EPTOn July 24 2010 01:57 micronesia wrote:
For comparison, do you have a decent guess as to how much this job would have cost you if you just handed everything over to a professional?
For comparison, do you have a decent guess as to how much this job would have cost you if you just handed everything over to a professional?
I have a friend with a similar sized bathroom that was quoted $12,000 for a complete gut & replace. This is from those commercial contractors that specifically remodel bathrooms only. I would expect what Chunkybuddha said about $7000-$8000 from a private contractor.
On July 24 2010 01:54 News wrote:
Did you do the painting yourself too? If so, how do you rate it?
Did you do the painting yourself too? If so, how do you rate it?
I did OK on the painting. I'd rate myself a B-. Pictures always look way better since you can't see the flaws.
On July 24 2010 01:54 SilverSkyLark wrote:
how long did it take to fix all of that?
how long did it take to fix all of that?
Most of it occured within 2 weeks. Once we had the bathtub/shower working, I slowed down and took another 2 weeks for drywall sanding, paint, toilet install, etc. I only took a few days off work and did much of it on nights/weekends.
On July 24 2010 01:59 Chunkybuddha wrote:
of course, they would get nicer stuff, and use new material - or at least charge ya for it :D (guessing the $50 bucks wood is also using exsisting?)
of course, they would get nicer stuff, and use new material - or at least charge ya for it :D (guessing the $50 bucks wood is also using exsisting?)
Yeah, the $50 was for 2 pieces of dry-ply. I have standard stock of 2x4's, I probably used 8 @ $2.50 each that I didn't account for.
On July 24 2010 02:27 ZeaL. wrote:
Looks really good, how much prior experience have you had with this kind of stuff? I've recently started doing some woodworking, building shelves and stuff and was hoping to one day try something larger scale like this.
Looks really good, how much prior experience have you had with this kind of stuff? I've recently started doing some woodworking, building shelves and stuff and was hoping to one day try something larger scale like this.
I too started with things like clothes chests, and speaker boxes. I dove into these bigger project with little experience, you have to start somewhere I guess. Once you study the anatomy of how a house is constructed, you get a better feel for what needs to be done & what is involved.
I've done some other blog entries on a kitchen, and exterior doors & windows. Experience came with ambition, I guess. I researched online and had the guts to try it. I always go into a project thinking, "If I screw this up bad enough, I can always hire someone that knows what they are doing to fix it." I've helped a friend drywall & carpet a room, and reshingle their roof.
Things like the tub and tub surround come with detailed instructions.
I've got a Home & Garden "The big book of home how-to" that gives the basic jist of what needs to be done.
On July 24 2010 03:46 Disregard wrote:
I prefer the easy yet dangerous alternative, with explosives.
I prefer the easy yet dangerous alternative, with explosives.
I considered it
On July 24 2010, a lot of people wrote:
Looks awesome, Nice job.
Looks awesome, Nice job.
Thank you all! My photobucket bandwith is over 50% already, too many pics =)
