Decorating & Remodeling - March 2007

I recently hired a contractor who had been doing some work to my home to build a 17Feet x 17 Feet wooden deck in my backyard.

The deck has two staircase entrances. It probably comes off the ground about 3 or 4 Feet high.

The contractor charged me $3,000.00 for the entire job that included his labor. The problem is that he has finished the building of the deck, but he did not stain it or include side panels on the bottom portion around the underside of the deck.

Should the painting and the closing of the bottom of the deck beincluded in the work? He told me that he would need to charge me another $3,000.00 to stain the deck, place paneling along the bottom sides to close it off, plaster those paneling sides and build a small bar that I want included on the deck.

The total for the deck is averaging out to about $6,500...Is this fair, or am I getting overcharged? Please Help!

Teddy

2007-03-09 15:37:12 · 0 answers · asked by hndsmenmiami 2

I have a house with wide plank pegged hardwood flooring. I would like to match this hardwood in an attic renovation I'm planning. Are pegged hardwood floors still available? Do they cost more than standard hardwood floors? Also, my builder is suggesting 3/4 inch unfinished hardwood. Is this an expensive choice?

2007-03-09 15:28:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have just repainted my house and wish to add some abstarct painting. However I dont want to break the bank for them.Let me know some site other than ebay which sell them for cheap.Iam looking for framed ones.

2007-03-09 15:26:49 · 5 answers · asked by Ash c 2

I want to redecorate my bedroom in a true island/caribbean theme. I want it to be bright and beachy and cheerful and relaxing. I don't want it to end up TOO bright and plastic and cheapy. I'm really stuck on this. I hope you can offer help! Ideas, links to photos...thanks!

2007-03-09 14:56:14 · 8 answers · asked by kherome 5

I'm a 17 year old guy trying to repaint my room, what's a good website for me to see lots of pics of different ideas so I can pick out some colors?

2007-03-09 14:46:50 · 3 answers · asked by aydentrodak 1

What should it cost per sq ft to install ceramic tile on a wood subfloor in Louisville, KY? Just installation and backer board not the tile.

2007-03-09 14:38:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where can I find alot of decoration of the little fat chefs for my kitchen? any ideas?

2007-03-09 13:42:18 · 11 answers · asked by h.b.i.c. 3

I just purchased a house in Mexico that has an open floor plan. Kitchen and living space open with a partial rock wall defining the dining area off the living room. Builder used lots of brick, stone, (set in gray cement) and huge wooden beams over the counter separating the kitchen and living room.(I have hung my stem glasses on lattice,attatched to the beams, and an iron hanging pot rack from the beams) The ceilings are very high coming to a pitched point at the top as the house previously had a palapa (palm leaf) roof The color now is a dark taupe and all walls are a swirly, pitted,bumpy cement finish. As it is now..it appears dark and dirty even with the high ceiling and lots of windows covered with black wrought iron on the outside. The use of sooo many different elements, red brick,stone (yellows,grays,beiges,they are actually big flat rocks!), wooden beams, stones framing the doors and the partial wall ..all stone..make it a definate challenge! Any and all ideas..WELCOME Thank U

2007-03-09 13:41:31 · 4 answers · asked by tl c 1

2007-03-09 12:55:24 · 7 answers · asked by crackiswhack 2

Well, I'm repainting my room right now, and I ran into a slight problem. The last time I painted my room, I painted all of the walls white, and on the last wall, I like splattered the paint on, and whipped the paint at the wall. When I painted over the wall with the white, the bumps from the paint came through on the first coat. What should I do so that these bumps don't show up when I paint the walls my last color?

2007-03-09 12:22:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-09 12:04:12 · 5 answers · asked by nick 1

the window is as least 84" high off the floor.

2007-03-09 12:01:15 · 6 answers · asked by Staceyfacey68 2

I am using plan while tile board for the walls in my bathroom and would like to put use tile decals or wall transfers to break up the white. The only thing I have been able to find looks like a cartoon type shell. I have done a search for...wall transfer, tile transfer, wall decals , tile decals , wall stickers and tile stickers...any other suggestions .or if anyone knows where I could find just what I need ...

2007-03-09 11:54:55 · 2 answers · asked by smurfette 2

will it still look like venitian plaster, and what type of paint should i use? eggshell, semi-gloss, flat?

2007-03-09 11:49:43 · 3 answers · asked by gerber baby 3

its a solid silver portable ash tray thats about 4 inches in diameter and1 1/2 inches wide?

