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    soumitss
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    Moving into a house next month that needs work in the kitchen and both bathrooms, and I’d like to have as much done as possible before we actually move in rather than living through it. That gives me roughly a five week window. Is that realistic for counters, tile and some cabinet work, or am I setting myself up for disappointment? Interested in how people sequence this when there’s a hard deadline. We’re also coordinating with movers and a painter in the same window, so anything that helps me sequence trades sensibly would be genuinely useful right now.

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    hydrogenn
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    Five weeks is tight but not crazy for that scope, provided you start the conversation now and have material selections made before you close. What kills these timelines is decision making, not labor. Sequence is cabinets first, then template, then counters, then backsplash tile, and each step waits on the one before. We did something similar with ps-countertops.com/ and their quote came back within a day, which mattered given the schedule. Build in a buffer week regardless, and be prepared for the possibility that the bathrooms slip a bit while the kitchen stays on track. Have your appliance dimensions confirmed early too, a range that’s an inch wider than assumed derails cabinet layout.

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