Mountain View Non-Profit Organization Helps Workers and Employers Meet (edit/delete)
The Day Worker Center of Mountain View provides reliable workers who are ready to serve anyone who needs help with housecleaning, yard work, moving, painting, plumbing, contruction, general labor, carpentry, electrical, leafleting, childcare, eldercare, handyman work, sign dance, etc.
The bilingual staff will help you find workers suitable for your job.
For further info you can visit or contact:
Day Worker Center of Mountain View
113 Escuela Ave (at end of Escuela going towards Central Expressway)
Mountain View, CA 94040
(650) 903-4102
www.dayworkercentermv.org
Monday thru Saturday 7am-5pm
Workers are available 24/7 by previous arrangement.
The service of identifying suitable workers for your specific job is provided by the Day Worker Center free of charge. However, you still must pay the worker for their work. A wage of $10-$15 per hour is suggested, with higher pay for special skills. You must agree on pay rate before you leave the Day Worker Center. You are expected to pay the workers in full daily. All of your payment will go to the worker. The Day Work Center does not charge anything for its services.
Although some workers have bicycles, you should plan on picking up and returning workers to the center. Some workers will not have food and drink with them. Please offer them something throughout the day. Please also show them the nearest restroom.
Robert Lei
Real Estate Professional
Century 21 El Camino
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Showing posts with label electrical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label electrical. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Cost of converting kitchen electric range to gas
What would be involved to convert an electric range to a gas range if the kitchen currently does not have a gas connection?
Some initial factors to consider are the location of the gas meter and existing gas lines.
The house in this video already ran a gas line to the furnace in the garage.
Another factor is the diameter of pipe you need to safely transport the gas. Typically for most gas ranges you need a 3/4" diameter pipe to feed it. If your gas meter is way over at the other end of the house, then you'll need to run a calculation that takes into account the BTUs and distance of travel. Specifically, you will need to take into account the worst case scenario of all gas appliances running at the same time, (i.e. all appliances pulling gas simultaneously). If the pipes are not wide enough for the extreme load, this could pose a hazard.
Running a new 3/4" gas line could cost approximately $700-$800. If you can use the existing gas lines because they are just servicing two other things, then you would just need to put a T and tap out of that for a lower cost of just $200 or so.
Some initial factors to consider are the location of the gas meter and existing gas lines.
The house in this video already ran a gas line to the furnace in the garage.
Another factor is the diameter of pipe you need to safely transport the gas. Typically for most gas ranges you need a 3/4" diameter pipe to feed it. If your gas meter is way over at the other end of the house, then you'll need to run a calculation that takes into account the BTUs and distance of travel. Specifically, you will need to take into account the worst case scenario of all gas appliances running at the same time, (i.e. all appliances pulling gas simultaneously). If the pipes are not wide enough for the extreme load, this could pose a hazard.
Running a new 3/4" gas line could cost approximately $700-$800. If you can use the existing gas lines because they are just servicing two other things, then you would just need to put a T and tap out of that for a lower cost of just $200 or so.
Kitchen Remodeling Cost Breakdown Estimate
Different people have different tastes, so often home buyers plan to remodel the kitchen to their individual tastes after buying their house.
What is an approximate cost for kitchen remodel?
Many contractors will tell you that the overall cost of a complete kitchen remodel could run from $60k-$100k.
Some of the costs are components that the homeowner chooses:
Appliances could cost from $10k - $30k, depending on which appliances you choose.
Cabinets (whether paint-grade or stain-grade) could run from $12k -$14k
Countertops, assuming nice granite countertops, could cost from $5k-$7k
The Electrical Circuits often need to be upgraded in the kitchen to get a permit
Count on 7 new circuits for an approximate cost of $7k
1. Dishwasher
2. Refrigerator
3. Garbage Disposal
4. Microwave
5. Oven 220V
6. Lights - Fluorescent
7. Other
The Total, if you add up stuff you have to do, comes to approximately $65-$70k.
PLUMBING
It's a good idea to change all the pipes to copper at this point. Whether it currently is copper or galvanized piping under the house, you'll want to run in copper from the floor up during the kitchen remodel, so you never have to run through it again. If you ever have to repipe to copper underneath the house, the pipes above the floor in the kitchen will already be copper, so you would not have to rip it up. You would be able to just tie the new copper pipes underneath into the existing copper pipes above the floor.
If the sink stays in same place, you will save yourself from some more extra plumbing work.
What is an approximate cost for kitchen remodel?
Many contractors will tell you that the overall cost of a complete kitchen remodel could run from $60k-$100k.
Some of the costs are components that the homeowner chooses:
Appliances could cost from $10k - $30k, depending on which appliances you choose.
