3 Home Renovation Tips for New Home Owners

A renovation project can be a really exciting thing to take on, especially if you are also moving into a new home. As long as you plan the renovation out correctly and have some defined timelines that you want work to be completed in, it will likely run smoothly and be a great success. Here are 3 tips that will help you with your next home renovation. 

Set a Home Renovation Budget

When staring on a new project or looking at a renovation, it can be very easy for it to become a money pit. New jobs may be uncovered that you didn’t realize needed to be done, rewiring a whole house for example. Setting a renovation budget will allow you to keep a very close eye on what is being spent so that you will be able to hopefully finish the project on budget. 

Another advantage of having a budget is that you will be able to pick out areas in which you can save money. If you think that you could decorate rooms yourself, this might represent a significant saving which you can spend elsewhere on the project or save in case a job comes up. 

Set a Realistic Home Renovation Timescale 

Just like the budget, a timescale on a project can easily slip. Usually the longer the project is planned to go on for, the more chance there is of it taking longer than expected. If you don’t have any kind of plan in place to begin with, you will not know when the project will be finished, or you will be relying on tradespeople to tell you. 

It’s a good idea to set a hard deadline and agree to this with the tradespeople that you are hiring. It can be a good negotiating tool if you want to the job finished sooner. This can be particularly important in you need to move out of a property on a certain date and move into the one you are renovating. 

Generally, the longer a project goes on for, the more of an impact it will have on your budget. This is another good reason why setting a renovation timescale is a simple but important task to do before the work begins. 

Get in the Professionals to do the Job you Can’t 

The kitchen and the bathroom are likely to be the areas in which you will need to enlist the help of a professional. Companies like Gilmans Kitchens and Baths will be able to advise you on the best choices for the room you are renovating. They may even be able to create bespoke solutions that fit perfectly in your home. 

Beyond designers and hardware, you will want to get professional electricians and plumbers in for jobs like underfloor heating, wiring tower rails, and installing lighting. Unless you have previous experience of doing this or know someone that can help, it is best left to the professional as messing with electricity can be very dangerous. 

Getting in the right people for the job won’t just ensure that you are kept safe during the renovation, it also means that the job will be done correctly and to a high standard. 

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