[idlewild]

As the title suggests, my wife and I bought a new Monroe veranda into which we will be moving in about a month. Prior to that, we are doing basic work (epoxy garage floor, water filtration, gutters, etc.) so we don't have to move furniture and/or disrupt our lives too much!

One thing we definitely wanted to do was to turn the 9'6" x 7'8" kitchen "nook" into a functional pantry in which we can store dog food, appliances, and other kitchen items. To do this, we would need to both wall off the entry from the front and wall and install a pocket door from the kitchen as shown in the attached images. I've added a few images and description below along with the floorplan HERE.

We're looking for contractor recommendations, quotes, and timeframes (approximate start and duration) from those who have completed - or know a contractor(s) who has/have completed - this work on other homes.

Thanks in advance!

[thelegges]

Walling off isn’t a big project, we thought about turning an office/laundry into a walk-in wine cellar. The bid wasn’t large, because it was just one wall, with the window removed for equipment, walls would have modular racks and freestanding tasting table that we would have installed ourselves.

But his warning was, do you plan on staying in this house forever? If not rethink. Because many would walk in your closed off nook and want to know cost to return to original. We found a preowned that one side split of master closet, had been walled off to make a pantry. Great pantry, but it left a 6’x9’ master closet.

You can add pantry cabinets along walls in the garage and add a mini split. Or you can add pantries, cabinets and a coffee station in the nook. Without walling off the nook, giving a more open kitchen. We have seen that model with that and one with pantry and a small desk added with the coffee bar. Our guy doesn’t do small projects anymore but our quote from 5 years ago was $7,000. With a glass door.

[splashes]

we used Grinrich Construction to do a major reno and thought they did a good job.. Get a bid and suggestions The can give you different ideas

[bmcgowan13]

At the recommendation of a neighbor we used Inspired Closets. Could not be happier. It is expensive. But when you break down the cost per square foot added to your home it makes financial sense. We actually changed our choice of home model based on what Inspired Closets could provide down the road.

Keep in mind the closets are *very* custom made for your space. We had 7 closets put in by Inspired Design. The closets are labor intensive so just be prepared to pay for the extras.

Our designer Jeff was great. No pressure at all...

They are back here Thursday 3/27) putting in our pantry (we closed on 3/5). We cannot wait for our kitchen space to be tripled with the pantry addition.

[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by idlewild

As the title suggests, my wife and I bought a new Monroe veranda into which we will be moving in about a month. Prior to that, we are doing basic work (epoxy garage floor, water filtration, gutters, etc.) so we don't have to move furniture and/or disrupt our lives too much!

One thing we definitely wanted to do was to turn the 9'6" x 7'8" kitchen "nook" into a functional pantry in which we can store dog food, appliances, and other kitchen items. To do this, we would need to both wall off the entry from the front and wall and install a pocket door from the kitchen as shown in the attached images. I've added a few images and description below along with the floorplan HERE.

We're looking for contractor recommendations, quotes, and timeframes (approximate start and duration) from those who have completed - or know a contractor(s) who has/have completed - this work on other homes.

Thanks in advance!

With regard to the garage floor, epoxy floors can be very slippery when wet, so make sure that your contractor will use a non-slippery epoxy, or add something similar to Shark grip so the wet floor is not slippery.

Also, I would hold off on the gutters until you have lived here a while, in general they are NOT necessary, and if you have trees with leaves in the area, IMHO you will definitely not want gutters. There was a recent thread on this very subject.