Budget Friendly Home Renovation Tips

Budget Friendly Home Renovation Tips

Martin Howard January 17, 2014 View all blog articles

Home renovation projects that are budget friendly can be very fulfilling for two reasons: you get to fix up your home and you don’t have to shell out a huge amount of money to do so. While there are a lot of renovation projects out there that you can undertake, it is easy to get carried away and start doing too much at the same time, which essentially burns a hole in your pocket and your willpower. Here are some tips for home renovation that will help you keep your budget on track, but still give you the satisfaction that you are indeed improving your home.

Focus on one room at a time – Trying to remodel everything at once, expenses can get out of control faster. If you limit yourself to fixing up one room at each go, you can achieve your renovation goals within budget and may even end up with a little extra afterwards.

Focus on one type of project only – doing too much with one room will also put you over your budget. Painting, changing the furnishings, adding new rugs and fixtures, and essentially redoing the entire room can easily cost you an arm and a leg. Try to do one project at a time. For example, for this month’s extra money, you can focus on repainting. The following month, you can change the fixtures. The next month you can change the furnishings. Doing things one project at a time will help you stay on track when it comes to budget conscious home renovation projects.

Start with what is more important – if your kitchen badly needs to be renovated or repairs need to be made, start there. If your bedroom is the one that needs repairs and renovations badly, choose that to work on first. Focus on what is necessary first before tackling the less imperative stuff.

Renovating a home can be costly, if you don’t pace yourself and don’t have the contacts when it comes to home repair companies. If you want to renovate your home and don’t know where to start, get in touch with us and we’d be happy to give you some advice. Working with real estate experts can help you greatly reduce your renovation costs, and even give you some insights into the real estate business.