Home renovations on a budget

There are a few tips to follow when looking to renovate your home.

As with most jobs if you are outsourcing work you’d be looking to get quotes from a few tradespeople, at least 3. Even using tradespeople you can still shop around for your own fixtures and fittings rather than letting them supply.

A good tip is to reuse as much of the old materials as possible, things like tiles and bricks. Depending on the materials it may be possible to sell them to a reclamation business putting some money back in your pocket.

Where possible use small local suppliers.

If you are confident you can complete the work without compromising the finish then go for it. It’s also looking to see if you need to renovate the whole room or if you can work with parts that are already there, like repainting kitchen cupboards.