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When you finally get to design a home of your dreams, you can feel as if you’ve hit the jackpot. You might have spent months or years dreaming about the house you’d buy or build if you could. Then, when the chance arises, you feel like the luckiest girl in the world.
If you’ve bought a new house and you’re renovating it from top to bottom, it’s often hard to know where to start. It’s the same with building from scratch. If you’re not hiring a project manager and you’ll be taking on a lot of the work yourself, you’re going to need a go starting point and a few handy hints.
Have A Plan
First of all, you need to have a plan. When you’re renovating, many different problems can arise. Now, it is likely that you’re going to encounter issues along the way, but having a plan will help you to stay on track. You need to know what you’re doing and when, where to start off and what you should be saving for last. So, the very first thing you need to do is draw up your process plan, and then the plans for your renovation.
Get Permission
Now that you have an idea of what you’re doing and a set of plans for the renovation, you’re going to want to get your paperwork in order. You might find that you need to apply for permission or licenses to carry out some of the work. If that’s the case, you need to get the ball rolling right away. If you leave it until the last minute, you might find that any work you’ve already done needs to stop.
Work On The Foundations
When your permission has been granted, and you have any licenses in order, you’re then going to want to get to work. The first thing you need to do is start with the foundations. It’s likely that you’re going to need the building assessed and you might even need a foundation repair engineer. It’s important that your renovations start off on the right foot, which means the foundations need to be sound.
Get The Professionals In
Then, you’re going to want to call in the professionals. Unless you’re a skilled contractor, electrician or plumber, you’re going to want to leave these bits to the experts. You might need demolition doing, walls building or moving and new electrics and plumbing being put in. It is where you should be saving your budget for. You’re going to want to make sure that these areas are all done right.
Be Realistic
And finally, you’re going to want to make sure that you’re realistic with your timing. You need to allow for delays with planning, foundations, building work and more. So, it’s important to listen to experts at every stage and take their advice on timing expectations. Here, you can work on being on budget too. Then, when you’re ready to paint, dress and accessories, not only does it mean that you’ll be prepared, but your expectations won’t let you down either.
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