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Popular TV shows have caught the imagination of viewers, who are inspired to renovate their own homes. Although home renovations seem to happen smoothly and quickly, it's often the furthest from the truth, as renovating your house can be filled with all sorts of complications.
It's advised to tackle a home renovation by starting with detailed planning, and expecting the unexpected. Be prepared to live in a mess while you do the conversion to your dream home. Do as much research as you can to avoid wasting money, and unnecessarily.
5 successful home renovation tips from successful home designers:
- Before you start, it's an idea to get a feel of your house by living in it for a few months. This will guide you to the congestion points, its flow, the angles of the sun, and to test your roof for leaks.
- Work out your budget before you engage in any dealings with architects or contractors. Decide where and when you would like to start your renovation. Make provision for unplanned expenses by adding 15 % to your budget as a contingency. Any savings on these will be a bonus at the end!
- Prioritize your renovation. Are you going to do this in stages or all in one go? What is the most important part: are you doing the living areas first, or doing the entire renovation from start to finish?
- Get the plans approved before you start. It is advisable to have a professional draw them for you, and submit them to the relevant authorities. If you are going to be the project manager and use your own contractors, remember to reference check, and physically see examples of their previous work. If you go to their current work sites, check the cleanliness, staff motivation and quality of their work.
- You are going to need a retreat somewhere in your house during this period: choose a room where you can install your TV and kettle, and anything else that will keep you comfortable during the disruption.
Expect a great deal of debris to pile up when doing a house renovation and be prepared to have it hauled away and disposed of by budgeting for it, and finding a reliable waste remover locally. Debris will be in the form of wood, bricks, concrete, old tiles, and appliances that have been removed from the house. Rubbish Removal Chester are professionals that have been operating in your area for many years and have an excellent reputation.
How to Save Money on Your Renovation:
To keep the costs of home renovation within budget and to prevent them getting out of hand, here are a few important tips to consider:
- DIY does not have to cost much, so try and do as much as you can yourself. Get the area ready before the work team arrives. Remember that they are paid by the hour, so every bit of labour expense you can save is worthwhile. Simple and easy tasks like wall preparation, and small paint tasks can save you some cash. If you are in doubt about how to do something, check out YouTube for handy tips, you will find it rewarding to learn a new DIY skill. If you are short of tools, hiring is the cheapest and easiest option. This does not extend to plumbing or electrical work as these jobs need to be carried out by a licensed contractor. When you are in the throes of your renovation remember to collect all your construction debris in one spot so that you can save on your trash hauling services.
- Salvage yards are a great place to visit to look for materials for your renovation. Browse buy/sell web portals to find fixtures or building materials that you may need. People relocating house sometimes post slightly used appliances for sale, or look for sale bargains that come during promotions like Black Friday. A coat of paint could do wonders for perfectly good doors and other hardware that you can recycle and reuse in your renovation. By doing this you are doing your bit for the environment instead of disposing of items into the landfill.
- You should be able to find ready buyers on the internet for kitchen appliances that you intend on replacing. Failing at this, professional appliance removal and disposal can be done by a company such as Rubbish Removal Chester. The same goes with the removal and disposal of a hot tub that you may want to replace when doing your bathroom renovation. We haul away all old household appliances and bathroom accessories and dispose of them responsibly.
You will find that on commencing your renovations, even if it’s a small DIY job like tiling the bathroom or a major renovation of the house, there will be an accumulation of building waste and general waste that you will need hauled away and disposed of. In the process of building you will need room to work as the debris piles up. Give us a call and we can send a team to immediately assist you remove the construction rubble quickly and easily.
Building waste collected during a construction project normally include piles of material packaging, ends of cut-off materials, and the building debris from the breaking of walls, ceilings, removal of tiles, and channeling new access points for electrics and water reticulation. The removal of this type of waste is the job of a professional waste remover like us, as we are experienced in the collection, disposal and clean up of sites where construction is taking place. Our license stipulates our responsibility to safe building waste removal. Rubbish Removal Chester will haul away debris from your construction site quickly and efficiently, tidying up as we go.
Consider the following about the removal company you choose:
- Are the costs involved detailed and transparent?
- Are their client reviews good, and do they deliver on their promises?
- Are their permits to remove and dispose of construction rubble?
- Are they neat and tidy, and do they leave the site clean when they leave?
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