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We went to Home Depot yesterday to talk to a bathroom designer and get pricing for materials. For the tub, sink, toilet, flooring, fixtures, mirror, lighting, heaters and other assorted hardware we estimate $3500. I will do most of the work except some plumbing, electrical, and flooring install. She had no idea it would cost that much? Are you kidding me? So she wants to wait maybe a year or two.
She wants a nice vacation this year. I thought we had already decided to go to Baltimore to visit her family. No, she wants to do something different. Hawaii? No. Alaska? No. Mexico? No. She wants to take two weeks and hop in her van and fo see Yellowstone (because I always wanted to go there) then head on down to Fort Smith, Arkansas and visit her friends. I get it, you're homesick......not for your first home but for your second home.
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I will do most of the work...
My amateur guess is she knows you, and this is what stopped her in her tracks like a deer caught in the headlights. Just a hunch.
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regulator_cracka posted:
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I will do most of the work...
My amateur guess is she knows you, and this is what stopped her in her tracks like a deer caught in the headlights. Just a hunch.
No. Actually the tub we wanted all along is large enough I would have to tear down one wall then rebuild it and resheetrock it after it's in. We get there and find that one that will fit is like $50 more in the end because it does not include an inline heater and she's all for me tearing down a wall and rebuilding it now. She knows what I can and can't do and knows I will not attempt to do what I am not comfortable with. She even suggested I do the tile and grout work and I told her I didn't feel like learning that now. I don't want to be on my hands and knees. She decided on Linoleum then.
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so go visit ppl, it will make her happy, and you.
bathroom can wait
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so go visit ppl, it will make her happy, and you.
bathroom can wait
Yeah, she's now thinking 3 or 4 years. I am thinking she has to get used to the idea. A vacation and one year. And she's kind of weird. She worries about bedbugs so she wants to fix her van up to sleep in. OK, we can do that. Shower at truck stops. No problem. I'm all for making a cheap vacation of it. Plus, if we take her van and not the Challenger we can both share the driving. One drive and the other sleep.
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Onslaught. posted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nhgfjrKi0o
LOL, I remember that too!
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She worries about bedbugs so she wants to fix her van up to sleep in. OK, we can do that. Shower at truck stops. No problem. I'm all for making a cheap vacation of it. Plus, if we take her van and not the Challenger we can both share the driving. One drive and the other sleep.
Maybe you can solve mysteries along the way too!
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I was thinking we could make it a philanthropic vacation:
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regulator_cracka posted:
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She worries about bedbugs so she wants to fix her van up to sleep in. OK, we can do that. Shower at truck stops. No problem. I'm all for making a cheap vacation of it. Plus, if we take her van and not the Challenger we can both share the driving. One drive and the other sleep.
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living in a van down by the river
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living in a van down by the river
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nhgfjrKi0o
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$3,500 doesn't seem so bad, just based on your posts you made. You were going to put in a hot tub type bath right? With jets or something? And have a separate shower?
Anywho. One of my dreams is to travel the US either via RV or VW Westfalia-type vehicle. I'd like to do it for a month or two though.
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No shower in this room. Tub, toilet, sink.
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here is where you went wrong, you went in to home depot
we build 100's of bathrooms yearly none of it is purchased from home depot. the money do it your selfers save by doing the work them selves is wasted buying home depot over prices items.
my advice would be to search and see where land developers buy from and get a price there. also when you are pricing out stuff be vague and don't let on that you are pricing out one bathroom. play it up like you are building a house and need many of the items you are trying to purchase. walk in do it your selfers tend to get robed blind because they are not "return" costumers so sales people tend to quote very high for them since they are comparing it to home-depot most of the time .
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here is where you went wrong, you went in to home depot
we build 100's of bathrooms yearly none of it is purchased from home depot. the money do it your selfers save by doing the work them selves is wasted buying home depot over prices items.
my advice would be to search and see where land developers buy from and get a price there. also when you are pricing out stuff be vague and don't let on that you are pricing out one bathroom. play it up like you are building a house and need many of the items you are trying to purchase. walk in do it your selfers tend to get robed blind because they are not "return" costumers so sales people tend to quote very high for them since they are comparing it to home-depot most of the time .
