Home reno help

[kissjo]

I need some help please

I'm looking at doing some simple renos/upgrades to my house over the next 6 months to increase sellability, which we plan on doing over the next year to year and a half.

I have the help to do it and am more than confident in their carpenter skills. However, I have no idea where to look for supplies that won't rob me of my entire budget (which is roughly $1000-$1500).

I would like to do laminate flooring (to roughly 190 sq ft - IKEAs floors are just too thin - I need better quality than that for the condo that I live in), new carpet in the bedroom (roughly 10'x14'), back splash in the kitchen, new faucet for the kitchen and shower, and some new blinds.

I don't know if thats possible to get all of that for the budget I want. I would really like some good quality items, because, quite frankly, the builders that built my condo appear to have all been new at their jobs that week. I would consider some second hand items (ie: backsplash, flooring) if they are in good shape.

Any thoughts of where I should look?

[Hailey'smommy]

try the habitat for humanity store as they have used stuff pretty good quality and sometimes they even have brand new stuff.

[Squints67]

As already posted, habitat for humanity is a great place to look. My dad has got some really good deals on hardwood there, but it was usually on smaller amounts (200 sq. ft) for small rooms. But you never know what will be there.
The other suggestion I have is Home Depot, and I guess most of the big homestores. You still have a bit of time, so you can wait and see what the sales are. They often have decent products on sale, and they have clearance tables too, which would be a great place to find faucets. When my husband was selling his condo, he put up backsplash, but used 12x12 floor tiles. It may not be AS nice as all the traditional backsplash tiles, but it still looked great. And keep in mind, usually, the bigger the tile, the cheaper the overall cost will be....

[aww]

What Kijiji too, if someone bought too much of flooring, tiles, carpet, etc. they may post them on Kijiji for cheap just to get rid of the surplus - you can also post an ad there looking for it.
End of the Roll and such might have some remnants for carpeting but it sounds like a big piece that you need.

[Pinkflowergirl86]

I'd try Costco for the laminate. When they have it as an item of the week, its a really good deal. My mom did her whole main floor for less than $400, and she has a good sized house.

[Inlovewithblue]

Last I was at the Habitat Store, they didn't have enough to do a significant square footage.

I would recommend the Flooring Factory - really great prices. We scored $1.99/sq ft slate for our bathrooms. They have good selection for all types and the prices are excellent for laminate and tile.

For the carpet, I would check out End of The Roll , we have gotten remnants here for cheap.

For facuets and doors, and used/repurposed stuff, we like to check out Architectural Clearinghouse and Home ReUsables. We've had better luck at AC lately.

Neutral paint and no clutter sure helps sell a house too. We always invest in some extra plants when we do it too and place them in strategic places around the house. The mistints at Rona, Home Depot, etc almost always have something that's around what we need or will work.

Hope this helps - clearly we've had a little experience with the Hobo-Chic Project.

[Orual]

If you end up having to choose one thing over another, fresh paint and a really thorough cleanup and cleanout are the best investments you can make.

Paint: the Terra Losa Dulux store (it's on the backside of staples and futureshop) always seems to have a ton of mistints. We painted our entire house by buying a 5 gallon pail and various (but similar) shades of beige, mixing them together. I can't remember the exact cost but it was super cheap. We did that, changed all the lighting, and some other repairs for less than $200. Hubby (who was a painter till about 2 months ago) says they are $6 a gallon for mistints there.

[mhk]

This is so interesting! Thanks!

[zandermor]

We ordered our faucets from Amazon. They took a few weeks to arrive, but were at least 50% cheaper than our local stores.

[kissjo]

Thanks for the ideas...we know we have lots of time, but with boxing day coming up, we were hoping to maybe snag some deals if we saw something.

I will have to look into the suggestions....thanks again!