Home Improvements

[PhillyPhreak54]

What kind of cabinets do you want?

[SD]

Make settlement today at noon. Tomorrow I'm ripping up the old carpets and replacing them and painting the place. Starting Monday while I'm at work my buddy is starting on the kitchen restoration.

Anyone paint aluminum siding? Looks like there's brick under the siding and the two adjoining neighbors have brick, but my buddy is a mason and said there's no way to tell if it goes all the way up and aluminum bends so he can't remove a single piece to see how far up it goes.

[Rome]

It's aluminum siding.  Bang it with a hammer in a spot that's not visible. You can hear the difference between frame and brick behind it.  Rip that shtein off anyway.  It's hideous.

[SD]

If you're paying I'll rip that shtein off today

[Seabiscuit36]

Couldn't you just use a small masonry drillbit and drill thru the siding.  Pick a few key spots, if you hit brick, there's your answer.  If you want to repair the small hole in the siding, just pick up JB Weld and dab a small amount over the hole and use a spackle to cover the hole.   JB lasts for a long time, its easy to sand down.  And if you need to paint the siding then you'll have them cover it up with paint anyway. 

[SD]

That's why I throw shtein like this on cf...I'll give that a try. Just had my walk through...place looks good and I still can't believe the price I got

[smeags]

If you're paying I'll rip that shtein off today

there should be info on the house in the settlement paperwork that tells you what type of construction it is.

just rip it off and take it to the scrap yard.

brick >>>>> aluminum siding.

[SD]

There isn't we checked and the previous owners are clueless

[smeags]

that stinks. single house ?

[SD]

Townhouse 3 bedroom 2 baths 1800 square feet

[SD]

My new house is gutted completely. Not one toilet, sink, refrigerator, cabinets, carpet in the place. The place is all original meaning it's 35 years old and nothing has been updated.

Kitchen is getting remodeled: Bought all new cabinets, installing porcelain onyx noce tile, granite counter tops, and backsplash. Once that's all done I'll go about buying appliances.

Downstairs bathroom: Bought a sink listed at $199 at Home Depot last night for $150. It was their last one and was an open box (it's in perfect condition). Bathroom is small so it's just getting new floor tiles, sink and painting.

Upstairs bathroom: Took it down to the studs. Replacing all the dry wall, bought a new tub and toilet. Using Folkstone sandy beach tile to redo the bathroom. Need to buy 2 bathroom vanities because there's a sink in the master bedroom too.

Going with a neutral carpet.

Paint I'm still in the process of deciding. The common areas are going to be a brown with an off brown to accent the colors. Daughter wants her room to be pink, so she's getting pink. Master bedroom think I'm going to do a light blue and a dark blue. Spare bedroom might do the same.

Family room is being turned into a bar. I'm painting one wall Kelly Green, one wall Sixers Blue, one wall Phillies Red, and one wall Flyers Orange. I have a ton of autographed items and framed pictures to put up on each wall. Nice bar (62 inches wide) I'm purchasing from American Signature furniture for $350.

The rooms had these awful fluorecent lights that hung over the door. Ripped them down, put recess lighting throughout the entire house. Putting ceiling fans in mine and my daughters room.

Total price materials and labor is running me around $14k.

[PhillyPhreak54]

What kind of cabinets?

[Rome]

Take some pix, bro.

Really. I'd like to see the progress.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Agreed - me too

[smeags]

Townhouse 3 bedroom 2 baths 1800 square feet

nice. philly or burbs ?

did you find out about the brick ?