Right on, thanks!
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3,500 seems pretty cheap to me.
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here is where you went wrong, you went in to home depot
we build 100's of bathrooms yearly none of it is purchased from home depot. the money do it your selfers save by doing the work them selves is wasted buying home depot over prices items.
my advice would be to search and see where land developers buy from and get a price there. also when you are pricing out stuff be vague and don't let on that you are pricing out one bathroom. play it up like you are building a house and need many of the items you are trying to purchase. walk in do it your selfers tend to get robed blind because they are not "return" costumers so sales people tend to quote very high for them since they are comparing it to home-depot most of the time .
Well, I looked at a few places online and at ebay. Everything I saw costs more. The $3500 isn't that bad.
Corner tub - $999
Toilet - $120
Sink/countertop - $120
Cabinet - $359
The other expenses were for lighting, heat, fixtures, floring and extras.
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If you think you'll ever sell the house, I would highly suggest a shower/tub combo just for resale value.
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those prices aren't bad at all.
if you live in nyc, i could show you tons of places to source nice stuff. but i end up at hoemdepot alot cause they have more items in stock vs smaller guys.
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also you could always pimp out the van  with that money. or get a sprinter like i have tons of space!! or that new nissan van both have alot of cargo space!!!
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If you think you'll ever sell the house, I would highly suggest a shower/tub combo just for resale value.
Not in out lifetime. Ad if it was worth more as a bedroom it could be converted back.
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flooring is easy... wtf are you using?
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If you do go on the mentioned vacation take a couple extra days and goto glacier park. IMO far better than yellowstone unless you are after old faithful.
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Reapist posted:
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here is where you went wrong, you went in to home depot
we build 100's of bathrooms yearly none of it is purchased from home depot. the money do it your selfers save by doing the work them selves is wasted buying home depot over prices items.
my advice would be to search and see where land developers buy from and get a price there. also when you are pricing out stuff be vague and don't let on that you are pricing out one bathroom. play it up like you are building a house and need many of the items you are trying to purchase. walk in do it your selfers tend to get robed blind because they are not "return" costumers so sales people tend to quote very high for them since they are comparing it to home-depot most of the time .
Well, I looked at a few places online and at ebay. Everything I saw costs more. The $3500 isn't that bad.
Corner tub - $999
Toilet - $120
Sink/countertop - $120
Cabinet - $359
The other expenses were for lighting, heat, fixtures, floring and extras.
I can put you in touch with a cabinet maker, he made the vanity with built in sink unit for my BFF for $250 each. Granite top, under mounted sink, and real wood cabinet. I'm not sure if he could give you as good a deal as that, it was like 2 years ago, but it wouldn't hurt to find out. The guy builds custom yacht interiors for a living, so luxury is his specialty.
also, check out the habitat stores, they have a TON of overstock items and stuff donated to them that's left over from construction sites. I saw a tub with enclosure like you want for $600 once.
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Wait till you need a new roof.
I am saving to get a metal roof, right now I am looking at around $6500.
I could get a shingles for a third of the price, but with metal it has a lifetime warranty.
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Sounds good Jezz. Sith, we did new roofs on both houses 5 years ago.
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I got a window from the habitat restore to replace my big picture window. Its technically "used" but it was in a model home that got window upgrades when it was sold, so I got a $900 window for $180. They have a lot of these kinds of things, and more flooring than you could shake a stick at. The South Seattle store is the one I go to, not far from Boeing Plant 2 if you ever have to drive down there, be sure to stop there to take a look.
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you will need to take picture of the renovation like mithan did reapie. before and after pics for sure.
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Jezz, when I got to HFH is it advisable to take my old truck or is it OK to drive my car and if I see something I want pay for it then and come back to pick it up?
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