[jimbo2012]

I have a good recommendation on gutter installer for $1 a foot, can you get a better deal?

[A-4 Skyhawk]

Hill's Irrigation & Seamless Gutters (352-245-7462) did the gutters on our cottage. Hip roof so gutters go all the way around the house. Called them at 9:00. He called me back with an estimate at 11:00. He called me back at 1:00 to say they were installed and he'd stop by the next time I was at TV to see if we were satisfied and collect $$$$. Perfect job with a lot of thought put into where to place the downspouts to keep the water away from the foundation. Very nice people and great job.

[Lpierleo]

We also have Brighthouse Paul Muniz 407-504-2580 is the person to call. We pay $122.00 per month for TV, phone and internet. First month was free, no installation costs and what I liked the best, we are locked into this rate for 2 years, but no contract what so ever. Since we are not there full time yet we are able to shut it off one time a year.
Also used Rick from 48 Hour Blinds after market. He actually was able to get into the house prior to closing and installed them on the day of our walk through. Received a lifetime warranty rather than one year going through him. (what ever life time means). Would recommend.
We had our garage painted by Tim Miller and also very happy with that.
The other thing we did was to have our own ceiling fans installed after market. They were all wired and ready for install. For the money they gave us, we probably didn't save any money but I was able to purchase the various color fans I wanted for each room and they do have lights, rather than all white fans without lights.
We also had gutters installed but I would have to get the name from Rich. I liked that he matched the color of the house on the down spouts so it blends in nicely rather than white. If you want his name and number, let me know.

[Saxprof]

Jimbo, A-4, et al... We can see that we picked the best of best, as Gillyland looks to be THE happening TV village! So interesting and exciting to read all your posts...We do have a design question... We are talking options with our agent: Split the stretches... 2' garage to front/3' den to from AND 2' lanai to rear ORRRRR put ALL the stretches in the back! 4'4" to lanai AND 4'4" to master to rear?? With both options we still have room for a 2' stretch to side (den/bed 2/living/lanai)... What do you think Gillies? Put the space into the garage and den OR give the space over to our Gillie friends to PARTY! What say you Gillies?

[jimbo2012]

Begonia right?

I thought I looked at that before with curve in the lot correct?

Leave the garage, waste of $$, it's plenty big.
do the den 2', the rest in the rear you can absolutely use a bigger lanai, mbd is pleanty big also.

I wouldn't stretch either side 2', the way I would go is add 2' straight up the middle, sketch that and take a look

[CalcTeacher]

Originally Posted by Saxprof

Jimbo, A-4, et al... We can see that we picked the best of best, as Gillyland looks to be THE happening TV village! So interesting and exciting to read all your posts...We do have a design question... We are talking options with our agent: Split the stretches... 2' garage to front/3' den to from AND 2' lanai to rear ORRRRR put ALL the stretches in the back! 4'4" to lanai AND 4'4" to master to rear?? With both options we still have room for a 2' stretch to side (den/bed 2/living/lanai)... What do you think Gillies? Put the space into the garage and den OR give the space over to our Gillie friends to PARTY! What say you Gillies?

Saxprof: What are you building?!? I think the general consensus on TOTV is that you can never have too much garage or too much lanai. And those don't seem to be too expensive. Kitchen stretches seem to be the most expensive because of cabinetry issues, but again, without knowing what model you're looking at, it's hard to say. I'm all for stretching the lanai...should you ever consider enclosing it, you're adding lots of living area to your house. Just my opinion. Welcome to Gilchrist! What section/lot?

[A-4 Skyhawk]

Saxprof -
You need to quit hiding out there and tell us who you are and where you're headed. We want you on our "Spreadsheet". Send me an email and I'll get you added: romojohnson@charter.net

[CalcTeacher]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

I have a good recommendation on gutter installer for $1 a foot, can you get a better deal?

Jimbo: $1/foot installed? Who's your person?

[shcisamax]

We have a two car with golf cart. I would really have liked that three car. I don't think you can have a big enough garage. If nothing else, it affords you great storage.

I used Gator Blinds and was extremely pleased. Rick is good but he is sometimes hard to get a hold of or gets so busy he can't make it...which was my experienced.