2007-03-09 11:24:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've looked at so different countertops for my kitchen. Silestone looks nice but is sooooooooo expensive. Is it worth it? $50.00/sq. ft. and up

2007-03-09 11:19:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-09 11:11:58 · 4 answers · asked by gazza hat 1

....expect and hope to find? What would make it really beautiful, a terrific place to be every so often?

With respect to places to sit: regular seating or floor cushions?

What would be the central focus for the meditation? A mandala, photos, candles and lamps, pictures of saints .... or a statue of Shiva Nataraj (The Lord of the Dance), or some flowers ...?

What would be the best colors for the furniture and the walls?
That is very important: the color / colors ....

Overall: what would make you feel comfortable and conducive for a good meditation (this is just for friends ....) What would make you happy ....what would you treasure?

I guess also this means what kind of space puts you into a meditative mood and helps you along your path ...?

And tons of ferns and other beautiful plants ....?

Thank you for considering ...
peace & love

2007-03-09 11:11:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I love the look of gothic beds and tables/chairs, but what went in the living room, if anything?

2007-03-09 11:09:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you had to choose between the snap together wood laminate boards that costs $1.50 or $2 per foot, or the wood flooring that costs $4.50 or $5 something, which would you choose? We're talking something for both the living room (large room) and the kitchen.

If you go for the laminate, would you choose the kind with the greenboard backing that is supposed to help in case you get the floor wet? $1.59. Salesman says it has a lifetime guarantee. Or choose the $2 kind that the salesman says is so great, and has a 15 year guarantee, but he also says don't get it wet?

I looked at so many products today, I did nothing but confuse myself.

2007-03-09 10:53:12 · 7 answers · asked by kiwi 7

i have been painting for years and we have our own property potfolio and i always do the decorating! so when i was painting a room the other day i was told that you should paint the corners,edging and cutting after you use a roller on the wall but i always do that first before i roll then once when i have finished the rolling, which is the 'professional'way?

2007-03-09 10:06:48 · 5 answers · asked by Theladyw1 2

2007-03-09 10:00:10 · 5 answers · asked by Alyosha 4

I have found fabric which I really like in a fuchsia color with white flowers, and the same fabric design in white-on-white for cushions to go with it. I really don't want to make curtains of the same white fabric because it is a little expensive.

I am wishing for something colorful for the living room and am thinking of a forget-me-not blue rug ..... I don't think I can have another strong color, but I can't figure out what sort of fabric to use for the curtains that would be suitable to go with the brocade.
Have you any ideas? Not too expensive .... I keep wishing for some inexpensive cotton ... even a bleached muslin but that is too far down the scale ...... maybe a white polished cotton?????

I have never put such colors together before. I feel very daring.

Peace & Love

2007-03-09 09:44:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-09 09:37:59 · 2 answers · asked by Lisa R. 4

I just took wallpaper off my wall and am in the process of washing it. There are pieces of the drywall that have come off I think. There are these little brown spots here and there. Also the surface is not smooth. So my question is what paint technique should I use to mask this? I want a garden theme and was thinking the texture might look nice. If I wash the wall, then prime it, will that make my surface flat and smooth again? Maybe take a sponge and blot all over? Or paint it first then go back over blotting? Thanks everyone.

2007-03-09 09:29:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-09 09:22:18 · 3 answers · asked by Jdisclose 2

I LOVE THIS HOUSE. It has a swimming pool, and everything, but the only bathroom is small, and the walls are covered in BLUE tile!! Not one of my colors, nor a color I like. It looks like they have recently put down linoleum on the floor, so I can replace that. What I'm concerned about is the tile. Should I try to remove it, or paint over it? And if I do paint over it, will it stay? Keep in mind that the tiles are not only on the walls, but the entire bathtub walls are covered in them. I cannot live with this, and want to change it. I've never done any DIY, other than painting, but between this bathroom, and pulling up the carpet to refinish the hardwood, I'm going to have to learn!! Thanks in advance for your help.

2007-03-09 09:20:20 · 11 answers · asked by rammerjammer 2

I have lived in a house with my boyfriend for 2 1/2 years and I haven't done anything to redecorate. I am a college student and I don't have a lot of cash. This place is still decorated like a bachelor pad and I am tired of it, but can't afford much to fix it up. I am most tired of the band posters on s couple of the walls, but have nothing to put in there place and can't afford it. All in all the place needs a little woman. Any creative ideas for sprucing the place up?

2007-03-09 09:16:40 · 5 answers · asked by hereceivedacall 3

2007-03-09 09:00:34 · 3 answers · asked by agibson7497@rogers.com 2

what is a finsih floor elevation on site plan? and does anyone know where i can find a sample and/or handout?

2007-03-09 08:45:41 · 3 answers · asked by Aztlan M 1