Which home renovation project should you tackle first?
When you start a renovation project at a property in Bournemouth, Poole or Christchurch, it is easy to get caught up in the excitement. If you have a vision of how you want your home to look and what alterations you want to make, you might be tempted to rush straight in.
However, as we know all too well, it’s essential to properly plan your house refurbishment in Poole, Bournemouth or Christchurch to ensure that not only do you end up with the home of your dreams but also that you don’t end up duplicating work or spending more money than you need to.
An article for House Beautiful recently offered a suggested order for tackling any home renovation, and noted that you need to ensure you are working with professionals – like our team at Bournemouth Constructions – if your renovation involves any structural changes or wiring work.
In fact, the publication recommended that structural work is where to start (which is certainly logical), as you need to ensure your property is structurally sound before you go any further. You also don’t want to go ahead with another aspect of your refurbishment only to later discover there is a structural issue you need to fix.
Make sure you work with an architect and professional builders every step of the way, and have a full survey carried out to avoid any challenges further along the line.
Replacing your radiators, or perhaps moving away from a gas-based heating system and instead choosing something like a ground or air-source heat pump, while not necessarily structural, is another job worth completing early on.
Even getting new radiators installed can make a difference because modern radiators are around 50% more efficient than their older counterparts.
In fact, the publication recommended that structural work is where to start (which is certainly logical), as you need to ensure your property is structurally sound before you go any further. You also don’t want to go ahead with another aspect of your refurbishment only to later discover there is a structural issue you need to fix.
Make sure you work with an architect and professional builders every step of the way, and have a full survey carried out to avoid any challenges further along the line.
Replacing your radiators, or perhaps moving away from a gas-based heating system and instead choosing something like a ground or air-source heat pump, while not necessarily structural, is another job worth completing early on.
Even getting new radiators installed can make a difference because modern radiators are around 50% more efficient than their older counterparts.
When it comes to working through the renovation room by room, the advice is to begin with a kitchen refurbishment. This is because this is such an integral room of any home. It’s often said that the kitchen is the heart of the home, so it’s an important one to get right.
In addition, your kitchen is a highly functional space and one that will impact many areas of your life. Therefore, it’s great to focus on getting your new kitchen designed to suit you and your family, and then fitted, before moving onto refurbishing other areas of your home in Christchurch, Poole or Bournemouth.
If you’re renovating a property to make it into a home that you’ll live in for years, then you don’t need to worry so much about whether any design choices you make will put off prospective buyers.
However, if your intention is to sell the property once the renovation is completed, you may want to consider some of the suggestions made in the Express about which renovations to avoid. Among the renovations you may want to skip if you’re hoping to sell quickly include permanently turning a spare bedroom into a home office, and getting rid of a bath in favour of just a shower.
If you’d like support or advice about your home renovation project, get in touch with us today to find out more about our services.
