Flip this House
As an adult you will be faced with a multitude of opportunities to use the formulas and
mathematical calculations presented to you during the course of geometry. Whether in your
professional or personal life, surface area and volume are concepts that you will use over and over
again. The purpose of this project is to provide you with a practical application of the formulas and
calculations associated with surface area and volume.
You just bought a house for $180,000!
The floor plan of your house (single level, ranch-style home) is included.
You plan on re-modeling the house, and then selling it for a profit.
This is called “flipping a house.”
You will be estimating and totaling your renovation costs to determine the price you
should list the house for sale in order to achieve a 20% profit.
Your final project should be in a report cover and you must include the following:
1. Printed title page. Include your name, class, class period, and date.
2. Each renovation should have its own separate sheet of paper(s). Show all formulas used and all
mathematical calculations. ALL work must be shown neatly and orderly. You can handwrite all
calculations. Credit will not be awarded for correct answers not supported by correct formulas and
calculations. LABEL each page at the top with the correct renovation title (i.e. carpet, concrete, tile…)
3. Write a brief description and show the summation of all the work put into the house. Title this page
“Summation.” Add it all up to determine how much this house has cost you altogether (including the
original purchase price of $180,000). Show all your work and calculations for total cost.
4. Title the final page “Selling my House.” Your goal is to earn a 20% profit on the sale of this home.
Determine the price at which you need to sell this house to reach your desired profit. Show all your
work and calculations. Once you’ve determined how much you need to sell this house, determine the
price at which you will list your house. Houses in your area normally sell for 5% below the asking price.
For example, if you list your home for $100,000, you will most likely sell it for $95,000. Show all your
work and calculations.
Due Date: Thursday June 11, 2015
House Specifications
Refer to the house floor plan. Dimensions on the floor plan are horizontal by vertical. All rooms are 8 feet high, except the living room which has a
ceiling height of 10 feet. Do not compute cost per room, instead compute cost per renovation, rounding only at the end. Remember that you cannot
buy fractional parts of cans of paint, bags of topsoil, or rolls of wallpaper. Carpet, flooring, and concrete must be purchased to the nearest whole
unit.
Room
Windows
Doorways
Dining Room
4 ft by 5 ft; 3 ft by 3 ft
3 ft by 6.5ft
Living Room
6 ft by 6 ft
2 at 4 ft by 6.5 ft
Bedroom #1
3 ft by 4 ft
3 ft by 6.5 ft
Bathroom #1
none
3 ft by 6.5 ft
Bedroom #2
3 ft by 3 ft
3 ft by 6.5 ft
Kitchen
3 ft by 4 ft
Into Laundry Room 3 ft by 6.5 ft
Laundry Room
none
2 at 3 ft by 6.5 ft
Master Bedroom
none
Master Bath
none
2 at 3 ft by 6.5 ft, 4 ft by 6.5ft,
sliding door to patio 6 ft by 6.5 ft
4 ft by 6.5 ft
Master Closet
none
3 ft by 6.5 ft
Renovations
1. Carpet
2. Concrete
3. Wallpaper
4. Vinyl Flooring
5. Paint
You need to carpet the Living Room, Hallway, and Entryway.
The patio area is unfinished. You are going to put in a
concrete patio that is 9 inches deep.
You are going to wallpaper the Master Bedroom, Hallway, and
Dining Room.
You are going to replace the flooring in the Kitchen, Bathroom
#1, Master Bath, and Laundry Room.
You need to paint the Living Room, Bedrooms #1 and #2,
Laundry Room, Master Closet, and the Garage.
Cost
Carpet cost – see options
Concrete cost- $47.48 per cubic yard.
Wallpaper Cost – see options
(must use at least two different
wallpapers)
Vinyl flooring cost – see options
Paint cost
Paint for the Living Room, Bedrooms #1
and #2, Laundry Room, and Master Closet
(see options)
Paint for the Garage costs $24.99 per
gallon and each gallon covers 300 sq ft.
6. Hardwood
7. Fencing
You are going to lay hardwood flooring in the Dining Room
You are going to build a fence that encloses the backyard and
attaches to the back corners of the house. The backyard is 30
feet deep.
8. Tile
In Bathroom #1, you will tile the wall next to Bedroom #2. In
the Master Bath, you are going to tile the outside wall.
9. Topsoil
You are going to put in a circular flower garden and a
rectangular vegetable garden in the backyard. The radius to
the circular garden is 6.25 ft and is 5 inches deep. The
vegetable garden is 7.6 ft long, b 13.2 ft wide, and is 8 inches
deep. You need to buy topsoil to fill the gardens.
10. In-class Quiz You will be asked to complete an additional
(6/11)
question/renovation in class on the project’s due date.
Hardwood Flooring – see options
Fencing- $21.89 per linear foot
Tile cost – see options
Topsoil
Each bag covers 3 cubic feet and costs
$5.25 per bag.
Given to you in class.
Evaluation Rubric
Below are the criteria by which the project will be evaluated.
House Renovation Options: (courtesy of Home Depot)
Carpet:
TrafficMaster “Stallion Derby” - $1.19 per square foot
Mohawk “Lucky Ticket Nomad” - $0.99 per square foot
Wallpaper:
Martha Stewart Living “Beadboard Paintable Wallpaper” - $24.98 per roll
Graham & Brown “Darcy White Wallpaper” - $56.28 per roll
Graham & Brown “Subway Paintable Wallpaper” - $35.95 per roll
Graham & Brown “Chambray Stripe Wallpaper” - $30.00 per roll
Vinyl Flooring:
Allure Tile “Sedona” - $2.09 per square foot
Allure Tile “Corsica Dark” - $1.97 per square foot
Allure Tile “Chateau Parquet Light” - $2.98 per square foot
Paint:
All gallons of paint are $31.98 per gallon and cover 250 – 400 square feet
Color Options are Crepe, Painter’s White, or Coliseum Marble by Behr
Hardwood Flooring:
HomeLegend “3/4 Woven Bamboo Walnut” - $3.98 per square foot
HomeLegend “Distressed Alvarado Hickory” - $2.89 per square foot
Heritage Mill “Macadamia Cork” - $3.48 per square foot
Tile:
Semi-Gloss Almond Ceramic Wall Tile - $0.48 per tile
Marissa Crema Marfil Ceramic Wall Tile - $0.79 per tile
Scoring Rubric:
1. Following directions of the project, overall neatness, and organization – 10 points.
2. Each renovation – 10 points. The rubric below will be used to evaluate each renovation.
Point Value
10 points
Renovation 1. Used the correct
formulas
2. All calculations
correctly shown in an
orderly format.
3. Arrived at the correct
answer.
3. In-class renovation – 10 points.
TOTAL VALUE: 110 points
DUE: Thursday June 11, 2015
8 points
1. Used correct
formulas most of the
time.
2. Most calculations
shown.
6 points
1. Used some correct
formulas.
3 points
1. Few correct
formulas used.
2. Some calculations
shown.
2. Little or no
work shown.