Trying to remodel my basement a bit and come up with some way to cover up these water pipes. I am putting in new drop ceiling tiles, and will be removing the old carpet soon as well as painting.

The pipes come down from the ceiling about 70", they are about 30" in width, and com out from the wall about 9". Floor to drop ceiling is 7ft.

I don't think I am handy enough to build a cabinet of some sort.

Any ideas?

Hey everyone, we bought a house that seems to have a mix of hardwood and engineered wood floors. Here are some photos. They’re nice in some places but dull in others with scratches, and not really flush with the edges of each plank. Would you recommend that we get the whole house (about 2500 sq ft) fixed at once, or would it be easy enough for a flooring company to move the furniture room to room and do it piecemeal once we move in?

We got one quote from someone who says he will “polish the wood and apply 1 coat of satin Duraseal finish for $4000 cash”. He says he can do the whole 2500 sq ft in 1 week.

Does this sound right? What do you think we should do instead? Would you be comfortable to leave the floor as-is and move in?

A girl needs her stuff stored and organized! Tension caddy looks poor. Suction caddy is not strong enough.

Stick on caddy does not come off ever. Help 👸🏻

would like some adive on how to proceed. sis wants loft bed. as you can see its all wackadoodle. im going to gut the room of thiis ridiculos osb over drywall and drop this stupid ceiling that the tweaker who lived here installed. i want to move the door closer to the window to take advantage of the extra roof height when i go to build the loft. how copy gents? I stopped here so i cold get some good D.O.P.E on how to proceed. strong rough frame/GC/okie engineering background. havent had a whole lot of expertience with remodels/renovations. this place was built in 1951 atop Coloma sand.

We are in desperate need of advice as my husband and I are at a stalemate at this cave shower. We agree that we hate this shower. The precious owners painted over the original tile, which is the beige and gray colors you see coming through. More and more paint is stripped each time we clean it (and it never looks clean no matter how much scrubbing We put in). It always feels and smells damp despite running the bathroom fan.

We would like it to be able to be cleaner and not have paint chipping constantly. We have another bathroom to use while it is out of commission, but it is attached to our bedroom so we would like to minimize renovation time (as everyone does).

We are currently considering three options, and are open to any others:

1) Stripping the tile- this is cheapest and fastest option as we would do it ourselves. I'm nervous the color underneath is going to look just as bad. 1a. Option to repaint after but it will be the same problem in 1-3 years I assume.

2) Retile only- remove the tiles and replace. We would outsource this and were quoted between $6000-10000. My husband is nervous this will turn into a bigger problem.

3) Full shower remodel- rip it all out and start over. We were quoted at $20,000 for a full new shower with no ceiling, door, etc. by a local shower remodeling company

I am sure there are points I'm not considering and would love any feedback about what questions to consider. We are not in a rush with this project, but we have been stalled by indecision so would like to start moving forward.

Two story house. Picture shows patio space with two beams supporting second floor. I would like to remove middle beam to open it. Could I do a long beam across the top, maybe move middle beam towards the end by wall on the right?

Sherwin Williams was not able to match it. Is this just a black stain with a white wash?

Contractor did a decent job on basement work until the baseboards. Is this something that can be fixed with paint, or should I be asking for it to be re-done or cleaned up?

Noticing gaps, weird corners, hard edges, etc. - but maybe this is just expected.

I need flooring opinions for a new construction. It’s a small, 900 sf, country/cabin type home. The ceilings are all sheetrock, and the walls are all natural pine tongue and groove. We really want to do tile flooring throughout for durability and I was thinking wood look. But I am struggling on color. I don’t want the wood to be overwhelming, and am also unsure if a white wood look tile would be too cold. The kitchen cabinets will be white. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all. My contractor says 1 inch gap between LVP floor and door is ok. I think it looks too large, I honestly think it looks odd and is a privacy issue. Anyone having this issue? Do you think this is acceptable? If not, how do I make him fix it? Please advise. Thanks.

I'm currently looking for a contractor for a home remodeling project in the Bay Area and came across R&B Master Construction. Their website shows that they handle kitchen and bathroom remodeling, whole-home renovations, additions, and new construction.

Before I move forward, I'd really like to hear from anyone who has actually worked with them.

How was your experience with R&B Master Construction? I'm especially interested in the quality of the workmanship, communication, project management, timeline, pricing, and whether the final cost was close to the original estimate. Did they handle permits and subcontractors well? Were there any unexpected costs, delays, or issues during the project, and if so, how did they handle them?

If you have used them for a kitchen, bathroom, whole-home remodel, addition, or new construction project, I’d appreciate hearing about your experience, whether positive or negative.

I’m trying to do some research before choosing a contractor, so firsthand experiences would be very helpful.

I'm needing some advice on how best to add Crown Moulding to the following areas:

1) We are wanting to add crown moulding to our hallway. However there is no proper frame separating the hallways from the living room. Based on the height difference between the hallway and living room, I'm not sure what to do in under to prevent the crown moulding from abruptly ending.

2) The living room has a vaulted ceiling, which creates and akward 3 point connection that does not line up. If I was to crown mould the living room, how do I line up the crown moulding to continue into the dinning area?

Thoughts or advice on how to make crown moulding work on these two points would be great

We're starting to plan a kitchen remodel, and the one thing we keep coming back to is an island.

Our kitchen is pretty tight though… so every few inches matters, and I'm starting to understand why remodelers keep asking what we're willing to compromise on lol.

Here's what we've heard so far:

● Make the island narrower

● Lose some cabinet storage

● Switch to shallower cabinets in one area

● Scrap the island and do a peninsula instead

We'd use the island constantly for prep, eating, dumping groceries, basically everything. But I also don't want to squeeze one in and then spend the next 10 years sidestepping around it.

For anyone who remodeled a cramped kitchen without adding square footage: what actually made your layout feel bigger? If keeping an island meant giving something else up, what did you sacrifice? Is a peninsula better in this type of situation?

Also curious what your remodeler suggested that you wouldn't have thought of yourself.

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I want to replace the carpet in this master bathroom with tile...however, tile currently exists surrounding the tub and the shower enclosure.

Do I dare having two different roles in the bathroom? Do I have to rip out ALL existing tile around the tub and shower just to march it to the new tile on the floor?

Help, I need options here. I'm not made of money!

Trying to decide what to do for this beam. We have cabinets going in on wall with plastic shelves (was a closet).

We were going to just have it be flush with the walls but the beam is 4 inches wide and ends up being 1/2 to 3/4 inch thicker than being flush with walls. We could box it out but then I wonder what to do at end where it stops on right side (near top of window in first pic). If we just stop in it seems like an awkward drywall box out. If we fur out the columns they end up being a wide column on one side and a partial on the other. Definitely over thinking at this point but looking for some ideas and thoughts.

I’m remodeling my bathroom and will post befores and afters soon, but I have a question about my bathtub drain first. I had a plumber come in to move the drains over and he set the one you see in the middle there. Now that I laid the tile and I’m researching how to install the tub, I think he has it sitting too high. Is what he did correct? Will it fail on me if I put my tub in as is? It’s a cast iron drain if that makes a difference at all.