SMH, you are so right that you have to keep an eye on them, they are utterly clueless sometimes! My contractor painted my house a totally different color and kept arguing with me that it was the same color when one is grey and the other is white... amazing job, congrats! never seen a korean contractor lol
Congrats Clara! I have a few suggestions. Get blinds or shutters and possibly drapes for privacy/security. Also, consider simply safe or other security, including a ring doorbell. You mentioned your inspector, so did your contractor get permits for renovations to plumbing, electrical, etc. So if you decide to sell, you won't have any hiccups.🥰 And are those huge banana trees? Wow. That's awesome!
Loved seeing the transformation to your space! I've renovated two NYC apartments and found that even with a good contractor, you have to stay on top of all the little details to ensure the work is perfect. I feel your pain! +1 to the comment that your bathroom doesn't look like it got waterproofed. There's a special membrane that they need to lay before they tile which prevents mold and mildew.
A month is INSANEEE for all that reno. You had an amazing team, great job!! I'm reno-ing now on my 100yr old victorian flat in London and it's not for the weak but I have my own contracting superhero so yaaaay.
You really gotta keep an eye on construction workers and make sure they are doing everything right! Some like to take shortcuts. I always recommend to do your research on how things should be done properly so you are aware of the proper way to do them and always ask questions too. I also recommend in taking video and pictures of everything and make more than one visit to the site!
Hi Clara. I happened to see your video by chance. My daughter’s name is also Clara Lee. And not only that… are you ready for this…she used same ajussi for her new condo renovation. So funny, isn’t it?!? 😅
Love your home. You did a great job! Renos are a learning process. You get better at it with each one. You did the right thing in buying a fixer upper. I live in Monterey Park. Couldn’t afford what I really wanted so bought an ugly house and gutted it. So glad I did. Enjoy your home.
Realize, this is an old home, walls are not going to be 90 degrees, especially old LA homes because they’re are not brick. The issue there is that they didn’t add decorative shim pieces to make it 90 degrees during that cabinet installation.
Honestly, your joy's literally the best to watch here! Joining you on the whole homeownership/massive changes journey from our place on the East Coast! I'm mainly surprised that you had lathe and plaster! I thought it was mainly an East Coast thing. Where did you get your cabinets from? They look fantastic!
thank you so much for watching !!! i had to google lath and plaster but oh my god, yeah a lot of things about this old house took my contractor by surprise for sure... it must be an old house thing. 100+ years.. the cabinets are all from a small wholesale place in Rosemead, east of LA. theres a BUNCH of chinese run places there that sell everything hella cheap lol. ill make a video about how i sourced everything next!
@@clara.hwajoon yep check my page of my DIY bathroom Reno so you can see how it’s supposed to be as far as waterproofing the walls and floor, tile and grout is not water proof so water will get behind the cement board and drywall they tiled over and slowly but surely start water rotting wood studs behind that and cause mold/ termites etc
Congrats on your first home. The speed and cost of the renovation in LA are quite surprising. I might have done some different things for space planning. For example, rather than having a big hallway, I might have incorporated that into the bathroom area and then with the shifted bathroom, added that space into the bedroom. I won't ask how you managed to get permit approval in a month span when you replaced all your systems and moved bathrooms! The kitchen especially turned out really nicely.
Yep i wanted the hallway smaller but couldnt do that with the placement of existing hallway window. And none of the bathrooms moved at all, as far as plumbing! la for sure is speedy haha thank you for watching ~
Lol congrats buying house in dtla is not cheap. I was looking for house in koreatown too many vacant old houses have potentials. Irvine is my fav. Bosch is good washer i have one on my rental property. Hello from dmv.
Not sure the brand name, but I got them at brothers cabinets in rosemead! Just uploaded a video with all of the details of where i bought everything :)
Not sure if buying a place with this report is genius or insanity 😂 Not too fan of the matchy-matchy tiles but renos look good! Taking down that wall makes a massive difference to the layout 😮
Sometimes u gotta weigh to pros and cons + look at other places on the market that are more expensive with fewer problems. For me a place like this at the price i got it at was a steal even including the renovation costs - everywhere else id never be able to afford, aandd id likely have to put in money renovating a lil bit. With old houses in good locations its just hard to avoid. Plus!! This way i got to renovate and make it MY place with my design decisions 🥹🥹
This is a good guide on how to NOT do this.. this is absolute not a one month project. Zero chance this was permitted... better hope none of those walls were load bearing cause i know an actual engineer didnt check.
