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A How To Minute - This Issue: Top Five Home Renovation Mistakes

by: crozon
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When it comes to planning your home improvement there many things you have to keep in mind. From coordinating on the designs to finding the right contractor, there are many steps and stages to overcome to make your home improvement a success.

In order for your next home improvement to be a success avoid these five common mistakes:

1) Planning Designs Based On Wants

Sometimes it is easy to get carried away and design a room that you would like rather than one you need. For example you might think you want to convert your basement into the perfect ‘guys’ room, with a bar and game rooms, but in reality the basement might be better used if it is designed with the kids in mind. The same can be said for every room in your house.

2) Forgetting About the Basics

It's easy to get swept up in planning your home improvements to the point where you forget about the basic functions of your home. Many people get so caught up in designing the perfect kitchen, bathroom or basement that they forget about essential issues like storage and functionality. A beautifully designed kitchen is great, but if you have nowhere to store your dishes and cooking utensils the kitchen will not be functional.

3) Home Improvement Fads

Many people fall into the trap of designing their renovations around some of the more popular ones that are being shown on home improvement television shows. Or they are picking the same home improvements that friends, family and neighbours are doing. Home improvements are supposed to be a reflection of your own style and a long –term investment. In other words you want to ensure that you are making improvements according to your own style and tastes, and not just copying your neighbour’s.

4) Overlooking Your Home’s Present Style

No matter how great your home improvement designs are, they will look out of place if you can’t incorporate them into your home’s present style and architecture. When planning your home improvement designs, think of them as a continuation of your current architecture style rather than trying to make them boldly stand out from the rest of your house.

5) Inexpensive Materials Versus Quality Materials

Home improvements are meant to be long-term investments, by choosing lower quality and inexpensive materials over quality ones you could be setting yourself up for disaster. Cheaply made materials will catch up with you, as they tend to wear out more quickly than quality materials do. If your budget is your main concern, why not scale back a bit on your home improvements. Instead of redoing the kitchen, basement and all the bathrooms in your house this year, pick the room that needs the most attention. Spend some time choosing the best materials for that room and shop around to see if you can get a better deal on those quality materials.

So when it comes to planning your home improvement ideas make sure you keep in mind to remodel a room where it will best suit the needs of your family, plan for storage, follow your own style, design around your homes architecture, and budget in the cost of quality materials.

About the Author

Corey Rozon and David Leonhardt are Ottawa ghostwriters.
This article was written for Service Blocks Inc., a Gatineau general contractor specializing in basement remodelling in Ottawa.

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