Question by Jason: Home Remodel Question??? Freshin up the house Rough Estimates?
Northern California – Contra Costa County

Home – Single Story – Slab Foundation – 3 Bedrooms – 1 Bath – 1,155 Sq Ft

Looking for a round about estimate on how much it would cost someone to just come into the home and tear out the drywall, mouldings, carpet etc and just put in new dry wall w/ machine texture or small texture (have huge ugly texture now), new mouldings / basboards and maybe some carpet or laminate?

The home is older built 1955, I purchased the home as a foreclosure and have been living in it about a year and a half but everything looks sloppy and dirty as far as the moldings / baseboards, carpet, gaps and cracks in places, dirty a little bit so I just want to start with new stuff that I can keep clean etc.

Also thinking about remodeling the bathroom, it’s small so should be pretty easy, just new vanity, tile floor, tub and shower door and waynes coat etc. Maybe included with the other work.

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Answer by De Commoner
Bathroom would be ,500 it would be cheaper if your list was lower but if you pay someone its ,500
Whole house drywall and minor carpentry like addling crown/base molding ,000
Whole House Carpet is ,000-,000. 2.50-3.00sq ft
Trash 0-0 1or 2 container
Laminated wood is 3-4 buck a square feet. I’m guessing its ,200 for a small-medium area like a kitchen. about 400sq ft

It’s ,000 if you do it yourself or ,000 if you hire someone.
This is my guess but get an estimation from a general contractor.

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Question by Mc K: A Lamination Question!!?
I laminated a classroom book about a week ago. I think the lamination machine wasn’t hot enough because in some places it didn’t stick and adhere at all.

Can I place it on place the book on an ironing board, cover it with a towel and iron it together? Does lamination film work AFTER THE FACT? or is it…sort-of ruined?

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Answer by CT
you can relaminate it

I’ve never tried ironing it.

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Question by mayannaise: Question about lamination…?
I laminated something and it got bent, so where it bent the laminations is…. unlaminating [?]. Would sticking it through the machine again fix it or ruin it?

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Answer by Precious Gem
Fix it. I laminate as part of my job at a school.
Slow down the speed of the laminating machine and press
the material as flat as you can when sending it through. Try sending it through in a different direction than the first time if possible.

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Question by Variable 46: Question about isolated ground circuit for computer outlet?
I’m converting a room to an office and am wondering about installing an isolated ground circuit for the computer to plug into. Question: Is this *significantly* beneficial? Most home computers are just plugged into a regular outlet…is an isolated ground circuit worth the extra time and effort?

IF SO…then next question: Can I put more than one outlet onto the circuit, or will doing so defeat the purpose of having an isolated ground circuit? The entire circuit is dedicated exclusively to the new office, but the additional outlets would support other minor office items like a desk lamp, laminator, cell phone charger, etc. (Running more than one circuit to this room would be more involved than a single circuit, due to the current wiring distribution.)

Any help…thanks…
Thanks for the excellent discussions. I do have 15A service for overhead lights and 2 separate 20A service for outlets, but changing one of those over to an isolated ground with an insulated ground wire would require a lot of retrofitting to get it to the main panel, and I was doubtful as to whether or not it was worth it, but didn’t really know for sure. All three of you are telling me “no,” which I’m very glad to hear!!

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Answer by propreno
Having a dedicated line for your computer is a good idea, but not detrimental.
Get a good quality power strip and it will handle all your office needs including phones, cable, computer…
They’ll provide surge protection and are also sized for your transformers to charge your cell phone and such.

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Question by ???: Algebra II question: A store owner bought a machine that laminates cards…?
The machine cost 00. Each laminated item costs the owner $.50, but he charges the customers .00 per item. How many cards must be laminated and sold before the owner makes a profit from the machine?

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Answer by Ophiuchus
286 items

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