Preplanning
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Before starting to invest in improvements to your home it is always worth doing some preparation. Set your objectives for the project and why you are building or extending. Typical objectives include creating more space, increasing the value of the property or making better use of existing space. Decide on your budget up front. This budget should be broken down into the different parts like planning, design, building and decorating. Break down expenditures on fixtures, fittings, materials, labour costs and professional fees. Decide on your planning, building and finishing timescales. Often improvements are driven by a date like wanting to have the project complete before Christmas or a big event like the birth of a child. |
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Look around you for inspiration on the improvements you would like to make. Review plans of homes you like from magazines, friends homes, or create new designs with modelrooms. Consider your lifestyle habits. Identify how much of your time you spend working from home, entertaining guests, watching television, listening to music, cooking etc. This will help you decide where you should plan your improvements. |
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