Final night time, I sat down and went by means of all of my receipts to see simply how a lot it price me to transform the visitor bed room right into a walk-in closet with a laundry space. I shared a number of footage of the completed closet in yesterday’s submit, so when you missed that, you’ll be able to click on right here to see all the particulars of the completed closet/laundry room (and doubtless extra footage than you may truly need).
However simply to recap, I went from this bed room…
…to this walk-in closet with a laundry space.
This was a fairly in depth mission as a result of it began with all the outdated flooring and subfloor being eliminated and new subfloor and flooring being put in. That added fairly a bit to the price of the general mission. After which I stained and sealed the ground…twice. However firstly of the yr, as soon as the outdated flooring and subfloor was out, and the brand new subfloor was in, the room appeared like this…
That contractor additionally did the plumbing and among the electrical rough-in for me earlier than I fired him. (You may examine that right here.) However I did pay him some for the work he did on this room.
Contractor charges: $500.00
Then I employed out the set up of the brand new hardwood flooring, after which completed the ground myself. I’m so glad that I redid these flooring! Are you able to think about my closet with these darkish flooring?
I actually suppose these darkish flooring would have made the entire room so darkish and drab. I had them coated whereas I used to be constructing the closet cupboards, however as soon as I made a decision to redo them, I uncovered them and sanded across the edges. I can’t discover any footage with the strong darkish flooring with the cupboards, however you will get an concept of what the darkish flooring would have appeared like right here…
It was a variety of work, however I’m so glad I went again and sanded down these flooring and redid them with the Bona NaturalSeal and Bona Site visitors HD. So the flooring price for this room consists of the precise hardwood flooring, the set up, and the ending and refinishing (together with the rental price for the sanders and the sandpaper for the sanders).
Flooring Price: $2581.83
The price for the plywood and trim that I used for the island was included on this, so this price covers all the plywood, trim, molding, and so on., for all the perimeter cupboards plus the island.
Lumber price: $3141.80
And, in fact, there have been a variety of little prices that added up alongside the best way — nails, screws, sandpaper, wooden filler, and so on.
Provides price: $290.38
After which there was the price of the primer, paint, and paint provides. I in all probability might have lowered this price by about $150 had I not bought 100 paint samples. 😀 However I had such a tough time deciding on a paint coloration for the cupboards. Bear in mind all the colours I examined out?
I don’t suppose I’ve ever examined out this many samples for some other room. However I actually struggled with this one.
I’m so glad I went with a blue. I can’t even think about the room being coral. And the colour I went with — Sherwin Williams Billowy Breeze — ended up being good. I find it irresistible a lot! However Sherwin Williams paint isn’t low cost. And neither is the primer I used — Zinsser B-I-N shellac-based primer. I used to be a bit shocked on the complete price of the paint and paint provides (brushes, rollers, curler trays, and so on.). These expensive primers and paints, plus all the provides, added up actually fast.
Paint and paint provides: $1145.91
I put all the {hardware} for the room into one class. This consists of the brushed gold closet rods…
Plus all the drawer and door pulls, drawer slides for the island, and so on.
This was one other class that provides up actually quick. Drawer pulls and mushy shut ball bearing drawer slides aren’t low cost!
{Hardware} prices: $641.48
After which there’s the primary lighting for the room. I went from having one dimly lit ceiling fan within the heart of the room to having a great deal of flush ceiling lights on dimmers.
Good lighting makes all of the totally different in a room, and I particularly wished my closet to be very mild and vivid. However I additionally put all the lights on dimmers. So this price consists of the brand new lighting (not together with the ornamental lighting fixtures), all the new wiring that the brand new lights required, dimmer switches, cowl plates, and so on.
Lighting Prices: $633.46
The following class is all the fairly stuff. And my closet wouldn’t be my closet with the gorgeous stuff.
This class consists of the wallpaper, sconces, mirror, glass for the jewellery drawer, garments hamper, step ladder, and so on.
The beautiful stuff: $1375.48
And at last, I put my chandelier in its personal separate class.
As soon as I added the numbers, I spotted that it price greater than I believed it did. But it surely’s nonetheless a fraction of what the inspiration chandelier price!
Chandelier price: $388.54
And that’s it! In order that brings us to the grand complete for turning a bed room right into a walk-in closet and laundry room…
- Contractor charges: $500.00
- Flooring: $2581.83
- Lumber: $3141.80
- Provides: $290.38
- Paint and paint provides: $1145.91
- {Hardware}: $641.48
- Fundamental room lighting: $633.46
- The beautiful stuff: $1375.48
- Chandelier: $388.54
GRAND TOTAL: $10,698.88
I’ve to confess that I didn’t notice it price that a lot. Was it price it? Properly, I assume solely I can reply that query. And for me, the reply is a convincing YES!
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Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and enhance the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You may be taught extra about me right here.
