For those who have been looking to remodel a master bath, you’ve probably seen that you can spend $50,000 to $100,000 or more for the real high-end look, like this.
How about a mid-ranger?
Thanks to doughboy for letting us follow along!
Jim Klinge
Klinge Realty Group
Broker-Associate, Compass
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gary t moyer
2021-03-01
Jim the Realtor is legit - I interviewed three brokers; he said list price should be $100,000 higher than the other two brokers; listed it with him and had all cash (no financing) offer in two days, five day contingency period, closing in two weeks - and it closed at his recommended list price. I could not recommend anyone more than I recommend Jim the Realtor.
drp2drp
2020-12-30
When we moved to San Diego in 2005 we rented a big house on Mt. Soledad (La Jolla) with 180 degree ocean views for the same payment as a mortgage on a dump in Chula Vista. Clearly something was wrong. Yet, the media was full of the usual happy-talk nonsense, so I was glad to find Jim's blog. I've followed his honest assessments and data since.
We decided to sell and move to AZ at Thanksgiving. Dec. 1st we met with Jim to sell our home. We closed today (29 days later). Jim orchestrated a feeding frenzy -- we had 25 showings in 2-1/2 days, multiple offers, and sold for well over asking price. I'd say he earned his commission! We have owned and sold homes in 5 different States always using experienced, productive, full-time realtors. Jim outshines them all.
You don't decide to sell and close 29 days later over Christmas (with COVID lockdown) without some miracles. Donna was amazing at performing lots of those miracles and ensuring that everything was done right and on time. They are a terrific team with a very responsive and professional network.
AmberleePiercy
2020-10-21
Where do we begin..2020 has been a year for everyone. When COVID hit and shut down both my husband and my businesses, we were left with a mortgage and very little income coming in. We were stressed, scared and felt stuck. We made the hard decision to sell our home and move out of state. We contacted the Klinges' and spent a good hour going over what we hoped we could accomplish. Jim and Donna came over with comps in hand and suggestions on improvements to get our house ready for the market. It was overwhelming to think about, but Donna was there and one step ahead in every scenario. Basically we just approved what they suggested and Donna handled literally everything. We placed our house on the market and within the first day we had multiple offers well above asking price! We couldn't believe it. We were overjoyed! Jim countered the offers to weed through them, and everyone came back with way more. It was amazing, and we are ?? sure it was because of the staging and repairs the Klinges suggested we do.
Due to unforeseen dishonesty from the buyers lender, we hit a big hurdle when trying to close. We had already moved out of state and were shocked when three days before closing the lender dropped a bombshell on the buyers and us. However, Jim and Donna handled it like veterans, not afraid to play hard ball and represent their clients. After a few phone calls with us, and several between Donna and the lender, they had a plan B-Z to make sure we were taken care of. In the end we closed with even more money than we ever thought possible and with very little work from us. The Klinges handled this entire "2020" worthy event with the utmost professionalism and did everything in their power to not only make this as smooth as possible for us, but we also walked away with more money from the sale of the house than we ever hoped for. After working with Jim and Donna, you don't ever use anyone else. They are hands down the best team to represent you in any scenario.
Cecilia Acevedo
2020-10-01
Working with Klinge Realty Group was a great experience! They are very responsive, professional and knowledgable about the real estate market! I would definitely recommend Klinge Realty Group.
WAH08
2020-10-01
Jim and Donna Klinge made the sale of our condo extraordinarily easy. They know the market and gave us sound advice backed by details and very considerable experience, reflected both in the initial pricing and subsequent negotiations. They work together as a team and are always available to talk. We had a few challenges with our property and they were able to coordinate the resolution to everything, including items that I would not think would ordinarily be their responsibility to handle. They made the whole process effortless on our part. They are folks with high integrity and we cannot recommend them highly enough.
bethamunce
2019-09-26
Review for Member: Donna Klinge
I cannot believe there are no reviews of Donna yet, ugh!! She is the secret sauce of the Jim Klinge/Donna Klinge combo! I will touch on Jim here, but Donna is why I'm so totally loyal to these two (no offense to Jim :)).
I consider myself a rather savvy buyer/seller. I've bought/sold 7 times in about 15 years. On the buy side, Jim is the PERFECT combo of: completely digitally savvy (he will pull data all day long until you feel comfortable with your chosen house, area, school district, anticipated appreciation rate...anything!), he's super well respected and known in the area by other agents, an amazingly cool but strategic negotiator, is totally devoid of desperation for a sale/commission, and more.
