Do you want to renovate your home, or are you thinking of buying a house to renovate? Are you wondering where to start with the renovation? How can you best organize to save on renovation time and costs? Let’s look together at what to do to best plan your home renovation work.
1) Clearly Outline your Needs
For what reasons do you want to renovate your home? What do you intend to improve, and for what reasons? What are your needs and priorities?
2) Define a Budget
When deciding to undertake renovation work, it’s necessary to define a realistic spending budget right from the start. How much do you intend to invest in a renovation? Before approaching a renovation company, it’s important to already have an idea of your spending possibilities. Obviously, to make a detailed estimate of renovation costs, you’ll need the advice of a technician, but it’s important to evaluate from the outset how much you’re willing to invest, what your spending limits are, and how, if necessary, to finance the renovation to be undertaken.
3) Collect Inspiring Images
Try to have as concrete an image as possible of how you’d like your new home. Visit websites and browse architecture and interior design magazines. Collect photos and images that inspire you, try to get a precise idea of the solutions and furnishing styles you prefer. Consulting with an architect and an Interior Design expert will be essential to give coherence and concreteness to the collected ideas, but having images will help you immediately define your ideas and expectations more clearly.
4) Contact a Trusted Company
To start a renovation, it’s necessary to turn to industry professionals. Very often, before turning to a renovation company, people resort to word of mouth among family and friends. This can be very useful, but it’s not enough. Personally contact the companies you’d like to work with, seek direct consultation with those who will manage your project, ask for detailed quotes for the work to be done and compare them. Don’t be afraid to ask questions and seek clarification.
5) Evaluate Home Renovation Tax Bonuses
Currently, it’s possible to access various tax deductions for home renovation. The 50% Renovation Bonus, for example, allows you to deduct 50% of the expenses incurred for renovation from the taxpayer’s IRPEF, up to a maximum spending ceiling of 96,000 euros. The deduction will be divided into 10 annual installments of equal amount. This is not the only
6) Organize Life and Spaces During Renovation
Will you be able to live in the house during the renovation work? Which rooms will you need to clear out? Where will you temporarily store larger furniture and objects? Start making these assessments. Consider that undertaking a renovation might imply the need to find another residence during the work period. In this case, think about an alternative accommodation and its related costs from the start. Domidea offers you a personalized relocation service, in line with your most specific needs.
7) Verify the Bureaucratic Process to Follow
By consulting with expert technicians, draw up a list of all the documentation necessary to start the work. Depending on the type of renovation to be undertaken, the permits required will change. Regulations vary from municipality to municipality, so it’s important to inform yourself very carefully. In some cases, bureaucratic times could be longer than expected, delaying the start of work. It’s better to take care of all bureaucratic procedures as soon as possible, carefully evaluating the timelines. This is essential if you want to avoid annoying delays.
If you’re thinking about renovating your home, contact us immediately for an inspection and a quote, always free and without obligation. Within 48 hours of your request, one of our architects will be directly at your location for a direct and detailed discussion about the renovation work to be undertaken.
