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Home Remodel Project
Purpose:
You have found a home to purchase. You are excited to do some remodeling, but you
have a limited budget. You decide you can replace the flooring in one part of the house with a
budget of $3500. You also plan to upgrade some landscaping.
The purpose of this assignment is to use geometry and algebraic techniques to determine how
much flooring you can replace given the flooring you have chosen and calculate the amount of
mulch needed for the landscaping.
Assignment Goal:
Finding area, volume, converting into meaningful units, researching various
options, and estimating project costs are just a few practical applications of mathematics
involved in home improvement projects. In this assignment, you will address a real-world
situation to complete a renovation project on a budget.
Instructions:
Answer the following questions about your remodel. Since floor plans for the
home you chose in the Budget Project might not be available, use the following floor plan:
Description of the Floor Plan:
The diagram shows the floor plan of a house with two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living/dining
room, a master bedroom, a master bathroom, and a kitchen that includes the breakfast nook.
The following dimensions are given:
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Bedrooms 1 and 2 are both 13 feet by 13 feet.
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The bathroom is 4 feet by 8 feet.
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The dimensions for the living and dining space are not given and are not necessary to
complete the project.
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The Master bedroom is 14 feet by 13 feet.
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The Master bathroom is 5 feet by 13 feet.
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The kitchen (including breakfast nook) consists of a rectangular area that is 13 feet by 20
feet and a bumped-out breakfast nook that is centered along the 20-foot front-facing
wall, three feet from the corner. The front of the nook is 10 feet across, and the angled
sides are both 6 feet.
Project:
1.
Calculate the square footage of the following rooms. (Show all necessary calculations,
including formulas. Round to two decimals places as needed.)
Room Calculation
Room Calculation
Kitchen (with breakfast nook)
Bedroom #1
Master Bedroom
Bedroom #2
Master Bathroom
Small Bathroom
Room Calculation
Room Calculation
2.
You have a budget of $3500 for your remodeling project. You will choose to replace the
flooring in either the (1) Master Bedroom and Master Bathroom or (2) the two smaller
bedrooms or (3) the kitchen.
a.
Which area are you choosing to replace the flooring and why?
b.
Through some research on flooring cost from a home improvement store, you
will be choosing a material for the flooring. For example, tile, carpet, hardwood,
etc. Explain the type, price, and retailer of the flooring material you would like to
use for your project. What is your reasoning for choosing this particular type of
flooring?
c.
Is the flooring sold in square footage or square yardage? If necessary, convert
your units. How much will you need to purchase? What will be the total cost?
d.
What other costs would be necessary to finish this project? Are you within your
budget? If you have extra money, what will you spend it on for this project?
3.
You will be upgrading your landscape at your house. You will be creating a rectangular
mulch border along the length of the side of the house where bedroom #1 and #2 are
located.
a.
The mulch border will be 3 ft. wide and 5 inches deep. How many cubic feet of
mulch will you need?
b.
Your local nursery is running a special on mulch, $40/yd
3
with delivery. The
nursery will only deliver full cubic yards. Determine how many cubic yards you
will need to have delivered. How much is the total cost for the mulch?
Instructions for Submission:
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Enter your responses in the table provided or after the question. You may change the
color of the font of your responses.
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Show all work for each section, where applicable.
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Writing Mechanics: Correct spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.
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Cite all resources, where applicable. (
For a guide to citing resources in APA, click on the
following document:
APA Formatting Guide
.)
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