5 Things You Need To Take Into Account Before Renovating Your House

Your home and your clothes are a reflection of your personality. If simplified, combing your hair, ironing your clothes, and sanding or refinishing your home floor serve the same purpose—enhancing your social standing. However, renovating a home isn’t as easy as changing hairstyle or clothes. It requires more homework, effort, time, and finances. Here are five things you need to take into account before renovating your house.

  

Home under renovation

Planning and Inspirations

There are gazillions of possibilities when it comes to home renovations. Before you begin, you need to know what you want to renovate in your home? Is it the flooring,  the paint, or something else? This allows you to budget accordingly and avoid any confusion down the road. For instance, to know if there will be enough light on the new stairway, you need to know exactly how the stairway will look. Furthermore, you should also get an expert opinion on if your planned renovation is even possible in the place you want it. If not, what other options do you have? 

                                                           

Architect posing

Budgeting

Your planning goes hand in hand with your budgeting. You just can't plan a renovation that you cant afford. Get a quote from three or more different contractors. Calculate the cost of all the materials you need and add around 20 percent extra on top of that just to be safe. One can't just pause a renovation in between due to running out of money.

Permissions

Cities—and sometimes even neighbourhoods—have different rules and regulations regarding renovation and construction work. There are dos and don’t’s when it comes to construction and the use of machinery. Know and obtain all the permissions that are required depending on the renovation. In some cases, you are required to inform and get consent from neighbors.

Checking Out the Blue Prints

Renovations aren’t simple. You can not just start banging the walls or dig the flooring. The complexities of a house are hidden behind the beautiful walls, ceilings, and flooring. There can be electrical wirings, water, sewerage, or gas lines behind or underneath. Checking out blueprints helps you determine the roadmap of your renovations.

 
man checking out blueprints

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