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Condo Renovation?

Written by Scott on August 29th, 2009

AC
I just bought a 700 sf 1 bedroom condo and I would like to do remodeling on almost everything…kitchen, appliances, bathroom, floor, lighting, paints etc. I know the quality of materials I choose will be a big part of the remodeling costs, so is labour and mark up for the general contractor, but [...]

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How much $ will I need for the following renovations?

Written by Scott on August 9th, 2009

celeste1070
I’m trying to budget how much money I need to do the following repair or changes to my house. Although we plan on doing most of the work ourselves. I am also interested in what it would cost to have someone else do this stuff as well. Just looking for an estimate of [...]

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First apartment: clueless about flooring, bathroom work and other renovations:?

Written by Scott on August 2nd, 2009

K1243
I’m moving into a small (NYC small) 1 bedroom basement apartment with 1 bathroom with a standing shower (no tub). The entire bathroom needs to be redone with ceramic tiles and the standing shower stall was previously installed incorrectly and needs to be totally replaced. In addition the apartment currently has nasty linoleum flooring [...]

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Where can I find hotel furniture for sale?

Written by Scott on July 27th, 2009

Bobby T
When a hotel goes under renovation or out of business where can I buy things like bathroom vanity counter tops or tvs or desks that sort of thing

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Where can I find free home design/layout help - renovation plans?

Written by Scott on July 19th, 2009

Sarah M
We have a unique 50 year old house that was built without a front door. We’d like to put a door in, and it’ll probably have to go in the kitchen (but where?), the kitchen is too small as it currently is, so we’re going to move the first floor bathroom somewhere [...]

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i am buying a house that i want to make renovations to. combining two rooms to make a bigger master suite and?

Written by Scott on July 1st, 2009

that g
adding a bathroom. have never done this before. what are my first steps? do i need to hire someone to do blueprints, does this have to be approved by the city first, when do i get contractors to give me bids?

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apt renovation?

Written by Scott on May 4th, 2009

julie k
i’m starting to think about renovating my kitchen and bathrooms. any suggestions on sites to get idea? i’d love to look at pictures to get a sense of things. i’d love to get a list of different manufacturers for kitchen cabinets, bathroom tiles, etc…thanks!

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I’m re-doing my whole bathroom?

Written by Scott on April 17th, 2009

pinkerton
So I’ve moved into my boyfriend’s recently, and he’s given me one of the 2 bathrooms to completely make over. It’s a pretty small bathroom; a walk-in shower, a toilet, a sink. That’s about it. I’ve become pretty zealous in all of my renovation decisions, and because I don’t have much money, I’m going [...]

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how to prepare surface - flaking acrylic paint from enamel and plaster?

Written by Scott on April 4th, 2009

cal_blam
My apartment renovations are grinding to a halt…the bathroom had no extraction fan and previous owners put acrylic paint over ceiling and walls. The substrate was enamel paint atop plaster walls/old plasterboard (1940s) ceiling. Its now flaking and when scraping, chipping through to the palster board in some places. Am very keen to egt [...]

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Can I divide a Jack-and-Jill Bathroom into 2? Do I need a permit?

Written by Scott on April 3rd, 2009

I have a jack-and-jill bathroom in my townhouse. They are divided into 3 parts in a L-shape. There are 2 sink areas and a bathtub/ toilet in the middle (with 2 doors to lead to the 2 sink areas in the two bedrooms). I think that this is a weird design. So I want [...]

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