How to Prepare for a Home Renovation

Home renovations can be stressful, no matter how thrilling. However, a little preparation can go a long way in reducing anxiety during an update. ​With a little planning and organization, you can lessen the pressure of a building project.

Fremont, CA: Home renovations can be stressful, no matter how thrilling. However, a little preparation can go a long way in reducing anxiety during an update. ​With a little planning and organization, you can lessen the pressure of a building project.

Here are five suggestions from Nora El-Khouri Spencer, a certified aging-in-place professional, about how to be ready and maintain organization when considering a significant change to your living area.

Create a budget

Prioritize the work that needs to be done, talk to your contractor about the prices involved with each component of the project, and then build a budget that accounts for all those expenditures, including some wiggle room for unforeseen expenses. Changes and renovations can be expensive, and whether the sum exceeds your budgeted amount, review your prioritized list to determine whether a lower-priority item can be completed.

Create an organized schedule.

beginning with the project, with your contractor, discuss dates and other crucial details when you might not be able to access particular parts of your house or when water or power would need to be shut off.