Not the one used in the episode, but this is just to give you an idea of a stove that was placed in an island.
This is close to the color of the counter top used in the new;y renovated kitchen.
Again, this is not the actual laundry room that was updated in the episode, but it is just an idea that it’s what the couple wanted to be renewed.
Love It or List It‘s new episode titled
Case of Buyer’s Remorse – Heidi and Greg have a 100-year-old house, 2000 sq ft. Current value is 734,000 and worked on several renovations during the course of a year prior to being on the show. The original charm still remains in house and would like to keep it during the renovation. David’s budget is $850,000. Hillary’s budget is $90,000.
Usually, every episode for renovation starts out good and then Hillary gets bad news and something from the buyer’s want list is removed. That’s always a bummer for both the buyers and the viewer because we all want to see the wanted list to be completed without any problems and extra costs.
After Hillary and David were given their budgets, they begin their work. Hillary and her assistant work on creating a new map design of each room planned for renovation so that the couple loves their renovated space and stays. David searches online for a new home that grants their wish list and move out of their current home to list it for sale. Here I start with Hillary’s demolition and plans followed by David’s listings.
Hillary
- Room for closet space by the stairs
- Expand kitchen/move wall, add oven and move sink to window, new insulation on roof
- 2nd floor bathroom – toilet moves next to sink and add shower
- On-suite bathroom- Move sink to wear bathtub is and standing shower by the sink
- Demolition begins by removing the wall in dining room, , remove glass pains while wait for electrician and plumber
David
- 2200 sq ft house, 4 bed, 2 baths, basement, $989,000 (way out of their budget)
- 1700 sq ft, 4 bed , 3 bath, modern kitchen, laundry in basement, backyard, close to neighborhood, $859,000 (after seeing this, Heidi opened David’s options to looks outside the buyer’s neighborhood)
- 2200 4 bed, 4bath, eat-in kitchen, backyard, $865,000 (this is their best possibility to leave their current home)
PROBLEMS: house is sinking, has to be taken down and underpinned, same cost as getting the bathroom = bathroom is taken out of the list. plumbing pipes are copper gas pipes and pipes needs to be replaced + beneath the basement (new supports needed for sun room) is rotted so money of second bathroom is removed from list.
FINAL RENOVATION: Kitchen – double sink, island and the stove placed in island, natural colored counters, heated gray slate floors / Laundry Room – fixed up next to the kitchen / Sun Room – is opened and renovated to give access to outside deck.
Post Reno value = $860,000 | Reno increase value of $126,000
They’re going to LOVE IT! Greg says, “Space is so beautiful that we couldn’t walk away from it.”