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5 Mistakes to Avoid When Planning a Home Addition

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Planning a home extension project can be quite a challenge. Whether you’re planning on adding a second storey, a lateral extension, a bump out, adding a garage, or even putting in a sunroom, there’s a lot to consider. You need to be aware of all the steps you should take to properly plan out your renovation project. To help you be better prepared, we gathered the top 5 home addition mistakes to avoid:  Mistake #1 – Underestimating your home addition’s cost Extending your home is a major project. You’ll need to take the time to cost out its entirety and allocate budget accordingly. Starting with proper planning – with the help of an architect or architectural technologist – you’ll already be headed in the right direction. Not only will you have to budget for their assistance, but also for the actual renovation process.  It all depends on how grand the project you have in mind is and what kind of professional you hire.  Depending on the materials used, the price w...

6 Signs It’s Time to Renovate Your Kitchen

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Most people are aware that a kitchen renovation is no small project to take on, it will cost tens of thousands of dollars and you will probably not be able to live in your home during the months that the work is taking place. For these reasons many people are trying to hold off on starting a kitchen renovation. At some point kitchen remodeling becomes inevitable, but almost everyone who takes this big step ends up much happier in the end. Whether from the simple joy of cooking in a new kitchen, the added home value or the excitement of seeing your dreams come to life, a kitchen redo ends up being a big positive for people’s lives. If you are one of the folks who is weighing the choice to kitchen renovate or not, this article explains some telltale signs that the time for kitchen renovation has come. If you find even one of these signs in your kitchen, you will almost certainly be happier if you start the process of remodeling now. It will take months or more than a year to get...