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Lexi asked:


I am designing a 20×8 completely sustainable house and right now we have budgeted out for a large book shelf kitchen wood blinds and a bed unit. I just realized that we have a lot of wood work and I was wondering if it would be cheaper for us to just hire a carpenter to build book shelves kitchen cabinets and wood blinds? right now this bookshelf/ kitchen/ bed unit wall is 20 ft and the cost for all 4 pieces is about 1400

Would it be cheaper to hire a carpenter for this work? or just buy the individual pieces?

here are the specifications of the pieces

kitchen 4 feet X 10 ft
book shelf 3 feet X 10 ft
lofted twin bed
wood blinds
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Thanks so much!

Louella