4x4s or some really nice (read "expensive") 16x16s? Redo kitchen could mean a 5 foot starter set or 45' of high end stuff with crown moldings and fancy appliances. I could find a few guys here that could eat that 70K on the kitchen alone.
If you are asking whether it can be done for the price, I would guess it could. You will need to do some planning (new heat and electric?) But you will not be making any big payments to the retirement account with the profits.
Gotta ask - since you are the man with the info and you know what the customers want and how much you can afford to give them, why the post here?
Don K.
EJG Homes Renovations - New Construction - Rentals
the info is sketchy but i do not see the budget being realistic.
the post was obviously to get some feedback.
There could be an interesting discussion on pricing as it relates to area of the country...is it significantly different?
Though I am in California-I am in "normal" California-not LA, not the Bay...
My last two jobs both included renovation of the kitchens and laundry rooms. We stipulated the items the client was to purchase outside the bid price, (and that included anything that was significantly variable---tile, appliances, faucets, etc.,). Bids still came in just under $50K-before additional change-work orders.
$70,000 for the list you detailed seems a tad tight for my area unless everything is to be purchased at the local Home Depot/Lowes market.,
unless everything is to be purchased at the local Home Depot/Lowes market
what does that mean ?
do you really think the prices are that much better there ?
carpenter in transition
Wouldn't say the prices are so much better at Lowe's and such places-but the range of merchandise can help you keep the budget at a certain level. You can walk through that store and specify specific items and you know the price-whereas my client searched for her sink and faucet and ultimately spent over $1,000., just for those two items. Because I wasn't responsible for purchasing those items, I didn't really care what she picked out---she just needed to have the items on hand at a specific time.
$70K will just about cover it...
except for priming and painting the interior,
base, case and crown,
new light fixtures,
prep and repaint exterior,
new appliances,
fixtures
and your profit.
"sketchy info for you to weigh in on but what do you think?"
Nope. DanT
That sounds real good. Kinda like how a remodeler can be a millionaire.
Start with 2 million and finish that job= 1 million remaining.