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Tuesday, June 01, 2010
New Bid
We have a new bid on the house.
After we told the General Contractor that we were priced out of the house project and started to walk away he said, "Wait. Let me sharpen my pencil".
And so he did.
The fancy, wooden windows are now vinyl. The Hardi-Plank® siding is also vinyl.
The tile surrounds in the bathrooms have been replaced with acrylic.
The 4" trim is 2 1/2" trim. The crown molding is gone.
The French doors to the patio are now a slider. Awning windows in the foundation wall are now "basement" windows. I'm not sure what the difference is.
Corian® counter tops have become plastic laminate. Cabinets have become shelves. The shower in the downstairs bathroom is gone. The "high quality rails, balusters and newel" have become "oak stair rails, painted balusters and oak newel". That's OK. I can deal with oak.
The good news is that the project now seems to be only 15% over budget instead of 150%. We might be able to do this.
I think we still have indoor plumbing and electricity planned.