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How To Save A Bundle On Your Remodel
think it goes without
saying that when you make Find additional ways to save. You
the decision to remodel can get sinks, toilets, cabinets,
your home, you also want to get flooring, lumber, tiles and even
the best value for your money. granite for much less if you know
Why should your hard earned cash how and where to shop. Go to
go into someone else pocket when discount shops, flooring
it can stay in yours? liquidators and discount lumber
yards. My favorite place to get
The national average for granite slabs is from our local
construction is around $95 per granite “seconds” store. Usually
square foot. If you’re planning when someone buys granite they
on living in your home for the purchase the entire slab, but
rest of your life, then why not sometimes only about half of the
pay for the best and enjoy it slab gets used. A seconds store
while you can? If you suspect you will give me the granite for free
may want to sell your home in 3-5 as long as I pay them to install
years, then I’m going to give you it. That’s quite a deal in my
some tips that will help you keep book.
your costs to a minimum.
Making changes to your project
Don’t get pressured into once you’ve already begun can
upgrading. Often the material or cost you plenty. Stay on track
product you were planning to and don’t let other people talk
purchase works just fine for your you into doing something
project. While the upgrade may different than your original
look a bit nicer, you have to plan. While it’s a good think to
weigh the cost and determine if plan for the future, don’t get
it is really worth it. Don’t make caught up in the “I might need
emotional purchases. that someday” trap. Add it when
you need it because the majority
of us tend to change our minds Sometimes it makes sense to hire
down the road anyway. Why spend a general contractor or a sub to
money now for something you may do a project for you instead of
never end up using? doing it yourself. You have to
figure out how much your time is
Pinch every penny. I’ve heard worth per hour, then decide if
people who are remodeling their paying someone slightly more per
home say, “I’m spending $50,000 hour than you are worth and who
on my home anyway, what’s another can finish the job in half the
thousand?” I prefer to play the time is a money saver for you ( I
game, “how can I do more, for know it is for me!) Take
less money?” I almost always come advantage of cheap and free labor
in way under budget when I think when you can. Get family,
like that. buddies, students from the local
college, and neighbors to help
There are so many things that you when you can (I spent six
will eat up your money during a hours helping my neighbor tear
remodel. Don’t build anything you off his roof shingles for free. I
don’t really need unless you plan was in a destructive mood so it
to sell in the next couple of helped us both out.). You’ll save
years and you’ll be able to get a a ton on your project if you take
good return on money spent. Also advantage of offers of people who
only purchase tools that you are willing to help for little or
need. There are so many cool nothing in return.
tools out there that it’s often
difficult to resist but extra When you can, and it makes sense
tools will whittle away your to do so, then do it yourself. A
money just as extra material or friend of mine was selling his
labor costs will. house and he took a day and a
half to add Pergo to the main Remodeling is a lot of work, but
living areas in his home. Because when it is all completed and you
it got it from a flooring are enjoying the fruits of your
liquidator, he got it for $1,500 labors, the blood, sweat and
and sold his house for $8,000 tears that went into it will all
more than it was appraising for be worth it. Especially now that
before the Pergo was added. He you can brag to your friends and
told me it was the quickest family about how much money you
$6,500 he ever made! saved.
About the Author:
Monte Bateman writes articles for House Remodeling.org
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