Advice with upgrading an old house

[Clifford]

[quote=UCGal]What year is the house. You say older… for some folks that means 1990’s… for other folks that’s 1930’s…
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UCGal,

The house was built in the 1970s. As it is, it may be considered “liveable”. I just want to make it nicer to live in because most of the work is easier to do while it’s vacant.

Do you know how much it cost (per room) to have popcorn w/asbestos removed by a professional ?

[Clifford]

AN,

In this thread, http://piggington.com/kitchen_remodel_recommendations, you mentioned that you had work done on your kitchen.

Did you just do the kitchen or the entire house ?
If it is the latter, did you hire a GC ?

[Clifford]

AN,

In this thread, http://piggington.com/kitchen_remodel_recommendations, you mentioned that you had work done on your kitchen.

Did you just do the kitchen or the entire house ?
If it is the latter, did you hire a GC ?

[Clifford]

AN,

In this thread, http://piggington.com/kitchen_remodel_recommendations, you mentioned that you had work done on your kitchen.

Did you just do the kitchen or the entire house ?
If it is the latter, did you hire a GC ?

[Clifford]

AN,

In this thread, http://piggington.com/kitchen_remodel_recommendations, you mentioned that you had work done on your kitchen.

Did you just do the kitchen or the entire house ?
If it is the latter, did you hire a GC ?

[Clifford]

AN,

In this thread, http://piggington.com/kitchen_remodel_recommendations, you mentioned that you had work done on your kitchen.

Did you just do the kitchen or the entire house ?
If it is the latter, did you hire a GC ?

[an]

[quote=Clifford]AN,

In this thread, http://piggington.com/kitchen_remodel_recommendations, you mentioned that you had work done on your kitchen.

Did you just do the kitchen or the entire house ?
If it is the latter, did you hire a GC ?[/quote]
I’m slowly remodeling the whole house. I’m living in there now and do it one project at a time (there’s no rush). The guy I hired has a GC license but I hired him for specific jobs. I also hired HVAC guy to do HVAC stuff and tile guys to do tile stuff. But for the kitchen, it was done by the GC and he coordinate w/ the cabinet people and granite people, since I didn’t have that contact at the time. However, when I remodel my bathroom, I’ll hire the cabinet guy, tile guy, and granite guy separately. It’s much cheaper that way. I also painted the whole house myself. I did a lot of small projects myself. Houses built before 1980 most likely have asbestos, so you need to pay more to have it removed correctly (you should probably look at around $2/sq-ft to have it removed… that was the quotes I got). Since you said your wife might stay at home, that’s perfect scenario to be your own GC. You do the leg work and have your wife keep an eye on the contractors.

BTW, you can replace all the toilets in your house very easily. Just need to buy the toilet from your favorite hardware store.

[an]

[quote=Clifford]AN,

In this thread, http://piggington.com/kitchen_remodel_recommendations, you mentioned that you had work done on your kitchen.

Did you just do the kitchen or the entire house ?
If it is the latter, did you hire a GC ?[/quote]
I’m slowly remodeling the whole house. I’m living in there now and do it one project at a time (there’s no rush). The guy I hired has a GC license but I hired him for specific jobs. I also hired HVAC guy to do HVAC stuff and tile guys to do tile stuff. But for the kitchen, it was done by the GC and he coordinate w/ the cabinet people and granite people, since I didn’t have that contact at the time. However, when I remodel my bathroom, I’ll hire the cabinet guy, tile guy, and granite guy separately. It’s much cheaper that way. I also painted the whole house myself. I did a lot of small projects myself. Houses built before 1980 most likely have asbestos, so you need to pay more to have it removed correctly (you should probably look at around $2/sq-ft to have it removed… that was the quotes I got). Since you said your wife might stay at home, that’s perfect scenario to be your own GC. You do the leg work and have your wife keep an eye on the contractors.

BTW, you can replace all the toilets in your house very easily. Just need to buy the toilet from your favorite hardware store.

[an]

[quote=Clifford]AN,

In this thread, http://piggington.com/kitchen_remodel_recommendations, you mentioned that you had work done on your kitchen.

