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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've always done my own renovation, except for one kitchen where I removed a sad wall and added a steel beam:  there's no way I could get 30-35 k for cabinets. Seriously?  What are they, teak?  Rare hardwoods?  I'd probably spend the cash to tear out that soffit if it isn't hiding ductwork, but dear gods.

And someone please tell me how you spend $15k on a stove, refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave. Do they come with a chef and a maid?

I can see 15-20k for a master bath if I get one of those orgy-sized showers in it:  but again, you need a tub, maybe a separate shower, a John and a sink or two. For 50k I'd expect a cabana boy.

I just redid my grandsons bedroom. Down to the studs, carved a closet out of the eaves and another nook for a bed. Including having the drywall delivered, because I'm too damn lazy to lug it upstairs, so far I have spent just about $700. That includes all new wiring and insulation, and paying someone to mud the drywall. It's my least favorite job. Another $300 will buy paint, clear pine for trim, and switchplate covers:  I've already installed the spiffy hunter fan and other new fixtures.

When I did the kitchen, it cost me all up 2.5k. That included new wiring, insulation, a new window----installed---slate on the floor, a Waterford wood cookstove, the bracing to accommodate it, a 12-hr fire rated wall and cabinets----which I built to fit the rather odd space.

How do you-all spend so much damn money?[/quote]

Custom cabinetry will run you 30-35k. Mid-range, not high-end appliances, will run you 15k. There are more people than ever at the highest income levels and they live in places like Chevy Chase. [/quote]

No one gives a shit and can tell between custom and non custom unless you told them or they are a builder / designer.

Chevy Chase is a weird area where the rich people like to live in tiny million dollar tear downs.[/quote]

I can tell the difference - guilty as charged. A million dollars is at the bottom of the range in Chevy Chase (North Chevy Chase and Rock Creek Forest area excluded). It is what it is. [/quote]

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