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>>CHUCK: YOU MAY KNOW THIS FROM
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, UPDATING
THE BATHROOM AND KITCHEN ARE THE
BEST WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR
HOME'S VALUE.
WE TOLD YOU ABOUT REMODELING
YOUR KITCHEN.
AND ADAM HELFMAN FROM
HIREITDONE.COM HAS MORE ON HOW
BUDGET.
BOOMING!
AND BATHROOM REMODELING IS AT
THE TOP OF THE LIST.
I'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO REMODEL ON
A BUDGET.
MOST HOMEOWNERS SPEND HOURS UPON
HOURS ON THE INTERNET LOOKING
FOR DEALS ON REMODELING,
SAVINGS.
DO, BUNDLE.
HERE'S A VANITY, A COUNTERTOP, A
SINK, AND A FAUCET.
IF YOU PURCHASE THESE
SEPARATELY, YOU WOULD SPEND WELL
OVER $2,000.
$1200.
IT'S BEST TO KEEP THE FOOTPRINT
THE SAME.
KEEP THE TOILET WHERE IT WAS
ORIGINALLY LOCATED AND THE SINK
AND VANITY IN THE SAME SPOT.
IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE
LOCATION, THAT'S WHEN YOU CALL
IN THE PROFESSIONAL.
HERE'S ANOTHER TIP FOR YOUR
BATHROOM REMODEL.
WHEN YOU'RE WITH THE GRANITE
FABRICATOR, GO WITH THE REMNANT.
AT LEAST 50% ON FINDING A
HAVING A BUDGET, MAKING YOUR
LIST AND DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT
AHEAD OF TIME WILL ALWAYS MAKE
YOUR REMODELING PROJE
HASSLE-FREE.
>> Chuck: ADAM HELFMAN IS HERE.
HE'S LIKE A SUPER HERO, WE YELL
"HELP" AND HE SHOWS UP!
HE'S GOT ALL THE ANSWERS ABOUT
REMODELING A BATHROOM.
SO WHAT QUESTIONS SHOULD PEOPLE
ASK A CONTRACTOR BEFORE STARTING
THIS KIND OF PROJECT?
>> T KEEP IT SIMPLE, FIRST ASK,
HOW LONG WILL THE JOB TAKE?
IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, YOU
HAVE TO PULL A PERMIT.
A LOT OF CONTRACTORS SAY, WE'RE
NOT CHANGING MUCH AND WE DON'T
NEED A PERMIT.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
ANYTHING OVER $650 YOU NEED A
PERMIT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE
DOING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL.
A BATHROOM REMODELING PROJECT IS
ALMOST LIKE BUILDING A HOUSE.
YOU'VE GOT DEMO, A LITTLE BIT OF
FRAMING, TILE, INSULATION,
ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, PAINT, A
LITTLE BIT OF EXHAUST, HEATING,
SMALL SPACE.
PROPERLY.
THAT'S WHY HIRING A PROFESSIONAL
IS SO IMPORTANT.
SO WHEN YOU ASK HOW LONG SHOULD
IT TAKE, TELL HIM TO PUT IT IN
WRITING.
ALL RIGHT, IT TAKES TEN DAYS.
WHAT HAPPENS IF IT TAKES LONGER?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO FOR ME?
OH, PUT IT IN WRITING.
>> Chuck: AND THINGS CAN GO
WRONG AND WE'VE LEARNED THIS
FROM BUYING A HOUSE, WATER IS
LEAKING OR YOU'RE NOT EXHAUSTING
THE HUMIDITY.
YOU STEP OUT OF THE SHOWER AND
ALL THE AIR IS IN THERE.
>> GREAT POINT.
BATHROOM REMODELING, CONTRACTORS
DON'T HAVE X-RAY VISION.
IF YOU HAD A LEAKING TOILET AND
THEY REMOVE AND DO THE DEMO AND
THERE'S ROTTED WOOD AROUND THE
TOILET AREA, THAT'S A CHANGE
ORDER AND UNFORESEEN CONDITION
AND WILL COST YOU EXTRA MONEY.
VENTILATION.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE A WINDOW,
THAT'S FOR VENTILATION, AND THEY
NEVER OPEN IT.
A BATH FAN IS A GREAT ADDITION
BUT IT NEEDS TO BE VENTED OUT
THE ROOF, NOT JUST INTO THE
ATTIC OR YOU'LL HAVE MOLD
ISSUES.
AND THE CUBIC FEET PER MINUTE,
BATH.
AND A WHISPER QUIET ONE SO YOU
DON'T HAVE TO HEAR IT.
>> Chuck: WHAT KIND OF CHECKLIST
SHOULD WE HAVE?
>> A POPULAR PORTION IS THAT
HOMEOWNERS ARE BECOMEINTE
INTERACTIVE AND PICK OUT THE
SINK AND THE TILE AND HAVE THE
CONTRACTOR ASSEMBLE IT.
THERE IS GREAT NEW TECHNOLOGY
FOR PRESUMIN
-- FOR PLUMBING,
BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE
CONTRACTOR WILL INSTALL THAT.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ITEMS THAT
AE INCLUDED FROM THE CONTRACTOR
AND THEN ASK THE CONTRACTOR TO
INCLUDED.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
THEY'LL DEMO YOUR BATHROOM AND
PUT THE DEBRIS AT THE END OF THE
DRIVEWAY.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD
CLEAN-UP AND PUT IT IN A
DUMPSTER AND HAUL AWAY.
THOSE ARE ITEMS WE MAKE SURE OUR
CONTRACTORS INCLUDE.
>> Chuck: GOOD STUFF, AS ALWAYS.
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