Reply to Cost of bathroom renovations in DC metro area?

Forum Index » Real Estate

Reply to "Cost of bathroom renovations in DC metro area?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]The 10-12k range sounds right, and it should include any miscellaneous repairs due to hidden water damage around the top, etc.

If a potential contractor doesn't want to pull permits, run, don't walk, away. With un-permitted work, the contractor doesn't need to use properly licensed electrician, plumbers, etc. and you basically have no recourse if things go wrong down the road. Slow leaks in the bathroom can lead to very expensive damage and any issues with electricity in the bathroom can be really hazardous.

Further, the idea that permits are some huge hassle is overstating it. Contractors visit the permit office regularly and will batch your application in with other jobs...they aren't heading over there just for you. DC at least provides free wifi, so most guys will sit and work on bids and catch up on email while they wait, just as they would if they were back in the office. Typically, rough structure/electrical/plumbing inspections on a small job can be scheduled at once, so again you're looking at a couple of hours of the contractor's time.

Also, if you're staying in place for a while the market not be as hot when you want to sell. In a more normal market, pulling the permit history of a house and using lack of permits as a negotiating tack is not uncommon.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics