Posts Tagged ‘Flooring’

where can i get a loan to do a few home improvments?

Monday, September 22nd, 2008
aw asked:


i just bought the house and need 5, 000-10,000 to do several upgrades. my credit is not perfect but was good enough to get mortgage from bank to buy house, but was not able to borrow extra to use to do home improvements that i need because of loan type. this is very important stuff that needs to be done like central air unit and flooring. help please

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Posted in Personal Finance | 1 Comment »

why do home improvement and cable people always expect you to be home during working hours?

Friday, July 4th, 2008
rockinright06 asked:


My wife and I got our kitchen remodeled and had seperate installers for flooring, cabinets, applicance install, and countertops. In every case, one of us had to take a day off work, on short notice, and endure bitching from our respective bosses about it, because the aforementioned contractors could only do 9-5 hours during the week and not pin down an exact time to boot.

Why do they do this? Why do they expect that the average working person can take off work 5 times in one month? Am I the only person that finds this to be a problem?

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Posted in Maintenance & Repairs | 13 Comments »

What would be a ball park labor figure for some home improvement I am having done?

Monday, April 21st, 2008
Artiecat asked:


I am having part of basement redone after flood damage. I would like to know a ball park figure for the following utilizing a 320 sq ft space.

Old paneling removed, old tile (wet underneath) removed. All hauled away by contractor. Replace with insulation and water-resistent dry wall; wood laminate floor (flooring at around 75.00 per sq ft). Install three doors in lieu of old paneling and panel doors. Paint dry wall all around. The figure I am looking for does not include materials as I am paying for them separately. I am interested in a labor figure.

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Posted in Decorating & Remodeling | 2 Comments »