Home renovation: Beware the 4 most expensive words in a home remodel

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Home renovation: Beware the 4 most expensive words in a home remodel
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Usually, saying “as long as we’re” in the middle of one remodeling project is a very expensive idea. But sometimes, it makes sense to tack on an extra project. Here’s when t…

Even though I know better, those four little words — “as long as we’re” — got me. You say it and next thing you know, it’s no longer just a kitchen remodel. The upstairs bath is involved too, and the whole house is torn apart.

When we bought the house five years ago, I knew I wanted to remodel this Jack-and-Jill bathroom. Designed with children in mind, the double-sink vanity was only 31-inches high. Standard counter height is 36 inches. Even I, at a towering 5’ 3” with shoes on, feel like a basketball player in that room. Because most of our guests are over four-feet tall, I wanted a standard height vanity with new counters.

“You have more than enough stone,” she said. “Builders don’t do these child-high sinks anymore. Kids grow up.”

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