All Forum Posts by: Rudy Duran

thats because led are tech items and prices have drastically dropped.  There is no reason to install anything but leds now.  They are cheap, last a long time, and throw a higher quality light then cfls.

I run an Airbnb in san jose, ca. this is what I did.

If you're changing lighting, install recessed 3" leds from amazon or the 3" cans from ikea.  They like $8 a can now.  Also doo some googling image search for putting modern wall sconces to fit with your modern new ceiling lighting.  

Depending on what rent is in your area, consider installing maestro led dimmer switches with occupancy sensors $35/ a pop.  They look premium and sense when no movement to shut lights off.   

want to respond as I know a lot more now.  for a rental, isntall down luxury vinyl.  My beautifully refinished floors will require it another refinish every 5 years. luxury vinyl  is much tougher, looks great, and much cheaper to replace/install vs refinishing.  

I would only refinish wood floors to sell a house. 

just watched some videos.  veneered flooring can never be resanded.  engineered floor can only be resanded about once (depending on how deep the wear layer is).  solid wood floor can be resanded many times.   

for short term, i'd go with cheapest.  long term i'd want to keep the solid.  i think "solid wood flooring", sounds better in marketing material.  I'm probably part of the generation for new buyers coming, and some of us are internet savy on the differences in building materials (at least in my area). 

Sq footage done by two people. There were expansions done back in the day without permits.  Got tagged by th city and got post construction permits all according to the seller/agent.   

I can see where they got their Sq footage measurement from.  They took the max width x depth of the first floor (even though it's not a straight rectangle ie it has missing corners. ).  Then doubled it for the 2ND floor even though the 2nd is significantly  smaller than the first ie the exterior walls of 2nd is smaller than footprint than the first. 

unit was occupied both sides of duplex coe. rear unit vacated first week july. front unit vacates in

a few days. just did the measurements with a digital tape measurer., off by 30%, which is huge. House was sold to us by a RE agent. He acted as our buyer's agent as well. Appraisal report complete erroneous. options?

they have toilet carrier frames for 4" studs as well.  http://www.amazon.com/Geberit-111-728-00-1-Conceal...

I'm planning on using wall mounted toilets in case I decided to AirBnB the space.  (which means I pay for cleaning costs).

thinking something like this link

would love to hear differing opinions though.  Trying to take a sample of what people are doing for their higher end remodels.    imo high end style will trickle down to mid tier as it becomes more affordable.  especially tech items like tvs and leds that reduce greatly in price after early adopters.

Currently the costs of 4" led kit is only $11/piece + bulb at $7/piece online.  haven't got my hands on it, but gots lots of good reviews on amazon. for the spots in this room,  $700 + wires + installation labor for the linked room. 

thinking something like this link

would love to hear differing opinions though.  Trying to take a sample of what people are doing for their higher end remodels.    imo high end style will trickle down to mid tier as it becomes more affordable.  especially tech items like tvs and leds that reduce greatly in price after early adopters.

Currently the costs of 4" led kit is only $11/piece + bulb at $7/piece online.  haven't got my hands on it, but gots lots of good reviews on amazon.   $700 + wires + installation labor.  

yeah, it seems 6" is definitely falling out of fashion.    what about 3" led?

from googling, it seems high end aesthetic is going towards minimalist lighting.  recessed small spots, but many of them.   Then they throw a character piece eg drop down designed lamp over the island.    I'll probably choose white and try to match my ceiling color to it.    

with the trend, i ponder if we'll see an array of 1/2" led lights throughout the ceiling in the future.    this would suck as my 4" holes will become dated just like the 6" recessed holes look now.  at least the character piece can be updated with the times.

i'm leaning towards warmer 3000k in all rooms except the kitchen and bathrooms. i'll probably go cooler there.  

i'm still trying to choose the right beam angles, which depend on ceiling height.