Essential Guidance for Renovating Your NYC Apartment

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Essential Guidance for Renovating Your NYC
Apartment
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• While renovating your New York City apartment is
  absolutely doable and often a fantastic way to
  update your home and add to its value, many fail
  to appreciate the timescale and costs involved,
  and end up having to stop midway through the
  project. To help prevent this from happening, and
  ensure that your NYC apartment renovation goes
  with a hitch, weve compiled the following short
  guidance
• Be realistic about how long it will take
• If you work with an experienced and reputable
  renovation contractor, they will give you as
  accurate a timescale as they can for the
  completion of the project, and will be honest
  with you about the possibility of delays due to
  things that are out of their control, such as
  shortage of materials or gaining the relevant
  permits.

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• Working with a general contractor who has a
  complete team of in-house tradespeople can help
  expedite proceedings, as they have everyone on
  board to help complete the project on time.
• Think about where you will stay while work is
  ongoing
• For a major renovation, or any work that
  interrupts your daily schedule and makes living
  in the apartment difficult, youll need to think
  about moving elsewhere until the project is
  complete. Set funds aside for this possibility,
  in case you dont have friends or relatives
  nearby that you can bunk up with for a few weeks
  or months.

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• Be prepared for the budget to change
• Talk in detail with your chosen general
  contractor about your budget and its limitations,
  so that both parties are clear on what can and
  cant be afforded. Remember that insurance and
  building rules in NYC could bump the price up
  considerably, so always be prepared for your
  original budget to grow a little as you delve
  deeper into the minutiae of the project.
• Do you need work permits?
• Not all renovation work requires a permit, but
  any work that does, will have an impact on your
  overall timeline, so its important to be clear
  on this before work commences. If your architect
  has to submit plans to the DOB, it may take as
  long as a few months to complete the process.

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• Youll have to abide by owners association rules
• Owners associations vary in their levels of
  strictness, but all will have rules for
  renovations taking place in the building, which
  can include when work is permitted to be carried,
  to where you are allowed to install a washer and
  dryer.
• Do you have friendly neighbors?
• As an act of common courtesy, youll need to
  inform any neighbors likely to be affected by the
  renovation work, and give them ample notice
  before work commences. Hopefully, theyll be
  accommodating!

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• Always be clear on who is responsible if anything
  goes wrong
• While the majority of NYC apartment renovations
  pass by without a hitch, its imperative that you
  understand whose responsibility it is, should
  someone have an accident on the premises.
  Liability insurance covers you if something
  goes wrong with the building and Workers
  Compensation for when someone hurts themselves
  while carrying out the work.
• Your general contractor must have liability
  insurance and workers compensation, otherwise you
  will be held responsible, as the homeowner.
• Check also that your homeowners policy has
  enough coverage in the event of a problem caused
  by a contractor.

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• To help your NYC apartment renovation go smoothly
  and successfully, always work with a local,
  licensed, insured and experienced general
  contractor.
• RZ Construction Group Inc is a fully inclusive
  general contractor in Astoria NY. From initial
  design to final clean up, our results speak for
  themselves. We are fully licensed, insured, and
  bonded to provide both commercial and residential
  construction services to customers in Astoria and
  the surrounding area. Proud to serve New York
  State for 25 years. No job is too small nor too
  big. If you are looking for apartment renovation
  in NYC or want to know more about our wide range
  of professional but affordable construction and
  repair services, reach out to us at (718)
  938-9887.