Your 5-Step Guide To Budgeting For A Whole Home Renovation

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Your 5-Step Guide To Budgeting For A Whole Home
Renovation
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• Many homeowners who create budgets for their gut
  renovations, still get a nasty surprise when the
  final bill is presented to them. However, while
  this is occasionally unavoidable, generally
  speaking, there are plenty of ways to ensure that
  with meticulous planning, your whole home
  renovation costs dont skyrocket.
• Read on for your 5-step guide to creating a
  workable budget for your home renovation

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• Step number 1 stop dreaming, start calculating!
• By putting in place a firm limit to your budget
  that you absolutely cannot go over under any
  circumstances, you can avoid being faced with a
  hefty bill that you werent prepared for when the
  project has been completed. Whatever the final
  figure you settle upon (and it will course depend
  on the extent of work being carried out, and your
  available funding), it must be large enough to
  cover any issues that may occur, while still
  giving you a finished product that you can be
  proud of.

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• If you need further guidance on how much a home
  remodel is likely to cost, you can of course ask
  local renovation companies to assess your home
  and proposal, and give you estimates, or do
  plenty of research yourself.
• Step number 2 carefully consider the cost of any
  add-ons
• When coming up with a figure that you dont want
  your budget to exceed, you must factor in the
  cost of any potential issues that may occur
  throughout the project and which could
  unavoidably bump up the final bill. Generally,
  adding an extra 10 to the budget for unforeseen
  costs should cover it, but it can be wise to make
  sure you have another source of emergency cash
  outside of your budget, just in case.

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• Step Number 3 prioritize certain features
• While it might be wonderful to have every single
  dream aspect of your home fulfilled during a gut
  renovation, the chances are that this will make
  your budget spiral wildly out of control, so try
  prioritize those features that are most important
  to you, and which you will get the most pleasure
  or use (or both) out of. Think about what you
  simply must include in the renovation, and what
  can wait until a later date when youre
  replenished your bank account, or what doesnt
  need to be featured at all.

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• Step number 4 conduct plenty of research
• Once youve set your budget and determined what
  absolutely must be included in the gut
  renovation, its time to start doing some serious
  research. Make sure that your existing plans are
  realistic, that you can actually afford to create
  the spaces inside your home youve planned for,
  and whether any costs can be reworked to reduce
  the cost further. Sitting down with a renovation
  company can be advantageous at this point, but
  its worth remembering that their help doesnt
  come for free time is money after all. So
  ideally, understand as much about the processes
  involved yourself as you can, and youll be much
  better informed when the time comes to choose a
  construction company and start signing paperwork.

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• Step number 5 begin gathering estimates
• If you havent already started working with a
  renovation company, now is the time to start
  getting estimates for the work planned, from
  local construction and renovation companies. Ask
  plenty of questions of them, and only when youre
  satisfied with the answers and their suggested
  price, should you sign a contract.
• Its important also to remember that you
  shouldnt necessarily assign the project to the
  company that offers you the lowest estimate you
  want to make sure your chosen company are able to
  complete the work successfully and
  professionally, with an emphasis on quality.

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• Budgeting for a whole home renovation isnt
  always easy, but by taking your time, thinking
  carefully about every space in the home, and
  coming up with a firm figure that accounts for
  unexpected extras, you can do your best to keep
  your budget, and the project, on track.

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