Renovating Your Home While On Vacation

If you’ve always wanted to get your home renovated, but one of the things stopping you is how much it’s going to uproot your life, you should consider getting away from it while all of the work is being done. Of course, you can’t expect a huge renovation to be done in the span of a vacation – but there are some pretty big changes you can expect to be finished in under a week or two. You could have your renovation done while you’re away from home, and come back to a completely new feeling at home. No stress or struggle for you at all!

Source

Remember your budget

The reason that most people don’t do this while they’re having their home renovated is that, well, the price is going to be very high once you add up all of the costs. The costs of going away on top of the cost of having your home remodeled are going to set you back quite a bit, and while it’s not impossible, it can come to a daunting number. If you’re planning this far in advance, you should remember to factor in how much your vacation is going to cost as well as the renovation.

Do your research

One of the most important things to think about is who you’re trusting with your home while you’re away. You don’t want someone you’re going to have to check up on each day, and nor do you want someone that you’ve never heard of before. You should read up on different services out there and ask around between your friends and family for their previous experiences with tradesmen.

You might find it’s hard to find someone who you can trust with the availability to get your work done in the period that you’re away. If possible, you should plan very far ahead, so that you can find someone with an open calendar on the date you’re planning to get away. The Patch Boys might be a great option for you, for example.

Plan properly

If you’re going to plan properly, you’ll want to make sure you’re planning with the person you intend to trust with your property. Make sure all of the ideas and requests you have are possible and have them come and survey your house to see if it’s something they’re capable of. The better you have it planned, the safer you can feel while you’re away.

Take pictures

It can be very hard to trust someone with your home completely while you’re away, and while no one wants to admit it, they may never feel completely safe with it. You can give yourself that peace of mind if you took pictures of all of your valuables before you left, as a form of security. Better yet, you could install cameras in your home to check from time to time just to give prevent you from stressing over your home’s safety. Burglars will typically target locations where they believe no one is present, so it’s better to be safe than sorry.

“Note this is a collaborative post and I may be receiving compensation. Some links added are not my own and if you follow they are to ad’s & or Websites that are selling products”
“Some of the links are affiliate links. At no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.”