freedomatlast
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Here's another real life example for comparison purposes:
On an 1125 square foot ranch:
- In every room, all walls, ceilings, and baseboards patched, primed and painted including closets.
- New Luxury Vinyl padding and flooring installed in every room with 1/4" round molding added. New baseboard and 1/4 round added in kitchen.
- Kitchen cabinets refaced, new Corian counter and new tile backsplash
- Previous water damage repaired on kitchen ceiling and repainted
- Bathroom remodel included old tile removal throughout entire bathroom, new floor, new wainscoting (the real wood, not the Home Depot brown back board junk) , new tile around tub and shower, new Moen shower fixture added, new vanity, new faucet and new light fixture.
Grand total for all of the above was $13,773 which included all materials and labor.
Quotes ranged from $12,000 to $48,750. I used the $12,000 quote but we added a few things that weren't in the original quote so that's why the total was $13,773. Also, most were booked out several months.
New electrical panel was also installed upgrading from multiple 60 AMP fuse panels to 100 AMP breaker panel. Quotes for that were from $985 to $2900. The guy that did it for $985 was the guy I used twice in the past that does great work. Again this included all material, new panel (Square D), breakers, inspection and a few other incidentals.
The people I selected to do the jobs were small independent business people, not the large companies that advertise on TV that employ a staff of salespeople and drive around in brand new $80,000 trucks. The guys that I talked to that gave me the quote were the same people that actually did all the work. They were great about providing periodic updates, asking questions, and offering suggestions.
On an 1125 square foot ranch:
- In every room, all walls, ceilings, and baseboards patched, primed and painted including closets.
- New Luxury Vinyl padding and flooring installed in every room with 1/4" round molding added. New baseboard and 1/4 round added in kitchen.
- Kitchen cabinets refaced, new Corian counter and new tile backsplash
- Previous water damage repaired on kitchen ceiling and repainted
- Bathroom remodel included old tile removal throughout entire bathroom, new floor, new wainscoting (the real wood, not the Home Depot brown back board junk) , new tile around tub and shower, new Moen shower fixture added, new vanity, new faucet and new light fixture.
Grand total for all of the above was $13,773 which included all materials and labor.
Quotes ranged from $12,000 to $48,750. I used the $12,000 quote but we added a few things that weren't in the original quote so that's why the total was $13,773. Also, most were booked out several months.
New electrical panel was also installed upgrading from multiple 60 AMP fuse panels to 100 AMP breaker panel. Quotes for that were from $985 to $2900. The guy that did it for $985 was the guy I used twice in the past that does great work. Again this included all material, new panel (Square D), breakers, inspection and a few other incidentals.
The people I selected to do the jobs were small independent business people, not the large companies that advertise on TV that employ a staff of salespeople and drive around in brand new $80,000 trucks. The guys that I talked to that gave me the quote were the same people that actually did all the work. They were great about providing periodic updates, asking questions, and offering suggestions.
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