Cabinets (whether paint-grade or stain-grade) could run from $12k -$14k
Countertops, assuming nice granite countertops, could cost from $5k-$7k
The Electrical Circuits often need to be upgraded in the kitchen to get a permit
Count on 7 new circuits for an approximate cost of $7k
1. Dishwasher
2. Refrigerator
3. Garbage Disposal
4. Microwave
5. Oven 220V
6. Lights - Fluorescent
7. Other
The Total, if you add up stuff you have to do, comes to approximately $65-$70k.
PLUMBING
It's a good idea to change all the pipes to copper at this point. Whether it currently is copper or galvanized piping under the house, you'll want to run in copper from the floor up during the kitchen remodel, so you never have to run through it again. If you ever have to repipe to copper underneath the house, the pipes above the floor in the kitchen will already be copper, so you would not have to rip it up. You would be able to just tie the new copper pipes underneath into the existing copper pipes above the floor.
If the sink stays in same place, you will save yourself from some more extra plumbing work.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Getting a loan on property that had additions or conversion without permit
Nowadays, will lenders lend on a property whose garage has been converted to living space without permits? It depends on several factors:
1. What type of room was the garage converted to? To a bedroom, kitchen, or just a bonus room?
2. Did the previous owners ADD any new electrical or water supply to the garage? Or are the only utilities to the garage still just the pre-existing washer/dryer hookups that existed in the garage before the conversion?
It is possible to do a loan with a converted garage if the garage was converted to something simple, such as a Family room.
If the converted garage had electrical or water added, then getting a loan gets more difficult. For example, if the owner decided to put a kitchen in the garage, or perhaps a bathroom without permits, the property then becomes non-compliant and getting insurance becomes a problem and getting a loan on the property becomes VERY difficult.
If, for example, the seller built another restroom without permits in the backyard, the restroom built in the backyard will require permits. For the most part, lenders will NOT lend on this property unless it does have permits because of the outside bathroom.
One possible way to get a loan in this difficult case would be to look at who is the existing lender on the property. IF that lender lent on the property previously and it didn't have permits there MAY be a possibility of them re-lending on the structure. IF however, the owner added all these things AFTER the loan was closed, you're going to have a problem.
Guidelines have tightened up A LOT in today's lending market, mainly because of all of the foreclosures and short sales. Previously, IF the appraiser looked at a garage conversion and did NOT give ANY square footage toward living area, many lenders would not be too concerned since that area was NOT counted in the over all square footage and the value of the property was treated as if NO conversion took place.
The real problem comes into play when owners start adding kitchens and bathrooms without permits. This is because of potential fire hazards. A single family residence is supposed to have 1 kitchen and the bathroom count is per the original specs of the floor plan of that unit which is recorded with the building department. If the owner changes any of the original structure without permits it becomes harder to get insurance and loans....ESPECIALLY in today's market.
My lender contacts have closed quite a few loans WITH garage conversions BUT they were closed off rooms with NO additional bathrooms OR kitchens. In several cases the original garage door was still intact, just sheet rocked. This type of conversion is easy enough to convert BACK to the original garage because the structure itself was NOT tampered with.
1. What type of room was the garage converted to? To a bedroom, kitchen, or just a bonus room?
2. Did the previous owners ADD any new electrical or water supply to the garage? Or are the only utilities to the garage still just the pre-existing washer/dryer hookups that existed in the garage before the conversion?
It is possible to do a loan with a converted garage if the garage was converted to something simple, such as a Family room.
If the converted garage had electrical or water added, then getting a loan gets more difficult. For example, if the owner decided to put a kitchen in the garage, or perhaps a bathroom without permits, the property then becomes non-compliant and getting insurance becomes a problem and getting a loan on the property becomes VERY difficult.
If, for example, the seller built another restroom without permits in the backyard, the restroom built in the backyard will require permits. For the most part, lenders will NOT lend on this property unless it does have permits because of the outside bathroom.
One possible way to get a loan in this difficult case would be to look at who is the existing lender on the property. IF that lender lent on the property previously and it didn't have permits there MAY be a possibility of them re-lending on the structure. IF however, the owner added all these things AFTER the loan was closed, you're going to have a problem.
Guidelines have tightened up A LOT in today's lending market, mainly because of all of the foreclosures and short sales. Previously, IF the appraiser looked at a garage conversion and did NOT give ANY square footage toward living area, many lenders would not be too concerned since that area was NOT counted in the over all square footage and the value of the property was treated as if NO conversion took place.
The real problem comes into play when owners start adding kitchens and bathrooms without permits. This is because of potential fire hazards. A single family residence is supposed to have 1 kitchen and the bathroom count is per the original specs of the floor plan of that unit which is recorded with the building department. If the owner changes any of the original structure without permits it becomes harder to get insurance and loans....ESPECIALLY in today's market.
My lender contacts have closed quite a few loans WITH garage conversions BUT they were closed off rooms with NO additional bathrooms OR kitchens. In several cases the original garage door was still intact, just sheet rocked. This type of conversion is easy enough to convert BACK to the original garage because the structure itself was NOT tampered with.
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