Before Picture of Kitchen:

Becky's Before Kitchen

Green Kitchen Phoenix on Tight Budget

She acquired her property using the FHA 203(k) Renovation program. A quick summary of the FHA 203(K) Renovation program goes as follows:

1. Buyer finds a property that needs a ton of work in the area they desire (usually a bank owned property fits this description…missing flooring, missing cabinets, bad roof, A/C needs work, broken windows, etc). Let’s say the home is being sold for 80k.
2. The home is being sold at a discount because the seller does not want to spend the money to make the repairs.
3. Buyer has qualified for a FHA loan up to 125k.
4. Buyer writes offer for 80K. Buyer has home inspected by HUD consultant to find out what is required to bring it up to FHA standards.
5. Buyer also informs Home Repairs and Remodeling what other items they would like to add (new windows, new cabinets, new paint, etc). Buyer can remodel anything in her home as long as buyer stays within their qualified budget of 125k.
6. Total funds needed to meet FHA standards plus meet the wants of the buyer are 110k. The lender approves loan for 110k.
7. Buyer agrees to proceed with Home Repairs and Remodeling. Once escrow closes, 80k is given to the seller, and 30k is held by the lender. Home Repairs and Remodeling begins making the repairs and renovations. Once work completed and passes inspection, lender releases funds to Home Repairs and Remodeling.

Now, let’s get back to Becky’s situation. She needed a new electrical panel, all new windows, new carpeting, HVAC work, new block fencing to secure property and provide safe yard for her new puppy!

Becky's puppy, Cookie!

The kitchen needed major updating, yet there were not enough funds to replace the beat up cabinets and outdated countertops with new cabinetry and granite countertops. What to do on a very tight budget?

“Go green Becky!”
Immediately her first response was that going green would be more expensive. Big myth! John D. Wagner, Green Editor for the magazine Qualified Remodeler, points to five basic tenets of green building. John says for the most part a product is green if:
1. It improves indoor air quality.
2. Uses recycled/recyclable materials.
3. Reduces water consumption.
4. Is sustainably harvested.
5. Reduces fuel consumption (carbon footprint) during the manufacturing, delivery, installation and use.

So, Becky and Home Repairs and Remodeling got to work. Today they visited Stardust, to find kitchen products that could be re-used. Bingo! They found 15 Linear feet of butcher block that someone had turned in.

$175.00 later, Becky had her countertops. The countertops will need a layer of wood sanded off, plus staining and sealing, but it was still a great find. They also saw where they could buy someone else’s disposed of cabinets at a fraction of the cost they would have paid for new ones…and then have cabinets painted with low to zero VOC paint. Once layout of cabinets finalized, Becky will be back to purchase the used cabinets and Home Repairs and Remodeling will make them look like new again. By saving on big ticket materials, Becky was able to pick out a brand new farm-style sink and faucet from IKEA.

So, please continue to follow this story as it develops. We will keep you posted on the progress through pictures and keep a tally running to see if we can do it under the tight budget!

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Young married couple in Tempe already had the bamboo flooring, and now they wanted to finish off their kitchen with Fireclay (re-cycled tile high in post consumer material) tile for their back splash. We were eager to please! No job is too big or small for Home Repairs and Remodeling!

Here are some Before, During, After photos:

Before Green Back Splash

During:

During Green Tile back splash project

After

Green Remodeling with Green Tile!

View Trashed House: Before and After

Once those initial services are completed, then we do the detailed cleaning. Those services may be as simple as cleaning carpets and deep house cleaning to interior painting, replacing flooring, plumbing, cabinetry, lighting fixtures, doors and windows. This property on 29th Ave in Phoenix basically got the express wash (detailed cleaning inside, front door exterior painted, new light fixtures, minor AC unit repairs, and carpets cleaned).

View Inside Detailed Cleaning + Front Door Painting

Typical turn around time for a property such as this one is 2-3 days.
If you would like Home Repairs and Remodeling to take care of your assigned REO properties, please contact us today!

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Pictures do tell the story: Before, During, After

Very Practical Phoenix Master Bathroom Before

Phoenix Master Tub Before

Phoenix Master Shower Prep

Phoenix Master Shower -Demo

Phoenix Master Tub Prep

Phoenix Master Shower Remodel - Just Glass left to install

Phoenix Master Tub Remodel -During

Phoenix Master Tub -After

Phoenix Master Shower -After

Call us today for your master bathroom makeover!

Here are some before and after pictures.

As a plus it just so happens that we are on our way to becoming LEED accredited. We used very “Green”(look under the “about us” page in this link) cabinets to complete this project.

If you are looking to remodel “Green” just let us know!