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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that kitchen is $100K easy and I think the entire thing needs a ton of work.  I don't think it would be done by September, either, unless you know that you could close next week, find a contractor and get your permits on some kind of expedited basis.  I think that is unlikely.  You will wait at least a month for your permit.[/quote]
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Builder here...couldn't agree more...kitchen - 30-35k cabinets,15-20 appliance,5-7k countertops, plus lighting, plumber, demo, new floor - there's your hundred...hall baths figure 15k, master bath figure 30-50k.

btw, I do not live or work in your area but I like the house...do yourself a favor find someone you can trust and not recommended by the realtor to take a hard look at the house - the mechanicals - are they original, electric, how may amps, HVAC, etc...windows - houseful of windows is could be another 50k...the deck in the back has to go...nice patio is more $$$....again like the house but it is a project...and if you are like most folks I meet and I mean this respectfully I tell them the numbers - they look at me like I am crazy and tell me that I only do high end really nice work (which is true) then come back after about 6 months of doing there homework and tell me I was right....I look at that house and 200-300k is my visceral reaction...kitchen/baths/paint/etc...and I'm thinking closer to 300k..and btw you will by September just not this year....now if you are handy and want a three-five year nights and weekend project that is a different story...[/quote]

WTF. Seriously? 30k for cabinets? 50k for windows?!?

Our kitchen was renovated when we moved in, but there was one empty wall begging for more storage. We ordered a floor to ceiling pantry which was 2 feet wide, a set of cabinets, and a set of drawers to match everything else, plus a granite slab. We had our handyman and his carpenter friend install it. We installed the hardware ourselves. Total cost: $2200 including installation. (march 2013)

We also had 15 windows replaced. High quality windows. That was 7k. (sept 2011)

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Original Builder here: There are Hondas, Lexus, and Maseratis. I like to build the equivalent of Lexus'. For a 1M house in that shape, if its fairly priced, tells me its in a decent neighborhood. So, if you want a nice Lexus ES330 type job - yes nice custom cabinets start at 30k. Custom - made in a shop for your kitchen. Then installed and ideally finished in place. Four coats of lacquer. 3/4 cabinet grade birch - respectfully can you look at a piece of birch plywood and tell the difference between the 45.00 sheet from China and the 85.00 cabinet grade from Canada...well there is a real difference. Hard maple 5/4 drawer fronts - 5/8 dovetail drawer boxes - self closing slides...trust me you can feel the difference...sure you can just as easily buy 1/2 birch ply or particle board...you can buy anything you want - but it you want to do it right - then do it right the first time. Nothing says you cannot go to the Big Box stores and buy one of their kitchens. But that buyer is probably not the buyer for an older home that is going to be remodeled into something elegant. 750 each for a window replacement is low - sounds like you did well. Did you replace the sashs or the frames ? Clad with a nailing flange or wood with casing ? If I replace your windows I either do wood or custom order from a company like LePage a wood frame with a clad sash. Why ? So I save on painting the sash (the real time killer) and get the look of a wood window with the depth/shadow line of the casing. Solid wood frames - no finger joint. Can't do pine anymore for exterior trim so either use mahogany or PVC. Even if I an clean in cutting the siding I still have siding work to accomodate flashing. I wrap the opening with grace ice and weather, you can use some bevel siding on the bottom to get some pitch. Then put in a nice copper cap. Need to patch the siding and paint. Inside I wind up recasing the inside windows. I prefer poplar to finger jointed pine - and in truth I can custom mill it for what you buy finger jointed pine at the lumberyard. For the foursquare it would be flat stock but you could do a window head and then paint...do I do that for 750 a window...no. And I nice Anderson 400, Marvin, Pella, Koble, or LePage window is going to cost you 750.00 all day long....someone who is doing the install properly is going to want at least 400.00 a window for install...puts your cost at 1150.00 plus demo and demo fees, casings, etc.. And respectfully, buying a cabinet and screwing it to the wall is not the same as doing a custom kitchen...it reminds I use to go the local yard and they would try and sell me finger jointed pine for exteriot trim - it was marketed as Windsor One. I'd tell them that I am not putting that crap on my houses. Well, they said I was nuts. Well, Windsor One is bankrupt, caused by class action lawsuit because of premature failure due to rot (from the finger joint)...and I have nice little business replacing exterior trim..and I get alot of it because folks know I never used the fj crap...like any other business a smart consumer always gets value when they get what they pay for...[/quote]

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