All Forum Posts by: Frank S.

For my project's kitchen, I am looking at Craigslist used cabinets. Otherwise, home depot bare oak will do. 

The floors were 2x6, not 2x10. So, I used a floor mounted, wall outlet toilet, not floor outlet, by American Standard.  Also, I did not put a bathtub, I used  a shower.  I used 3/4" plywood sub-floor. If you get the better plywood, you could paint it or stain it.  Look up ideas online. 

Consider also skylights and upgraded insulation ( R19 vs R21)  That will certainly add costs. 

Best wishes, 

Frank

@Dumitru Anton 

So, painting floors is called "European floors" ?  Interesting. 

That's the same paint used for outdoors.  Furniture will have felt pads. I will buy them for them.   

Fortunately, I just got set up with a permanent 20% Home Depot Behr paint discount.  This beats my  Sherwin-Williams contractor discount.

Good luck. I hope that works. 

UPONOR

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I ignore if they sell retail. Contact them and ask for their local representative, then see if they can sell you directly. 

Chicago Cost, non conforming unit.

600 s.f. runs for about $15K - $20K. Rents for $575/$650

Framing, plywood, $2K

Drywall,   $2K

Paint $1K

Floors, your call  $3K wood to $700 painted.  Vinyl $1.7 k

Bath $5K unless you do some of the work

Gas $1K

Electrical $4K

Misc. Carpentry $600

Gremlins $1.5K

Welcome to BP!

From the options considered, the $5 per square foot for hardwood floors was the best alternative.  The typical price is closer to $8. So, when compared to vinyl sheet flooring or allure, the difference wasn't too much. 

I will paint the floors as an experiment. I plan on doing these nonconforming attics again, so this could be a good lesson, possibly a good one.  I will not use a stencil.  Yes, I will have to repaint every so often.

http://www.remodelista.com/posts/remodeling-101-pa...

https://www.bobvila.com/articles/painted-plywood-f...

http://www.lovelyetc.com/2012/01/amazing-painted-f...

Carpet won't work here.  Imagine dirty work boots, tools, etc. It will be ruined. I am going to price vinyl sheet flooring.  This should land around $1.5K, slightly cheaper than allure, but the repairs should not be bad. 

 Yeah, my flooring guy gave me an outstanding price.  I also gave him two floors to sand and finish. Allure is expensive, and I wonder if it will hold during time.  

My cheap self says stain, but I think wood is the way to go. There is no payback, there is no tenant retention, but if I hold this for long, it will pay back when I need to update it again. 

Flooring Advice

I need some clear minds and advice to select flooring for this job.

Non conforming attic studio, third floor walk-up, C class, 525 S.F., new bath, new drywall, three light zones, it's not bad. It may rent for $650 with all utilities included.

Cost to renovate $15K, payback about 2.5 years.

The bath has tile. for the remaining 465 floors I had considered the following:

Wood, oak, first class, natural type. Cost $2,300 - all materials and labor included. Pro flooring guy. He rocks. 

Sand, patch, and stain, new 3/4" plywood sub-floor for an industrial look. $1,000 - all materials and labor included. I can probably get this done myself hiring some guys at a cost of $500.  The plywood has been installed, and it needs some work, I wasn't planning on using it as flooring.  I could even throw craigslist rugs.

Installation of allure type vinyl. $600, plus materials $1,395, total $2,000 - - all materials and labor included.

It seems hardwood is the way to go at $2,300 because it can be sanded and refinished over and over again. however, the $500 for stained plywood is tempting. I have not considered carpet.

What do you think?