Kitchen Remodel

[chopsaw]

Wife wants a whole new look.......

That comes into play if the stuff can be saved .
What's the damage ? Flooring and cabinets ? Wall finish and ceilings ? You already know , but if they issue a check don't cash it . I bet that 31K they offered is half of what they're thinking . Contractor has some room in there on the other side , so you have a low / high and you're caught in the middle .


Had a toilet supply break at my Mom's last year . Insurance company actually recommended a contractor . Most don't do that anymore . This guy had anything and everything in his bid , then didn't do half of it .
I just let him go along , and when it came time to pay I caught him off guard with a list of what he didn't do , and how much he was gonna to give back . When truth meets lie , there's nothing they can say but " OK "

 

[civilsmoker]

sad part insurance only wants to give me $31K for the whole rebuild but they are specing the contractor saves the tile back splash and reuse the granite?? Wife wants a whole new look.......

....unless the contractor is a magician saving the back splash and granite (if it has corners or a undermount sink) is a tall ask...... IE the new cabs will have to be installed to perfectly match the old ones (un-square and all.....)..... I would push back with some independent contractor bids and make the insurance re-do their bids.....

 

[clifish]

....unless the contractor is a magician saving the back splash and granite (if it has corners or a undermount sink) is a tall ask...... IE the new cabs will have to be installed to perfectly match the old ones (un-square and all.....)..... I would push back with some independent contractor bids and make the insurance re-do their bids.....

I intend too when I get a quote from the contractor I settle on. Although, the first couple said they probably could save the granite.

 

[02ebz06]

When I had the kitchen remodeled in last house, I reused most of the granite.
4 pieces went to the ODK I was building and another was perfect size to sit on a cabinet I was using as a bar.
No cutting involved. I was lucky.

 

[civilsmoker]

I intend too when I get a quote from the contractor I settle on. Although, the first couple said they probably could save the granite.

"probably" that would make me nervous..... but it all depends on the shape and such to get clean lines against any full height cabs/walls. if you don't have any full height, then you can hide a lot under some new backsplash, but then it comes down to the sink and if the appliances need a custom cut....

 

[paulgeorge]

Hello. Daughter and Son-In-Law are entertaining the idea of remodeling their kitchen. This project would be hired out. Kitchen remodels can be very costly with probably half or more of the cost being a sunk cost and never recovered. I cautioned them to contain the remodel to a design using materials of a quality consistent with the level of quality in the remainder of the house. I'm of the belief that using high-end materials in a house of average quality only increases the sunk and unrecoverable portion of the total cost ashburn va. This got me wondering if there was a guideline or general rule regarding the budgeting of various types of remodel jobs as a percentage of the total value of the house. Such as: a kitchen remodel budget should be no more that 20% of the current value of the house. Is anyone aware of any such published guidelines?

 

[Buttah Butts]

Took me about 3 months to gut ours and remodel. Lot of work for my wife and I but very happy with results

 

[02ebz06]

I like the island. Can never have enough work area in a kitchen.