Then once you get into contract phase, Donna literally handles every last and final detail in a concierge-like manner -- totally shielding you from the daily back and forth, noodling and annoyances of the buyer's requests. She solves it ALL; it's miraculous what that woman accomplishes over and above what is even expected in a buy/sell transaction.
On the sell side, Jim and Donna do the same, but even moreso. Donna in particular truly takes everything off your plate: she'll manage getting the house painted, the carpets replaced, she'll go on site (as she Jim both did for me when selling our rental properties) to work with the renters and make sure the house is ready to show -- freeing me to have to take time off of work to do so. They work with A+ integrity, too, so you know you are serving all parties fairly and lawfully throughout.
A home purchase/sale is the most considered you'll ever make. HIRE A SAVVY AGENT, not a friend!, and get what you need out of the transaction. Jim and Donna are our agents for life.
Ann Romanello
2019-04-06
Jim and Donna Klinge are by far the most professional, personable and responsive realtors I have ever worked with. They provide VIP concierge level service in every area of the process of selling your home. My home was marketed so successfully that we received an offer the day after our first and only open house. Thanks to Jim's pricing and negotiating, our house is now the highest sold in our community. Jim's vast experience means he has worked with several realtors and knows the market all over north county. Donna is AMAZING in processing everything in the transaction. She scheduled trades people to work on the house in preparation for the sale as well as the repairs needed before closing. She communicated clearly every step of the way about what would be happening. She took the weight off my shoulders for the whole process. I will always use Jim and Donna for my future real estate needs and I whole heartedly recommend them to anyone buying or selling a home.
zuser20160915180743456
2018-07-03
Jim and the team at Klinge Reality are without a doubt the best in the business! Not only was Jim helpful and extremely knowledgeable, he was patient and determined to help me find my first home. Jim and his team have been in the business for many years, and it shows. Jim is a wealth of knowledge and was my biggest proponent despite the temperature of the competitive market. I ended up getting the perfect property in my dream neighborhood all thanks to Jim. From the day my offer was accepted, Donna was a real lifesaver. She was extremely helpful, responsive, and knowledgeable when it came to every minute detail, and held my hand through the process. As a first time home buyer I had no idea what the process would entail, but Donna curtailed every concern I came across and made the escrow process feel seamless. Jim and Donna provided me the best home buying experience, and I am very grateful for all they did for me. It was truly a pleasure to work with Jim and Donna and I am already looking forward to the next time we work together!
melanielogue
2018-04-30
Review for Member: Richard Morgan
Richard is an amazing realtor! He has high integrity and genuinely cares about his clients and their needs. Richard paid close attention to what I was seeking in a home and was very patient in our search to find it. I would highly recommend Richard and will use him for future transactions. Truly a different kind of realtor experience!
shaunccornell
2018-03-28
Could not be happier with my experience with Jim and his team. He helped me sell a very unique and challenging property. Throughout the entire process he was always available, honest, transparent, trustworthy, and always put my interests as a seller first. A (rare) true professional! During close of escrow Jim went above and beyond to complete the deal. It would not have been possible without his experience, fantastic team, and pure dedication. Highly recommended!
Thanks Jim and Donna Klinge!
I wish I had a bathroom to remodel. Nice clean look. I would had rounded the edges on the tub though and would have put a bench on the opposite side of the shower so I can sit while I shave my legs.
wow. gives me confidence we can remodel without going nuts.
now, if we could just get the house…
11k!? That’s it!? Nice work. I hate shower doors so I love this setup.
This is money well spent because you get enough of an updated look, but you leave enough flexibility should you decide to sell in the future. If travertine is not in style 10 – 15 years from now, this setup would be easy to fix. A future buyer would look at this and say “I can live with for awhile.”
Very nice bath and excellent value for the money. Looks beautiful. For the $11k, was all the work done by contractors or any of it done by the homeowners? Thanks – the videos you bring are so interesting and helpful, Jim!
