Skip to content
Rehabbing & House Flipping

User Stats

30
Posts
9
Votes
Kyle Steiner
  • Investor
  • Orange County, CA
9
Votes |
30
Posts

What would you do with this ugly fireplace?

Kyle Steiner
  • Investor
  • Orange County, CA
Posted Jan 14 2018, 19:08

I'm looking at houses to flip and I came across one with an outdated fireplace.  What would you do with the stone here?  Paint it white?  Rip it out and replace the drywall?

I'm wondering from a cost/benefit standpoint, would it be better to just leave it in there rather than incurring the expense of ripping out drywall, rebuilding a basic but nice brick fireplace, then hanging new drywall, taping, texturing and repainting?  

For some context, this is in a suburban neighborhood with prices in the $180 - $230k range and I would plan on repainting the walls regardless of what I did with the fireplace.

Loading replies...