Did you just do the kitchen or the entire house ?
If it is the latter, did you hire a GC ?[/quote]
I’m slowly remodeling the whole house. I’m living in there now and do it one project at a time (there’s no rush). The guy I hired has a GC license but I hired him for specific jobs. I also hired HVAC guy to do HVAC stuff and tile guys to do tile stuff. But for the kitchen, it was done by the GC and he coordinate w/ the cabinet people and granite people, since I didn’t have that contact at the time. However, when I remodel my bathroom, I’ll hire the cabinet guy, tile guy, and granite guy separately. It’s much cheaper that way. I also painted the whole house myself. I did a lot of small projects myself. Houses built before 1980 most likely have asbestos, so you need to pay more to have it removed correctly (you should probably look at around $2/sq-ft to have it removed… that was the quotes I got). Since you said your wife might stay at home, that’s perfect scenario to be your own GC. You do the leg work and have your wife keep an eye on the contractors.

BTW, you can replace all the toilets in your house very easily. Just need to buy the toilet from your favorite hardware store.

[an]

[quote=Clifford]AN,

In this thread, http://piggington.com/kitchen_remodel_recommendations, you mentioned that you had work done on your kitchen.

Did you just do the kitchen or the entire house ?
If it is the latter, did you hire a GC ?[/quote]
I’m slowly remodeling the whole house. I’m living in there now and do it one project at a time (there’s no rush). The guy I hired has a GC license but I hired him for specific jobs. I also hired HVAC guy to do HVAC stuff and tile guys to do tile stuff. But for the kitchen, it was done by the GC and he coordinate w/ the cabinet people and granite people, since I didn’t have that contact at the time. However, when I remodel my bathroom, I’ll hire the cabinet guy, tile guy, and granite guy separately. It’s much cheaper that way. I also painted the whole house myself. I did a lot of small projects myself. Houses built before 1980 most likely have asbestos, so you need to pay more to have it removed correctly (you should probably look at around $2/sq-ft to have it removed… that was the quotes I got). Since you said your wife might stay at home, that’s perfect scenario to be your own GC. You do the leg work and have your wife keep an eye on the contractors.

BTW, you can replace all the toilets in your house very easily. Just need to buy the toilet from your favorite hardware store.

[an]

[quote=Clifford]AN,

In this thread, http://piggington.com/kitchen_remodel_recommendations, you mentioned that you had work done on your kitchen.

Did you just do the kitchen or the entire house ?
If it is the latter, did you hire a GC ?[/quote]
I’m slowly remodeling the whole house. I’m living in there now and do it one project at a time (there’s no rush). The guy I hired has a GC license but I hired him for specific jobs. I also hired HVAC guy to do HVAC stuff and tile guys to do tile stuff. But for the kitchen, it was done by the GC and he coordinate w/ the cabinet people and granite people, since I didn’t have that contact at the time. However, when I remodel my bathroom, I’ll hire the cabinet guy, tile guy, and granite guy separately. It’s much cheaper that way. I also painted the whole house myself. I did a lot of small projects myself. Houses built before 1980 most likely have asbestos, so you need to pay more to have it removed correctly (you should probably look at around $2/sq-ft to have it removed… that was the quotes I got). Since you said your wife might stay at home, that’s perfect scenario to be your own GC. You do the leg work and have your wife keep an eye on the contractors.

BTW, you can replace all the toilets in your house very easily. Just need to buy the toilet from your favorite hardware store.

[Clifford]

I plan to do this. And please tell me if this is naive or crazy.

The house is vacant. I’ll leave the keys (the old keys left by the previous owner) under the door mat for the individual contractors to use.

I’ll schedule the contractors to come in on certain days to do their work. I plan to stop by each morning before work & each evening after work to check on the progress.

I’m aware of the potential for vandalism, but I think that’s a measured risk.

[Clifford]

I plan to do this. And please tell me if this is naive or crazy.

The house is vacant. I’ll leave the keys (the old keys left by the previous owner) under the door mat for the individual contractors to use.

I’ll schedule the contractors to come in on certain days to do their work. I plan to stop by each morning before work & each evening after work to check on the progress.

I’m aware of the potential for vandalism, but I think that’s a measured risk.

[Clifford]

I plan to do this. And please tell me if this is naive or crazy.

The house is vacant. I’ll leave the keys (the old keys left by the previous owner) under the door mat for the individual contractors to use.

I’ll schedule the contractors to come in on certain days to do their work. I plan to stop by each morning before work & each evening after work to check on the progress.

I’m aware of the potential for vandalism, but I think that’s a measured risk.

[Clifford]

I plan to do this. And please tell me if this is naive or crazy.

The house is vacant. I’ll leave the keys (the old keys left by the previous owner) under the door mat for the individual contractors to use.

I’ll schedule the contractors to come in on certain days to do their work. I plan to stop by each morning before work & each evening after work to check on the progress.

I’m aware of the potential for vandalism, but I think that’s a measured risk.

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