Hello, new follower after watching your home reno vlog on TH-cam ☺️ it was so informative and entertaining to watch. if you don’t mind me asking, May I ask which contractor/company you used? Sent you a dm on ig…Thank you!
Is this your first reno? If it is you found a dream contractor. You did a really nice job on this cute home. I like all the continuity of tiles and cabinet colors. Do you have a laundry area within the home? What was the final decision on your furnace situation? 😊🏚️=🏠❤
SMH, you are so right that you have to keep an eye on them, they are utterly clueless sometimes! My contractor painted my house a totally different color and kept arguing with me that it was the same color when one is grey and the other is white... amazing job, congrats! never seen a korean contractor lol
1 month for that full reno, is an AMAZING timeline!
Congrats Clara! I have a few suggestions. Get blinds or shutters and possibly drapes for privacy/security. Also, consider simply safe or other security, including a ring doorbell. You mentioned your inspector, so did your contractor get permits for renovations to plumbing, electrical, etc. So if you decide to sell, you won't have any hiccups.🥰 And are those huge banana trees? Wow. That's awesome!
Loved seeing the transformation to your space! I've renovated two NYC apartments and found that even with a good contractor, you have to stay on top of all the little details to ensure the work is perfect. I feel your pain! +1 to the comment that your bathroom doesn't look like it got waterproofed. There's a special membrane that they need to lay before they tile which prevents mold and mildew.
A month is INSANEEE for all that reno. You had an amazing team, great job!! I'm reno-ing now on my 100yr old victorian flat in London and it's not for the weak but I have my own contracting superhero so yaaaay.
You really gotta keep an eye on construction workers and make sure they are doing everything right! Some like to take shortcuts. I always recommend to do your research on how things should be done properly so you are aware of the proper way to do them and always ask questions too. I also recommend in taking video and pictures of everything and make more than one visit to the site!
Congrats on your house and renos!! Feeling very inspired by your kitchen ❤️
Hi Clara. I happened to see your video by chance. My daughter’s name is also Clara Lee. And not only that… are you ready for this…she used same ajussi for her new condo renovation. So funny, isn’t it?!? 😅
Hi Jenny is there anyway you can share the contractor info. I live in Los Angeles and want to do a full renovation thank you
Absolutely beautiful….i just love the design plan behind it all❤
It looks great! Thank you for taking a chance on an old home.
Love the renovation! Could you provide additional info on who and where you got your kitchen cabinet/kitchen island from? Thanks!
:30 seconds in and I'm obsessed! Missed your content Clara 💗💗💗
Congratulations!! I will say that you could get some of those ikea pax closets to maximize the vertical space in your closet and that office walkway ❤
Congrats. So impressed you did this in a month.
Love your home. You did a great job! Renos are a learning process. You get better at it with each one. You did the right thing in buying a fixer upper. I live in Monterey Park. Couldn’t afford what I really wanted so bought an ugly house and gutted it. So glad I did. Enjoy your home.
So beautiful! Could you share what tile you used for your BR/Kitchen? As well as the cabinets used in the Kitchen?
lolol that character break at 11:08 was hilarious 😂
Realize, this is an old home, walls are not going to be 90 degrees, especially old LA homes because they’re are not brick. The issue there is that they didn’t add decorative shim pieces to make it 90 degrees during that cabinet installation.
Honestly, your joy's literally the best to watch here! Joining you on the whole homeownership/massive changes journey from our place on the East Coast!
I'm mainly surprised that you had lathe and plaster! I thought it was mainly an East Coast thing.
Where did you get your cabinets from? They look fantastic!
thank you so much for watching !!! i had to google lath and plaster but oh my god, yeah a lot of things about this old house took my contractor by surprise for sure... it must be an old house thing. 100+ years..
the cabinets are all from a small wholesale place in Rosemead, east of LA. theres a BUNCH of chinese run places there that sell everything hella cheap lol. ill make a video about how i sourced everything next!