Well, we already knew Doughboy had great taste! 🙂
After our move in we acted as the general contractor with Jim’s contacts for each trade. We bought quality travertine and Kohler tub and sinks. Reused the existing cabinets, toilet and faucets trim pieces, just replaced the plumbing guts. We went for pure value and bang for buck in planning the process, start to finish 2 months to completion. There was 6000 pounds of demo materials taken out of here, so the first 7-10 days was a mess. We still have the old glass doors for the shower, our new enclosure came out 1/4-1/2″ narrower than the old opening so after using it a few times we thought…we don’t need the doors, lets just keep it open. We were fortunate to start with a good space and general lay out, this was really a resurface of 15 year old stock white tract home tile with moldy grout. We might have gotten a few more years out of the room as it was but the old jacuzzi tub leaked when powered up and the shower pan was just about shot we discovered when we tore it out too. And yes, we would do it again…original quotes from some bath and kitchen remodel folks for same work were in the 25K+ range. Thanks for the help and inspiration to get ‘er done JTR!
Awesome job, doughboy! Only $11K? Nice! I don’t have a shower door on my shower in my master, and I love that. Glass shower doors are just another thing to clean.
Although my sister remodeled her guest bathroom a couple years ago, the sliding glass door for the shower/bath combo doesn’t need to be wiped off after guests shower. Somehow it magically dries without water spots. I thought that was ridiculously cool…
Jim,
Shower door glass cannot be cut. By code the glass has to be tempered so that if it breaks, it will shatter into thousands of pieces to minimize serious injury. On very rare occasions tempered glass can sometimes spontaneously explode – it is the nature of the beast.
Annealed glass (e.g. glass shelving, mirrors, etc. ) can be cut. However, when such glass breaks, the shards can be very big and can cause serious injury.
This is a very nice renovation job that really dramatically updated the bathroom. Travertine may have its detractors, but I think the value comes in its endurance against trends. Kinda like wood flooring. I don’t think wood floor really ever went out of style, even when blue carpets were all the rage. 🙂 I think the natural beauty of travertine will be a major factor.
Doughboy had some advantages, like he mentioned, this was essentially a resurfacing job. When I look at the video, it actually reminded me of our brand new master bath complete with standard builder white tiles. With the exception in that our contractor told me the demo was easy because of the fact that the tiles were easy to chip off due to the newness factor.
I’m sure a builder probably would have charged $25k or more for the “options” doughboy installed, so this type of resurfacing job is highly recommended for new home purchasers as well.
This is a really nice, basic reno. Especially like the tile baseboard, a dream to clean while mopping or steaming the rest of the tile floor. Personally, I would have updated the wall to wall vanity mirrors and the over the vanity light fixtures, don’t care for the row of light bulbs look. I’d have to add a swing out glass door on that shower. I also think it looks great without any band of deco going on, which could make the overall look seem dated with time.
Sol we are with you! Next steps are replacing lighting fixtures and most likely framed mirrors. We just got it to the point of 100% useable and Jim was here for the follow up after video. We needed a breather after the major stuff to enjoy having a bath again, no dust and noise. Once you get past the major stuff the little details seem like a breeze.
Hi Doughboy-
Thanks for your personal response on this. We basic reno’d a summer place condo about 10 years ago ourselves. We’re now getting ready to do the finishing touches – gutting, then travertine to all existing shower stalls/tubs (everything else in the baths already done). Thanks again, for allowing Jim to video and post, because I intend to have the Hub look at this for the clean simple look we’re going after (which coordinates with the trav. floors, etc. we previously did).
we ended up getting a mirror company to come in and cut the existing mirrors to size. and had them reinstall/glue back on to the walls. then just went to mirrormate and ordered the frames.
@ #14 ocrenter – can you answer a few questions?
1. Can they cut the mirrors to size on the wall or do the mirrors have to be pulled down, cut, and reinstalled?
2. What was the approximate cost for the mirror cut down?
3. Were you happy with the Mirrormate product?
I want to take our mirrors down but I have a problem finding replacement mirrors in the sizes I want. When you get into the larger size mirrors from sources such as Uttermost it gets expensive – at that size the replacements generally have beveled glass and unique frames.
The mirrors do need to come down. As for cost, it wasn’t very much.i don’t recall the specifics, maybe around $50 per mirror? And mirromate is around $200 per mirror. So the cost is reasonable comparing to a framed mirror of the same size.mirrormate install is a breeze. I recommend it.
Thanks Ocrenter for the mirror tip!
Thanks, OCRenter for your tips. BTW, shouldn’t you be OCOwner now? 🙂