My estimated closing date is February 18. Looking for contractors. One who advertised in community magazine seemed promising until I checked Yelp. Terrible reviews about work left unfinished. Looking on Angi.
Angie, Angie Why did those contractors all disappear? Angie, Angie Where will it lead us from here? With no fixin' in our homes And no money in our coats You can't say we're satisfied barfo
I just employed Angie's List to do some electrical work, some plumbing and possibly some roofing. They gave me some pretty competitive quotes. Moss and leaves on roof, need five new 20 amp outlets and garbage disposals turns on but the grinder doesn't work. I can't stand without the support of my wife and even then it can only be for a brief time. I know how to do the electrical work but am physically unable. The garbage disposal is easy to replace, Ive done it twice before, but again my disability gets in the way.
Wife and I thinking about knocking out a wall that separates living room from family room & kitchen. There are pros and cons as we are retired it's kind of nice to have our own space to watch our own programs or read. However, when kids and grandkids come over for holiday and such seems everyone wants to hang out near the kitchen area which runs into family room. Its an OK size but cramped with 28 of us. We are aging in place, lol, so maybe there are more long term benefits to open it up? Ive got my garage I can always make into a he room.
Sometimes Ive called the supplier of product, Kitchen, Bathroom, etc. and asked them if they could recommend someone in the area that is solid. They usually have a listing of contractors they are comfortable in referring people too.
Excellent point. We loved the decking material from Cali Bamboo - and contacted them - they gave us the contractor that did the deck and later the contractor that did our kitchen and now our bathroom.
Everything is taking a long time. Vanity finally arrived, but now needs to be modified to match the crazy plumbing we have in this old house - so not fully installed yet. Heard that our custom window is going to take a while and the shower enclosure is also running late because it's a custom job. I have a feeling this is going to drag on for a while...
The first rule of remodels is: "Everything costs more and takes longer than you ever anticipated." That's also the second and third rule!
It's looking good. I haven't followed every post in this thread so sorry if you already mentioned it, but I'm curious about the tile in the pan of the shower? Self installed? I've done a smaller version, but with 2x2 square tiles and it was a lot easier than I expected (way over engineered the waterproofing though because black mold scares the shit out of me). With the more intricate design I wonder if it was more difficult? Hopefully deliveries speed up for ya!
