Remodeling

I have a note on my phone titled “FLOORS” and it reads like someone slowly learning that “install new flooring” is not one thing.

It’s a bunch of separate purchases wearing a trench coat:

• demo + disposal (maybe)
• prep (always… even when the quote pretends it’s free)
• install labor
• transitions and trim
• stairs (if you have them)

And flooring quotes love to hide the important stuff inside one line like:

I have a notes app page called “CABINETS” that is just… anger management with numbers.

Because cabinet quotes love doing this:

• Quote A: $9,800 (feels reasonable)
• Quote B: $21,400 (feels like a prank)
• Quote C: $38,000 (feels like a mortgage)

And then you look closer and realize the quotes are not talking about the same thing.

One is “cabinet boxes delivered to your driveway.”

One is “installed cabinets, with fillers, panels, crown, toe kicks, and yes we put the kitchen back together.”