Renos
Met with second contractor today. Very cool dude, very creative and thoughtful and insightful. Said putting the stairs where we'd like them is no problem, taking out the wall is no problem, everything that is a problem will have a solution. Very cool dude. He is coming back out on saturday to take measurements and get us an estimate. I liked him very much, I liked his approach.
We still might scrap the upstairs construction, but we both admit that it would be fuckin sweet to have some elbow room up in here. We go back and forth. I guess it depends what this guy's quote is. We are working on a fairly narrow budget ($50k with possibility for another $20-30K if really necessary) so our dream may not be our reality.
Anyway, it's helpful to at least meet somebody who is creative and insightful. Gives me hope that we're not totally fuxxored.
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Elizabeth, yeah, we're leaning towards that route, doing the downstairs and then in another 5 years, putting in the stairs and finishing the upstairs. Or just selling it by then. Ha ha ha.
I saw a house in Chicago that had the Dutch Dormer addition (lotsa cape cods in Chi-Town for some reason) and it looks so cute. I was going to take a picture just for you, but then realized WHY DO YOU WANT PICTURES OF OTHER HOUSES.
Can you build-out the upstairs and maybe just use a rope ladder or a bucket and pulley and save the staircase for 5 years from now?
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Even a half bath?
300 toilet + 100 pedestal sink+ 100 mirrored cabinet + 30 light fixture= 530 parts.... then add installation. ok. maybe that will send the budget way out for the plumbing addition and electric line installation... never mind. :-)