3. Whenever you finish a job and you look back at the entire process, when
everything was done with your own hands, the feeling is indescribable: you
have proven once again what you are capable of, and you and your loved
ones will surely enjoy the result of the work.
However, as in any other job or task you take, getting involved in a home
improvement project may mean doing some mistakes which can affect or
even ruin the entire process. Read this article to discover some of the
frequent errors that can be avoided easily.
Some people consider it is enough to have the home improvement plan
somewhere in their mind, so they do not write it down. Still, home
improvement means making plans and sticking to them, so that the entire
process flows nicely and does not leave you penniless.
If you decide to keep everything in your mind, you are risking a lot: you can
forget essential things, overpass the set budget and make a chaos out of
everything. This is a mistake that could cost you a little fortune and that is
not at all hard to avoid.
Depending on the size of the project you want to start, you will need some
permits or authorizations in order to make the planned changes. Do not
make the mistake of starting the work without having them all, or you will
regret later. Just imagine being obliged by the authority’s representative to
stop any further actions that are related to you home improvement project!
Since these projects are usually costly, you need to plan all the details so
that everything is bought and done in time. Sticking to the initial costs and
plans is not easy, as you will discover new things to do, change or buy on a
4. daily basis. If you have not committed yourself to respect the budget, you
are soon going to get in trouble.
Any job of this kind has the potential to increase the value of your home, so
that the moment you plan to sell it, you will get more money. I am not
saying that every home improvement decision has to be done thinking of
this aspect, but it would be wise to also keep take this into account.
Sure, the main benefit is that you and your family will feel wonderful in
your new, improved, refreshed house, but try not to overlook the aspect of
increasing the value of your house at the same time.
If you get involved in a home renovation project without having enough
money, the temptation is to buy cheaper materials and stuff. This would be
another huge mistake, because when you start improving your home, the
results should be clearly visible for many years.
If the materials you buy are cheap, so it their quality, so you might regret
buying them the very next day. You should better do fewer things using
high quality materials than more and cheaper things!
Maybe you are a handy man and you plan to do everything by yourself. If
this is your case, you should at least pay an architect to give you some
advice on the colors, decorations and general design of the house. It is true,
you are going to spend some extra money, but you never regret it, especially
if the designer you have worked with has good references.
5. Don’t consider yourself a very experienced person. Even if you have done
this many times before, invest some hours in reading some new articles,
some magazines, as this will certainly trigger your creativity and
imagination. Every year there are new trends in home improvement, so
why shouldn’t your house benefit from this?
Irina Chirilov, the author of this report, is a consultant for Tub To Shower
Conversions, a bathroom renovation company that has invented the tub to
shower conversion kit.
