Comments on: 15 Mistakes to Avoid When Home Remodeling http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2008/03/26/15-mistakes-to-avoid-when-home-remodeling/ Simple. Frugal. Fabulous. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:33:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: LJ http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2008/03/26/15-mistakes-to-avoid-when-home-remodeling/#comment-1267 LJ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:18:43 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=216#comment-1267 Well, it looks like soon enough I will be doing some remodeling of my own, I'll be counting on your articles like this one to help me on that journey! And, I will be following this list...I am proud to say I already am working on my plan and have been checking on things like permits and insurance! Thanks for this great list! Take Care LJ Well, it looks like soon enough I will be doing some remodeling of my own, I’ll be counting on your articles like this one to help me on that journey!

And, I will be following this list…I am proud to say I already am working on my plan and have been checking on things like permits and insurance!

Thanks for this great list!

Take Care

LJ

]]> By: Sissy http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2008/03/26/15-mistakes-to-avoid-when-home-remodeling/#comment-1264 Sissy Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:42:33 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=216#comment-1264 Oh, yes. After a 3 month long renovation on the kitchen, I know what you mean. We were washing dishes in the bathroom, our fridge was in the den and plaster dust was everywhere. I totally agree that costs can really get out of control when unexpected things happen. Like when the cabinets you picked out don't come assembled ($50 per cabinet to assemble) and you need 26 cabinets=upgrade to nicer cabinets. Or when you rip out the paneling in the den and there isn't any insulation on the outside walls. Or when you don't factor in that cabinet knobs are $4 per cabinet or more. The delivery charge killed us on a couple things. The only really trendy thing I chose was the paint. Red now, more nuetral later or if we sell. I took a summer job to pay for my granite, but it was soooo worth it to me. So many memories in that post! Oh, yes. After a 3 month long renovation on the kitchen, I know what you mean. We were washing dishes in the bathroom, our fridge was in the den and plaster dust was everywhere. I totally agree that costs can really get out of control when unexpected things happen. Like when the cabinets you picked out don’t come assembled ($50 per cabinet to assemble) and you need 26 cabinets=upgrade to nicer cabinets. Or when you rip out the paneling in the den and there isn’t any insulation on the outside walls. Or when you don’t factor in that cabinet knobs are $4 per cabinet or more. The delivery charge killed us on a couple things.

The only really trendy thing I chose was the paint. Red now, more nuetral later or if we sell. I took a summer job to pay for my granite, but it was soooo worth it to me.

So many memories in that post!

]]> By: Michelle Dawn http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2008/03/26/15-mistakes-to-avoid-when-home-remodeling/#comment-1266 Michelle Dawn Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:46:30 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=216#comment-1266 Great list. My husband and I are looking for a home and renovating a fixer-upper is probably the way we will go. Great list. My husband and I are looking for a home and renovating a fixer-upper is probably the way we will go.

]]> By: Toronto neighbourhoods http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2008/03/26/15-mistakes-to-avoid-when-home-remodeling/#comment-1265 Toronto neighbourhoods Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:23:39 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=216#comment-1265 According to the pictures, your home is wonderful and you can be really pride that managed to do the remodeling by yourselves. I agree with your opinion that your house after the renovation should still fit into houses in your neighbourhood or just not to look very weird among them as in our <a href="http://juliekinnear.com/toronto-neighbourhoods" rel="nofollow">neighbourhoods in Toronto</a> you can`t find extreme cases. I like trendy things but what concerns the colour I prefer the very common light colours. I liked your post very much as I`m thinking about to do the same on our house and I hope I won`t stay just by planning it. According to the pictures, your home is wonderful and you can be really pride that managed to do the remodeling by yourselves. I agree with your opinion that your house after the renovation should still fit into houses in your neighbourhood or just not to look very weird among them as in our neighbourhoods in Toronto you can`t find extreme cases. I like trendy things but what concerns the colour I prefer the very common light colours. I liked your post very much as I`m thinking about to do the same on our house and I hope I won`t stay just by planning it.

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