With summer on its way, now might be the time to consider renovating your home, particularly if it’s something that’s been on your mind for a while.
In order to arrive at the design you’ve dreamed of, though, you’ll need to allow time for the renovation work to be completed to perfection. Restoring a home is not an overnight process. It takes time, finance and plenty of patience. It also requires no little pre-planning; especially where obtaining permits from your local authority or accounting for unforeseen hitches is concerned.
You’ll need to be very calculated and measured in budgeting for home restoration. Even if you’ve forensically analysed every payment that you expect to make, tack on an extra 20% to your budget. It’s quite likely that not everything will go to plan and you may have to dig deep for unanticipated expenses. Conversely, if you’ve budgeted the extra 20% and not had any hiccups, you have a nice extra stash put away to enjoy at your leisure!
When planning the restoration work, start by assessing the structural things such as blockwork and drainage, as well as applying for planning permission. Then you can take care of the main structural work before tacking interior jobs like carpentry and plastering, and finishing it off with the finer jobs such as tiling and carpeting. Once the restoration is complete, keep your contractors close at hand in case there are any post-construction hitches.
Thanks to online furniture retailer Chic Furniture and Gift for reaching out to us with this infographic. It’s a fantastic guide for anyone taking on a house restoration project this summer.
