Are You Remodel Ready?

You’ve finally made the decision that you’re ready to remodel your home or a room in your home…now what?!?

The biggest thing that will drive your entire remodel is your budget…which typically is what directs most of our lives right? But before you do that, consider a few of these questions first.  How long will it take? Will I have to stay somewhere else during the makeover? What will be required of me? There are many more questions that will need answered of course, but these few are some of the more pressing ones.

One thing to take note of regarding these timelines listed below is that this calculation is based on 2-3 people working roughly 40 hours a week. Other factors can and do come into play at times which can make a project shorter/longer, but generally the timeframes I’ve laid out below are a good basis to start with.

Side note…in case you’re curious about the picture of the toilet on the front porch…that was ours that was sitting there a couple days during our last remodel. The story gets even better though…during this process we didn’t have a kitchen to cook in so we ordered pizza one night. Let’s just say the look on the delivery person from Papa Johns was priceless! HA!

KITCHEN REMODEL

Ready to tackle the kitchen? What kind of timeframe are you looking at? If you’re replacing your entire cabinetry and countertops, you can expect that process from demo to being move-in ready to take about 6-8 weeks. Most of that time you won’t have any running water in the kitchen and you won’t be able to cook as well so you’ll want to plan for that.

Taking out/moving a wall will extend that time even further. But don’t let that deter you. The two main places that people will see any return on their investment are in the kitchen and the master bathroom! So from my personal experience, the kitchen is the best place to start!

MASTER BATH

Full master bath renovation including retiling the floor and adding your oversized walk-in shower will take about 2-3 weeks. Once again the same thing applies here, changing the walls will extend that time by a week or so roughly depending on what all is changed. Moving the plumbing or any electrical will also add time.

Be sure to be specific with your contractor about your budgetary needs, and a good contractor will be honest about what you can/cannot do during the process in order to stay within your budget. This project will be one you should be able to stay in your home assuming you do have another bathroom to get ready in during the process. Also, if your plumber does his/her work correctly, you won’t be without water in your house for more than just a couple hours.

FLOORING

Have you ever replaced flooring while living in your home? I have…let’s just say I found it much more exciting than my wife did…HA! My kids just thought it was neat to see the sub flooring…not that they knew what it was called…all they saw was no furniture and a chance to go crazy and run around! Don’t worry…I combed over the floor about 2 dozen times to make sure there were no nails or screws sticking up from the original flooring we removed!

Timeline on flooring is based on the size of the home. In the house we’re currently in, it took about 2 weeks to remove the old flooring and baseboard (it was a combination of about 1800 sq. ft. of carpet, hardwood, and tile) and install the laminate flooring (which is what we went with) and put the baseboard back in place. This was with a team of 2 people doing the work.  In case you’re curious…removing tile around cabinets that are staying without damaging the cabinets is fun…ok maybe not fun, but when that final piece was removed, it was extremely satisfying.

FINAL WORDS

Now that you’ve got an idea of timelines and a couple things to expect, are you ready for your next big remodel project? Did I scare you away from them? Obviously, there is much more to most of these areas to consider, but that’s for a later post at a later date! If you have any questions/concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out to me on Facebook and Instagram or use the contact us page! I’m here to help in anyway!