How To Get Yourself Properly Prepared For A Gut Renovation

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How To Get Yourself Properly Prepared For A Gut
Renovation
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• Even if youre having minor remodeling work
  carried out at your home, it pays to be properly
  prepared for what you might expect. But when it
  comes to gut renovations, the scale of the work
  is far greater, therefore the amount of costs,
  designs and timescales are far more extensive,
  too.
• If youre preparing for a gut renovation of your
  home, here are some helpful hints for getting
  yourself properly prepared for whats to come

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• Always plan for issues with floors and walls that
  may present themselves
• During the course of a gut renovation, its not
  unusual to come across such unexpected issues as
  black mold, rot or even termite activity, and
  repairing them is essential. As such, it pays to
  be prepared for such problems and have some money
  set aside for repair work.

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• Maintain healthy communications with your
  contractor
• Your general contractor and their team are as
  invested in your property as you are, and will
  want to get the job done as swiftly as possible,
  while maintaining a high standard of work. But,
  if you dont communicate with them frequently (or
  cant do so due to a poor working relationship),
  you may not realize or appreciate their
  timescale, efforts, or any problems they may have
  run into. While a good general contractor will
  automatically fill you in and keep you up to date
  with the projects progress, dont rely on this
  alone.

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• Keep a close eye on the budget
• While most good general contractors will do their
  best to stick to the estimate they gave you
  before starting the project, you must always have
  some extra funds available to you in the event of
  unexpected problems beyond the contractors
  control. For a full gut renovation of your home,
  its wise to add at least 15 to your budget for
  unexpected issues.

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• Attain all the necessary permits, codes and
  approvals
• In almost every instance, a gut renovation will
  require some form of permit or special permission
  from a legal entity before work can begin on the
  property, and those living in condos may require
  board approval. Fortunately, if youre working
  with a responsible contractor, theyll take care
  of this for you, but its important to remember
  that such permissions may take a considerable
  amount of time to gain.

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• Remember your neighbors
• Many home improvements and smaller upgrades can
  be carried out without disturbing your neighbors
  at all, but for a gut renovation, its likely
  that some work will need to be carried out that
  is noisy or messy, or both. In these instances,
  be sure to keep your neighbors informed of what
  to expect while work is underway, and ideally,
  this conversation should take place well in
  advance of the projects commencement.

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• Sometimes, your home simply isnt speaking to you
  in the way that it should, and a gut renovation
  is the only thing that will turn it from a house,
  into a home. While many gut renovations go
  smoothly, it pays to make yourself as aware as
  possible of any problems and potential delays
  that might occur during the project.

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• RZ Construction Group Inc is the best fully
  inclusive general contractor in Queens 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 and gut
  renovation in Queens, NY 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 gut renovation in Astoria, NY or want
  to know more about our wide range of professional
  but affordable construction and repair services,
  reach out to us at [phone].