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[quote=Anonymous]Windows were expensive but not nearly as expensive as I expected.  Paint, doors, and drywall were more expensive than I expected.  Some things were weirdly expensive in the showroom (a $700 bar sink?) so I sourced them myself from other places.

I'd always heard window treatments were expensive, but I was shocked when the salesperson said I would likely need custom drapes because I have nonstandard sized windows.  I am not convinced I actually do (and we're getting other proposals for the treatments) but if so that's really something that should have come up at the design phase because the windows could have been literally any size.

Mostly I was surprised that I could pay so much for a contractor whose job it is to know and oversee everything, and still have to stand over people to make sure things get done correctly or at all.  For example I have had two separate bathroom remodels where the tile guy used the wrong color grout after we bought the grout and provided it to him.  Electrician will say all the lights and plugs work, but then you go around and test and they don't work.  You have to be on top of it.[/quote]

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