Hey Clara, just so you know when the guy was tiling the shower he didn't wateproof it, that will be a major problem
Rip let me call him LOL
@@clara.hwajoon you can TH-cam “waterproofing” a shower. That guy just laid tile on hardibacker. FML. I hope you didn’t pay him everything yet.
DUDE!! that's the first thing I saw as soon as I saw 4:51 ... like bro they even left some drywall plus cement board, that's horrible 0:
@@AdrianRomeroJr fml bro ive been showering in the guest bathroom now fml fl fmlfmlfml......... youtube comments rly savin my ass
@@clara.hwajoon yep check my page of my DIY bathroom Reno so you can see how it’s supposed to be as far as waterproofing the walls and floor, tile and grout is not water proof so water will get behind the cement board and drywall they tiled over and slowly but surely start water rotting wood studs behind that and cause mold/ termites etc
Can I ask for a cost breakdown? How much did it all cost?
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL RENO💖✨ LOVE IT🤩
Thank u!!! 🥹🥹
Hi Clara, your house turned out great. Where are your cabinets from?
Girl you are so fkn inspiring
🥺🥺stopppp
Good work!
Congrats on your first home. The speed and cost of the renovation in LA are quite surprising. I might have done some different things for space planning. For example, rather than having a big hallway, I might have incorporated that into the bathroom area and then with the shifted bathroom, added that space into the bedroom. I won't ask how you managed to get permit approval in a month span when you replaced all your systems and moved bathrooms! The kitchen especially turned out really nicely.
Yep i wanted the hallway smaller but couldnt do that with the placement of existing hallway window. And none of the bathrooms moved at all, as far as plumbing! la for sure is speedy haha thank you for watching ~
that kitchen is beautiful
beautiful renovation 🎉🎉
Where did you get your cabinets?? Need to do my own kitchen Reno and love the look!
so nice! where did you get the kitchen cabinet from?
That looks really good. Did the price includes materials or just labor?
Lol congrats buying house in dtla is not cheap. I was looking for house in koreatown too many vacant old houses have potentials. Irvine is my fav. Bosch is good washer i have one on my rental property. Hello from dmv.
May I ask where you got the finger pulls for your kitchen cabinets? Thanks!
Love your dream come true.
I see the Zinsco panel that’s still there for the electrical 💀
Can you share the brand name and color of your flooring? I’m getting my floors done and love yours!
Not sure the brand name, but I got them at brothers cabinets in rosemead! Just uploaded a video with all of the details of where i bought everything :)
🥰 Beautiful!
Congrats on the reno! The house looks great! how much did it cost in total?
I'm renovating an old house too! Can you recommend people please!
GIRLBOSS
GIRL BOSSING TOO HARD RN 😎😎
Not sure if buying a place with this report is genius or insanity 😂 Not too fan of the matchy-matchy tiles but renos look good! Taking down that wall makes a massive difference to the layout 😮
In this market I’ll label it genius 😭😵💫
Where did you buy the kitchen cabinets?
Rosemead!
👏👏👏👏👍💪🏅
저렇게 hallway 를 walk-in closet 으로 변경하는 리노베이션은 permit이 필요할텐데, 그런건 contractor가 알아서 해주던가요?
I guess the question is: Why did you buy this house in the first place knowing that it is full of problems?
Sometimes u gotta weigh to pros and cons + look at other places on the market that are more expensive with fewer problems. For me a place like this at the price i got it at was a steal even including the renovation costs - everywhere else id never be able to afford, aandd id likely have to put in money renovating a lil bit. With old houses in good locations its just hard to avoid. Plus!! This way i got to renovate and make it MY place with my design decisions 🥹🥹
This is a good guide on how to NOT do this.. this is absolute not a one month project. Zero chance this was permitted... better hope none of those walls were load bearing cause i know an actual engineer didnt check.
whoa you're kinda swole
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Who was your contractor?!
Hello, new follower after watching your home reno vlog on TH-cam ☺️ it was so informative and entertaining to watch. if you don’t mind me asking, May I ask which contractor/company you used? Sent you a dm on ig…Thank you!
Is this your first reno? If it is you found a dream contractor. You did a really nice job on this cute home. I like all the continuity of tiles and cabinet colors. Do you have a laundry area within the home? What was the final decision on your furnace situation? 😊🏚️=🏠❤