You have a renovation project?

Taking possession of a house early May. Need some work before moving in.

- Replace the tiles in the shower and the floor for 2 bathrooms
- Bigger countertop in the bathroom
- Dry wall in the basement
- New countertop and cupboard for the basement kitchenette
- Replace sliding door in the walkout for french door

Ideally would like contractors to attend at house to provide estimate for may start date.

Thank you

10th December 2018

Hello Smart Reno

We would like to renovate our townhouse and were wondering if you could help us out. The list of things we would like done seems to grow everyday.

I guess the main work would be modernizing the existing kitchen, bathroom and powder room and to add a shower and toilet in the basement. The house is old and has not had a lot done to it since it was built in the 1960's.

We’d like the basement made into a separate space for my parents, so some storage space for their necessities, and maybe a counter space, so that they can have their coffee or tea, place for the microwave. In the basement would like the storage area redone so it works better and fix up the laundry room. Removing the carpets throughout the house and replacing with either carpet or laminate or possibly fixing the existing wood floors. Removing all wallpaper and re painting everywhere. The basement has the old wood panelling, we’d like that removed as well. A built-in closet for the main bedroom would be nice.

We want the windows all replaced and sliding doors put in the basement, as it is a walk out. We know that the cost of the windows will probably put us over the budget, so that might not be something done at the same time.

We'd like the work started as soon as possible, and at the very latest done by end of May 2019.

Look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thank you for your time and consideration
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