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| Back to the drawing board; really | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 9 2010, 04:46 PM (153 Views) | |
| brenda | Aug 9 2010, 04:46 PM Post #1 |
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An update: Been kind of down in the dumps over the last firm kitchen project bid. It came in $20,000 over the initial estimate from the builder. Yep, an increase of $20,000. That increase makes it a no-go for us. So I've changed and reduced the project a huge amount. Going through prior drawings I saved, there are some we can improve upon to find a new direction. I put together a new design that should be far less expensive. It does not include some of the things we want, but such is life. The builder won't like hearing that we are not going to do the bigger plan. He's going to be a rather unhappy camper, but he'd better take it well, after all, we were willing to do the project at his first estimated cost. We even had professional drawings made for creating the final bid, based on what the builder told us as an initial estimate. I've made it clear to hubby that I am not so happy with the builder now. If he handles this poorly, I may replace him. (Still talking about the builder there. )Wish us well with the process. With the old kitchen already partly dismantled, we really need to get this rolling. |
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| Dewey | Aug 9 2010, 07:26 PM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Welcome to the wonderful world of design & construction. There are most definitely aspects of it I'm not going to miss when I finally, completely turn the page on that chapter of my life. Hang in there, kid.
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| Kincaid | Aug 9 2010, 10:02 PM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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All that work we did! Oh nooooes. I've often found that this kind of roadblock leads to much greater creativity and a very pleasing design in the end. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| RosemaryTwo | Aug 10 2010, 07:16 AM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I think there's some truth to that. I'm sure you'll be happy in the end. This is why people don't like to remodel -- there are always unforseen headaches and altered expectations. |
| "Perhaps the thing to do is just to let stupid run its course." Aqua | |
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| Mikhailoh | Aug 10 2010, 07:24 AM Post #5 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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And a whole lot more money than you thought. Good luck! |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| brenda | Aug 10 2010, 08:19 AM Post #6 |
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Dewey - If you were closer, I'd just have you design and build it. ![]() Kincaid - The one we had bid was not the one we worked on here at TNCR. It was much different and included a complete addition for the kitchen. The current kitchen space was to become an entry hall, storage pantry, broom closet, and hallway. It was/is a great plan, and we would still like to do it, but as noted above, it came in far over the initial estimate. Bummer. I had not posted it here yet, it takes two sheets of paper. It was a good comprehensive plan for the space. Now we are back to no kitchen addition, no separate entry, just some coat hooks on part of a wall, a short section of shelves instead of a storage pantry, a very small island, far less counter space and fewer windows. It would be far less expensive and would still be better than the broken cabinets I currently have. My current kitchen is rather a wreck and has been for years. There are holes in the ceiling with plaster falling down. Dirty insulation and crumbling plaster falls into some of the butler's pantry cabinets, so I cannot use them. The cabinets in the kitchen are falling apart and some are broken. The porcelain on the sink is completely worn off in major sections. The 1960s stove is gone and I use a single burner hotplate. I have one section of counter top big enough for a work area, and it's only four feet long. I have makeshift shelves for my pots and pans, and it has been that way for over a decade. I am ready for a new kitchen. I've been waiting since 1991. |
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| apple | Aug 10 2010, 11:33 AM Post #7 |
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one of the angels
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sorry if you're dissappointed. i think simpler space is better. i don't care for nooks and crannies. my kitchen is interesting. the cherry island is gorgeous. I'm just getting to know it. |
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| brenda | Aug 10 2010, 11:51 AM Post #8 |
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Agreed about the nooks and crannies, hence the plan for a new addition. |
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