We have had Brighthouse since end June and have nothing bad to say. $120 for the three services.

Tim The Toolman did our attic stairs. I wasn't totally happy. He arrived right on time but the paint job on the door was really marginal and the wood he used was crap. He had to return to redo the door and we ended up on the bottom of his list.

I have a card somewhere with the name of the guy who did our garage floor. Did a great job and was definitely the least expensive of all those who gave estimates. If someone is interested, I will hunt through my cards and get the name and number.

Closets. We didn't have TV even put in the wire because we knew we were doing built ins. I absolutely recommend NOT using Closets by Design out of Orlando. Long story but DON'T. There are plenty of other companies. I will say the expensive of doing built ins was worth it. We gained a lot more storage.

Floors: East Coast did a great job. Love Darrell the installer. I actually wanted something that they didn't have and they hunted it down.

Backsplashes and any tile work..Amazing work. William Parker (Billy). search him on this site. A bit of a character but he isn't happy until it is perfect.

Working with Tri County Landscaping after market and so far I am very happy with their efforts. Scott actually has now gotten a program so he can take a photo of your house and then plug in plants and bed lines so you can see what it will look like after. His prices seemed less to me than some of the others.

If you need a summer kitchen done, pm me. Too many pieces to go into here.

Granite: Granite Solutions in Leesberg. I checked six granite yards and it was absolutely the best price and great quality.

[jimbo2012]

I'm going to disagree with all biggest U can on a garage, in my current home 20+ years I have a two car about 20x20, the past few weeks we've been packing and moving out.

Can't believe the crap I haven't seen in years getting thrown out or given away.

The bigger they R the more junk they collect.

If you look at the cost on construction, taxes maintenance on those extra sq feet, it comes out a lot better to rent a small storage facility space nearby for $50 a month.

The other part is to utilize good wall storage cabinets floor to ceiling on the perimeter walls and if needed shelving overhead.

Of course there is the attic for some items.

So I'm taking my stretch space on the rooms and lanai.


Just my .02 cents on the issue as a DIY I use the garage more than most for projects.

[jimbo2012]

Originally Posted by CalcTeacher

Jimbo: $1/foot installed? Who's your person?

I'll look it up.

[Flintstones]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

U only use TV if you like overpaying, try 48 hour blinds and few others

Thanks.

[hotrodgirl]

Hi All! As stated I went with 48HR blinds, Rick showed up on time, gave me an estimate, and as soon as my walls and sills were in his nephew went to measure. Installation is Dec 6th and I can post back to let you all know how that goes. The places I contacted for gutters are:
T & D (they did my birdcage and gutters on the back) 352-748-6655
M&M Gutters. 352-307-5972
Stipes Seamless Gutter 352-390-7744
Still waiting to hear back. All said next week Tue or Wed
Shcisamax-will contact your backsplash/tile person. Thanks!
Guess I need to find a closet person. Think Rusty said he has someone. My head is spinning! I got my granite thru TV (Ultimate Granite) and it looks awesome from the pictures. Have to see in person however! Very happy with my choice... I wanted the counters in when I arrived as well as the summer kitchen. So far I am a very happy camper, but have yet to close. Can't wait! love this forum!!!

[hotrodgirl]

Just looked up the tile guy Shcisamax recommended. William Parker at
352-347-0954. He had lots of accolades from plenty of people
Saxprof- I vote for living space stretches, including the lanai. Unless you have just tons of stuff to store. Will you have a 2 car plus GC? I should think that would be enough, especially if you can use attic space for things that won't mind the heat. I stretched the lanai, the kitchen side and out the back. All 3 areas got an additional 2 feet, but the nook got 4 because it's a corner... LOVE the added space in the kitchen. Living space was accommodated with 2 on the back side as well as the MB which is now cavernous...Can't ever have too much space on the lanai... We are all undoubtably confusing you more at this point. Just have to decide which is of the most importance to you!

[shcisamax]

The key is really what is the MOST important to YOU. Everyone lives differently. Having paid 11 years of storage while out of the country, returning to find how insignificant everything really was, I never want to pay storage again.
Although I think if it meant sacrificing living space, I would just get rid of the "stuff".