Basement Remodeling Estimates
Home remodeling question(s)!!?
Me and my boyfriend are getting a house here in the near future. We decided it needed the follwing upgrades:
Hardwood floors (or laminate that LOOKS like hard wood) in the living room and hallways
Laminate in the kitchen
New carpet on the stairs to the basement
New countertops
& paint.
If you know anything about this could you please give me a rough estimate? I don’t know very many details obviously…just trying to see how much money we are going to have to spend on this.
Thank you so much!!
I would avoid the laminate in the kitchen. Some people may disagree with me, but I have it and hate it. Hardwood and Laminate aren’t the best choice in areas where there is dampness or running water – it can warp and the edges split. I am experiencing that in front of my kitchen sink. For the other areas, if you can afford the hard wood instead of the laminate (no matter how nice it looks), I think you’ll be happier with it. The next kitchen floor I get is called Versital Shale Slate – it is expensive, but is industrial grade. It is a linoleum type of tile that looks and even feels like slate. It is absolutely gorgeous.
As for the carpet on the basement stairs, I would recommend a tightly woven Berber in a medium tone as it will probably get a lot of traffic along with wear. As for the countertops, you don’t have to go top of the line, but don’t go rock-bottom cheap either. Go in a medium tone preferably with some sort of pattern. Stay away from Corian – isn’t worth the money.
As for the price – have someone from Home Depot or Lowe’s come out and measure and give you a quote based upon some things you have picked out. It will probably cost you about $30 to $40 to have them come out, but they will credit it back to you if you purchase the supplies from them.
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