Renovation Tales #2

The Bathroom
Me: I'll just redo the bathroom, take out the tub and shower, put in new shower and retile.
Contractor: Go to Home Expo for the shower stuff, nice stuff.  You're spending all this money on renovation, you don't want to buy the cheap stuff.
Me: Yes I do
Contractor: Believe me, you don't.  I got experience.
Me: Home Expo person how much is that large shower head and all that how beautiful set up?
Home Expo person: $4,600
Me: Huh?
HE person: $4,600
Me: How about the one without the nice big shower head?
HE person: $1650
Me: Do you have anything that I won't need a loan for?
HE person: Try the in stock items.
Me: In stock item Home Expo person how much is that nice shower head?
HEISI person: $192
Me: Well that sounds reasonable... sort of.
HEISI person: That's just the shower head.
Me: Ok, how much are the controls?
HEISI person: $250
Me: How much for the pipe thing that comes out of the wall?
HEISI person: $90
Me: How much are those nice metal baskets for the shower?
HEISI person: $100
ME: They're a set right?
HEISI person: Nope, each
Me: I give up.  Here's my credit card.  Just leave me enough credit to buy cat food.

Comments

[Anita Davies]

ROFL!
Life's a bitch sometimes huh?
Hope it looks fantastic when it's finished.

[Nina]

Oi!!!

[janey]

Let me tell ya, the cat's looking pretty thin about now.

[Linda M]

Yep -- that's why I just scrubbed the cabinets good, painted the bathroom a funky orange, had the tub and shower resurfaced, bought a fun orange and multi shower curtain, got new turquoise towels, got a new pear green rug, hung some fun art (including a flamingo by Diahn and an Olive by you-know-who), and called it my own. :-D If I have to deal with a total remodel, I'll just MOVE!

You have my sympathy.

[Mithi]

cringe ... much sympathies. Thats the great thing about renting - no home renovation worries...