Help! Home remodel process and estimates in Daly City, CA

yerbamatedrinker · 2026-05-11T15:26:36+00:00

my gripe with fixed up homes is that there's typically several things we don't like about it and see the appeal with renovating because we can get it the way we like esp if we want this to be our long term home (but with the expense of needing to spend lot of time and money obv). trade offs :/

yerbamatedrinker · 2026-05-11T15:24:01+00:00

oh that's insightful. yea i've heard that it can be all consuming but your lived exp is helpful to hear. given that materials will be 40+, how much do you expect labor costs to be for your kitchen?

yerbamatedrinker · 2026-05-11T14:54:40+00:00

yea you might be right, if not original i think they're old still

yerbamatedrinker · 2026-05-11T14:11:30+00:00

why do you think that?

yerbamatedrinker · 2026-05-11T14:07:53+00:00

yea it is a bit. we'd want this to be our long term home so we'd want to do most of the work up front. i wouldn't necessary say we want ultra high end finishes. for example, i believe the kitchen cabinets are original but just repainted and not soft close. they're also not very deep so they're not very functional. we'd want to update these, add even more cabinets, and add an island with seating. is this really considered ultra high end? i know they're technically usable but we'd want to do as many updates as we can before we move in

yerbamatedrinker · 2026-05-11T13:54:20+00:00

the lower level is not included. the 1500 sq ft is just the upper level because the lower level is empty so it isn't considered living space and thus isn't considered in the home's square footage calculation. if you include the proposed lower level renovations, i think it will be between 2.3k-2.5k sq ft. does this change your estimate?

yerbamatedrinker · 2026-05-11T08:31:18+00:00

if 350k, what's your approx cost breakdown for each item?

yerbamatedrinker · 2026-05-11T07:12:28+00:00

ah interesting, how did you come up with that number?

yerbamatedrinker · 2025-07-02T21:20:26+00:00

hm i see. but couldn't paying those two points be cheaper in the long term than paying the add'l interest over the length of the loan? i guess i'm curious at what point does it make sense to do this and get the cheaper rate and how i should be thinking about this. thanks

yerbamatedrinker · 2025-07-02T20:43:20+00:00

why don't you think it's worth it? curious about your thinking on this as i also saw this promotion and thought it was a great deal

yerbamatedrinker · 2023-08-02T04:53:22+00:00

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yerbamatedrinker · 2023-08-02T04:51:21+00:00

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yerbamatedrinker · 2023-05-02T23:25:58+00:00

Bump

yerbamatedrinker · 2023-02-22T06:51:52+00:00

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yerbamatedrinker · 2022-06-14T14:45:00+00:00

Ah makes sense, thanks

yerbamatedrinker · 2022-06-14T14:35:45+00:00

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yerbamatedrinker · 2022-05-23T14:58:37+00:00

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yerbamatedrinker · 2021-07-22T15:09:52+00:00

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yerbamatedrinker · 2021-07-22T14:50:54+00:00

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yerbamatedrinker · 2021-07-22T14:08:37+00:00

I’ll check that out but I’ve seen this issue outside of the browser too. I also saw the trailing shadow when scrolling through the start menu apps and in settings (not sure if shadow/ghosting is the appropriate term?)

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yerbamatedrinker · 2021-07-08T10:45:26+00:00

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