Remodeling Ideas

Remodeling ideas There are so many remodeling ideas for a homeowner/ remodeling can be an i9nvestment that increases the value of a home. GOING GREEN • Adding solar panels will reduce energy costs AN EXTENSION: O Adding on an additional room. LOFT CONVERSION • Conveting a attic into a loft To-do List: REDECORATING O Painting, decorating ideas, and can make M Make sure you prepare a budget for each remodeling project you take on. 9 Consult with a remodeling professional before starting the project on your owne. the cost could be worth the professional touch. O Acquire Necessary Permits. O Make sure that you know where all electrical lines, water lines and gas lines. O Create a time line to finish the remodeing project. O Purchase starting materials for the beginning of the project. also budget for material waste. LIA. a room look new NEW KITCHEN SUN ROOM LANDSCAPING NEW BATHROOM • Adding new bathroom fixtures GARAGE A NEW DRIVEWAY June Planning a remodeling project is not the easiet thing to do. A great remodeling time line will help keep everyone on the same page if youare hiring multiple contractors. 15 BREAKDOWN OF COST BY BUILD PHASE Structural openings 0.4% Roof tilling 10.7% Brickwork shell 22.7% Roof structure 6.0% Plastering 6.2% Erect scaffold 3.0% Cleaning 0.6% Commencement 1.9% Over site and slabbing 3.2% Site set up 3.1% Completion 0.1% Site set up 3.1% Completion 0.1% Joinery 2nd fix 6.1% FElectrician 1st fixes 3.6% External decoration 0.6% -Landscaping 1.5% First floor joists 0.9% Plumb 1st fix 5.9% Joinery 1st fix 2.8% - Footings 2.1% Internal decoration 2.1% Foundation 2.2% Swallowing up costs the chart above shows how each part of the build process accounts for its share of the total build budget. Some 15% is spent getting the house out of the ground; another 45% or so getting the building weathertight. The remaining third of the budget is taken up with internal work. BREAKDOWN OF COST BY MATERIAL TYPE Roofing Sundries 1.1% fixings 0.6% Sheet Screws and Roof Tiles 12.5% Material 0.4% PVC- u Soil Waste 1.2% Sundry Material 10.49% Plumbing 1.6%¬ Plastering 1.3% Other 19.0% Metalwork 1.3%- Lintels 3.3% Landscaping 1.9%- Insulation 3.5%- Foundation 1.0% Aggregate 4.6% Drainage 4.7% Doors 5.6% - Bonded Abrasives 0.0% Rainwater Door Furniture 0.5%. Blocks 4.8% Goods 0.7% - Equipment 0.1% Tools 0.2% Timber Mouldings 0.6% LTimber Various 1.1% Decoration 0.7% - Stairs 1.2% Concrete 3.89% - Ceramics - etc. 0.2% Bricks 10.4% Chimney Sundries 0.7% Carcasing Timber 4.6% Stone 3.6% Cost Elements:This chart shows the proportion of the total build budget accounted for by each material type (labour is not included). Of the total spend, the key exterior facings bricks roof tiles account for almost a quarter of all costs. Brickwork Sundries 2.2% Windows and Door frames 6.5%