Are you thinking about undertaking a renovation of your home? While you likely already met with your architect and contractor, are you sure that you have thought of everything? Following these tips will help you prepare for your renovation and help make it easier to handle.
Your Belongings
A renovation is a great time to go through your things. Whether you’re doing room additions Jacksonville FL or changing out a shower in the bathroom, you likely have items in your home that you can easily part with. Go through everything and divide them into piles:
- Donate
- Sell
- Give to family members
- Save
Find an out-of-the-way spot to store items you want to save and hold a garage sale before the work starts. Whatever you do, don’t wait until the day before the contractor starts working to begin looking through your things. Allow time to clear everything out of the rooms that will be worked on. This allows the workers to get their work done faster and reduces their risk of injury.
A Security System
When you are going through a renovation, there will be days that feel like your front door is a revolving door. New people will constantly be in and out, and you likely won’t know most of them. While it’s good to trust that the people working on your home will do a good job, if you aren’t there to supervise, you don’t know what they might do while you’re gone. Because of this, it is important to have a safe to protect your important documents and a video doorbell to monitor people arriving at the home. You can also purchase a programmable smart lock for your front door, so you can change the code as often as you feel necessary and only give it to the people that need it.