Renovating your home can be an intimidating project to begin due to the many tasks and steps involved. You may be unsure of what to expect due to a lack of experience even if your contractor preps you for the process. If you want to know what will occur from beginning to end, Alair Homes Georgian Bay gives homeowners a few things to expect during the renovation.

Minor Wear in the Yard

Many people don’t realize that renovating your home can affect the quality and condition of your yard. Due to deliveries that are made on the property and foot traffic from the team of professionals that arrive each day, you can expect the grass and plants to be affected. Communicate with your contractor to ensure that they are respectful of the property and can prevent it from being trampled on consistently.

Plenty of Dust

The amount of dust that accumulates during your home renovation is one of the unavoidable parts of the project due to the amount of construction that is being performed on your home. The days when demolition occurs will be the dustiest, which can cause the furniture items in the home to become covered in debris and grime. Although you can’t prevent the dust from accumulating, you can minimize some of the damage by covering everything with sheets and tarps. The construction workers will also seal any openings that are present to prevent drafts.

Delays

Few people expect delays to occur with their home renovation, but they’re bound to happen at least once or twice during the process. There may be certain days where it rains, and the construction team can’t work, or there are underlying issues in the home that are discovered and need to be repaired. Add a few extra weeks to the timeline of the project due to the delays to ensure that you have more of a realistic timeframe established on when it’ll be completed. Maintain your communication with your team of professionals to ensure that everyone understands how to avoid future delays.

Daily Arrangements

Expect your schedule to become busier and to have interruptions while the construction is performed. You may need to park your car in a different spot or hire someone to care for your pets to prevent them from being in the way while the work is completed. You may need to change some of your arrangements. (e.g. change when landscapers arrive to mow the lawn or providing a portable bathroom for construction workers to use on the site)

You May Have Change Orders

Change orders are common during a home renovation. You may see a certain design on a home in a magazine and change your mind. This pushes back the completion date and also increase the cost of the project. It’s important to understand that changes can put excess stress on your contractor. It will also change how the overall project looks at the end. Avoid browsing through magazines or websites after you’ve made your final selections and communicated everything to the builder.