Condo Remodel

[Riverhound777]

I finally decided to post about my condo remodel. Took 3 months and had to live there all but two nights when I had asbestos removed from the popcorn ceilings. I did the demo myself with help from friends, but most of the major work I had done. I did do the baseboards myself though, and a ton of organization and all the permit work. What a pain. It was worth it in the end, but cost way more than I thought of course, and took a lot longer. Here is the album!

http://imgur.com/a/lXozs

You can't see in these, but I also had floors and ceilings done in the bedrooms. I also didn't get any good pictures of the center closet area that I pulled out. It was the pantry and water heater. It caused you to open the front door to a wall, so it looks much bigger after.

 

[Kaido]

Holy freaking crap @ the kitchen remodel dude! Tell me more about your cabinets & countertops!

My kitchen is pretty similar to yours, only smaller (no joke). I'm in a similar condo, which I'm renting but thinking about buying...but we really want a house with a yard. I've done a bunch of smaller projects (home automation etc.) but after totaling up the big projects, it's amazing how quickly it gets into the $20 - $50k range, haha. Yours looks amazing, great job!

 

[Riverhound777]

Thanks! The countertops are quartz, LG Cirrus if I recall. The Cabinets are Cherry with Espresso finish, brand was Diamond. It was a much larger project than I ever dreamed, but i'm happy with the result.

 

[herm0016]

Looks great!

 

[NetWareHead]

Looks great, nice new look in the house. Good thinking to get that water heater and utilities out of the main living space.

 

[Kaido]

Is that slate tile on the bottom pics?

 

[dionasaur]

Love the look! Nice work!

 

[Riverhound777]

Is that slate tile on the bottom pics?

It's porcelain tile. And I don't recommend the one I got. The texture is super rough, like 200 grit sandpaper. It scuff everything and if you walk around in socks it wears a hole in them. Plus it's a pain to clean (which negates the biggest reason to get tile!). I suggest not only checking the tile samples for color and pattern, but also texture.