What to Avoid during Your Home Renovation

What to Avoid during Your Home Renovation

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home renovation is a big – and exciting – project. Whether you’ve bought a home that needs some TLC, or your own home needs to be updated to fit your lifestyle, home renovation projects always take time, patience and love. If you’re not careful, however, you can end up making some costly mistakes along the way.

graded accessories (like faucets), which will ultimately last longer and perform better.

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Upgrade your windows. All house remodeling plans should budget for new windows. They’re more energy efficient, and they keep your bills down when you’re running the heat or the air conditioning.

Plus, new windows give your whole house a facelift.

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Consider your bathroom remodelTo help you make the most of your house ing plans. An updated bathroom adds value remodeling plans, we’ve compiled a list of to your home, should you ever sell it. Nethings that you’ll want to avoid during the glecting the bathroom, or making the bathprocess. These helpful tips can help you room smaller, can take away some of the keep your project moving forward without charm and comfort of the space. Make sure blowing your budget. your bathroom remodeling project includes low-flow toilets, to save money and conserve water, and low-flow shower heads.

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Think about your lights. Almost everyone uses energy saving bulbs now, but one of the biggest home renovation mistakes comes from choosing fixtures that can’t support them. Some light fixtures require specialized bulbs which can cost big bucks, and use up a lot of energy.

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Go slowly with your kitchen renovation. Nothing adds more value to a home 1.

Pay for the good materials. One of than a new kitchen, and no house remodelthe biggest mistakes – if not THE biggest ing project is complete without one. Locally mistake – is to buy cheap or poorly made sourced materials for your countertops and materials in order to save a few bucks. You’re energy efficient appliances keep your budget better off paying more money now for stur- intact, too. If you rush your kitchen renovadier building materials (like carpet) or uption, or if you decide this is a good time to

try your hand at DIY, you could end up having to redo it all over again in a few years.

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Remember to take your time. Your home renovation doesn’t need to be done all at once; you can schedule each room as you find the time and money for it. Gutting your whole house when you don’t need to do so can add a lot of time and a lot of money to your budget.

Custom House Remodeling by Experienced Designers and Builders House remodeling is a big decision; you want to leave the dirty work to the professionals.

At Center Island Contracting, we offer you the finest quality of work by trusted, licensed and insured professionals. From custom trim and masonry work, to kitchen and bathroom remodeling, to complete home restoration, our contractors have the skills and the experience to handle it all. We’ve cultivated relationships with our suppliers, ensuring that we use the best possible products and materials in our work. You can rest easy knowing that your home renovation plans are in good hands.

Center Island Contacting puts your needs first. Please call 516-481-4707 to discuss your home renovation plans. We promise that we’ll treat you and your home with the respect you both deserve.