Being a married man, it is quite relaxing that when it comes to renovate your home, you will find your soulmate to discuss certain things. Your wife may suggest you different eye-catching, beautiful plans to redecorate your place. She can also help you to clean up those mess after the remodeling job finished. Sometimes remodeling cost can be vary huge depending upon your choices.
If you are a single person & want to give your old house a new look along with saving your bucks, you can read through the below mentioned tips :
General tips for starting the work
1. Take some time & look around. You need to imagine what your place should look like. Be realistic in your planning on how to utilize the space properly. If you do not plan it properly, it might came out with many underutilized vacant places after all hard-work & spending.
2. Try to pick bigger object like pool table, pictures, vase or any other thing & place it in the room. It will not only capture/use a bigger space of the room but you will also save the cost of smaller things which you might be buying. It will also enhance the overall look and color in every part of the room. List up required things you'll need to renovate the house. Making a budget will be good, but make sure to add 15% to 20% extra for various costs.
3. List up all the required tools & instruments you'll need in order. You will save much if you already have all tools. If not, try to gather from friends & relatives, or borrow from your local stationary shop if possible. If you need heavy electrical, plumbing or HVAC work, consider professional guidance for your home's safety & expert service.
4. Sign a contract with your contractor (if you employ one) before you start renovating & the contractor must notify clearly about the jobs he should be complete under this contract. Schedule work plans with your contractor before calling the movers.
5. You can not do it alone, ask your relatives, friends & colleagues to join you as a team. Make your work fun for yourself & for them too with music, drinks in break time. By this way your work will be finished in no-time & you do not have to worry about any labor costs.
Basic important remodeling tricks
1. For using maximum space from your kitchen, you may not require to shift walls to clear out more area. You may replace extra shelves with high - wide drawers containing racks & cabinets,dividers, pot trays & many more.
2. You might not need to damage your home's walls due to arranging windows, there are more ways which is less expensive for capturing lights. To enlighten your bathroom or halls you may use LED lights, those are not only cost affective but also last long. It will also give you a attractive look to the living space.
3. Increase the number of LED lights instead of powerful bulbs or normal tubes. You might have to pay more towards the fixtures, the labor for installing those lights. Big Led's will need fewer fixtures & also reduce the cost of labor & electricity.
4. If you have to shift the toilet for remodelling the house, do it. Also check if the pipes are need to be upgraded at the same time. It will save money as well as keeps your sewage system safe for long run.
5. Consider standard doors rather than custom made doors. Custom doors costs nearly $1,500 to $2,500 where cost of standard doors varies between $500 to $800, which is mush lower that the former.
I hope above given ideas might work for you. Whatever you do, make a blueprint of that first, so that your renovation work will go smooth & complete within stipulated time without spending a single penny extra.