4 common mistakes to avoid when you renovate your home

Renovating a home is a complex and costly project. It is all too easy to make mistakes during the home renovation process. If you’re thinking of renovating your home, you’ll want to take the following common mistakes into consideration and be proactive about avoiding them: Working with an unlicensed or otherwise unqualified tradie While most tradies are good and honest, there are unfortunately some shady tradies about. It is wise to diligently check credentials before you trust a tradie to do work on your home. If possible, seek out recommendations from people you trust before you sign a contract to have any work completed. Failing to properly plan the renovation workflow There are many details to consider when you’re implementing a home renovation. There’s a certain order that you’d want to follow when executing each detail. For example, you’d want to paint the walls early on in the renovation process; in particular, it’s wise to paint before you install any costly permanent surfaces. You’d want to install new carpeting or flooring towards the end of the renovation process, because a mishap with paint could damage the new carpet or flooring. Implementing the wrong home design trends On one hand, it’s important to consider the major design trends when you renovate. In many cases, it would be a mistake to decorate using last decade’s trends instead of the most current ones. On the other hand, it is also critical to consider your home’s actual history and architectural style and reject any trends that don’t actually complement… Read More