Blackcoog
Hard-core CEG'er
I worked in the trades for years and was a partner in my friends construction company. I have framed/sidded/roofed/tape/mudded/textured/electrical/trimmed complete houses already so it wasn't too bad, it's getting motivated to work on it that was the hard part.
Menards had pre-hung 6 panel oak unfinished doors for $99 each on sale with brass hinges. Door handles are going for at least $20 each for mediocre brands. So we have about $1200+ tax just in doors and hardware and I still have to stain them in the spring.
I called a contractor I use to work for because I knew they saved all the extra trim from jobs. She said come to the shop and make me an offer. I paid $100 for over 1,800 lineal feet of pre-finished colonial wide casing and base! Should have costed about $2k for all of that. That was the best deal yet.
The carpet was the next best deal, I shoveled 3 weeks worth of snow for my neighbor while he was on vacation in exchange for the carpet install on the 2nd floor bedroom. I just had to buy the carpet. Saved me $500 and he is installing the 500+ sq ft of carpet in the attic too.
Rough electrical was about $700
Another $2,500 for insulation, drywall, etc.
Should be into it for about $8k total when done
Sounds like you made out ok.
You should have paid a kid $20 to shovel your neighbors driveway just before he got home.
Kitchen cost me about $2,700 but $1,800 was for the granite counter top with a undermount sink. Menards wanted $1200 for a laminate countertop... When granite came in that close to the laminate price I decided to go with that instead.
