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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Told Oldham's New Project
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Would you live in an IKEA designed community?
Inter IKEA Holding Services, is building Strand East, an entire community in Stratford, East London. Rebuilding in what is an abandoned industrial area, the site is just south of the Olympic Park, where the this year’s summer Olympics will be held. Unfortunately, it won’t be ready for those heading out to watch the summer games. Construction on the 26 acre development is set to begin in 2013 and will take 5 years to complete. Future IKEA residents will live in 1,200 residences, of which 40% will have 3+ bedrooms, built around offices, shops, restaurants, schools, and health care facilities to eliminate the need to hop into a car.
http://blog.sfgate.com/ontheblock/2012/04/16/would-you-live-in-an-ikea-designed-community/
http://blog.sfgate.com/ontheblock/2012/04/16/would-you-live-in-an-ikea-designed-community/
Monday, April 2, 2012
Sunset Breezehouse Factory Preview April 21st, 2012
Please join us Saturday, April 21st at our factory for an exclusive sneak peek at the Sunset Breezehouse. We are very proud to have been selected to build this year’s Sunset Idea House and we can’t wait to show it to you! At the factory event, we will take you behind the scenes to see the home’s precision-engineered construction up close and to meet with Sunset editors, designers, and Blu Homes architects.
When: April 21, 1-3 pm
Where: Vallejo, CA
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When: April 21, 1-3 pm
Where: Vallejo, CA
RSVP TODAY
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Considering Remodeling?
Budgeting for a large remodeling project presents a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem: Homeowners won't have a feel for the cost until they get bids from contractors.
But unless the homeowner give the contractors a ballpark figure from the start, the contractors will have to guess at what to include in their bids -- and they'll come back with a huge range of prices for very different plans.
To solve this problem, homeowners should start by finding the average costs. When insurance companies need to pinpoint construction costs, they multiply the length by the width of the space and then multiply that by the project's typical cost per square foot. Estimators who provide such data to claims adjusters and contractors use the following averages for cost-per-square foot: Kitchen, $174; Powder room, $133; Master bathroom, $160; and Family room, $92.
Next, homeowners should tweak the costs to fit the scope of the project. The numbers above are for complete remodels, meaning the room is demolished right down to the framing and rebuilt. With a less involved project, reduce the number by about 30 percent. For a cosmetic update, as in fresh paint on the cabinets plus new lighting and hardware, reduce it by about 60 percent.
But unless the homeowner give the contractors a ballpark figure from the start, the contractors will have to guess at what to include in their bids -- and they'll come back with a huge range of prices for very different plans.
To solve this problem, homeowners should start by finding the average costs. When insurance companies need to pinpoint construction costs, they multiply the length by the width of the space and then multiply that by the project's typical cost per square foot. Estimators who provide such data to claims adjusters and contractors use the following averages for cost-per-square foot: Kitchen, $174; Powder room, $133; Master bathroom, $160; and Family room, $92.
Next, homeowners should tweak the costs to fit the scope of the project. The numbers above are for complete remodels, meaning the room is demolished right down to the framing and rebuilt. With a less involved project, reduce the number by about 30 percent. For a cosmetic update, as in fresh paint on the cabinets plus new lighting and hardware, reduce it by about 60 percent.
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