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How To Renovate Your Property On A Small Budget

Whether it’s to create a more comfortable living space or work your way up the property ladder, renovating your home can be a daunting task. However, it does not need to break the bank and there are many tips and tricks that you can follow to renovate your property on a small budget.

Tactical Painting
Adding a fresh coat of paint to a room is one of the most cost-effective ways to make an obvious change. Nowadays, many people opt for light and natural colours as this gives the illusion of a bigger and brighter room. As well, white paints tend to be a lot cheaper, meaning you can transform rooms and not worry about the strain on your budget.

May 16, 2017

Household

3 Reasons To Build Your Family Home

Moving home is possibly the biggest financial decision a family will make. Most people look at the market for their next property, but, what if you decided to build a family home instead? Not convinced? Here are some reasons you should give it a shot:

Can Often Be Cheaper Than Buying

There are many cases where building a family home works out a lot cheaper than buying one. Especially if you own some land and know people that have built homes before. In this scenario, you’d be crazy not to build a house as it would be so much more affordable. Plus, you get more control over how much things cost when you build a home. Buying one means you pay what someone else tells you to. Then, you pay fees for surveyors and solicitors, and even a realtor too. Everything adds up, and it’s not under your control. However, when you build, you can find the most affordable contractors and haggle a price. You can also use affordable materials to drop the costs down lower. More importantly, you have no need for a large estate agent or solicitor fees at all. So, if your family wants to move house and save money, then building one may be the cheaper option.

January 13, 2017

Household

Why An Apartment Is Perfect For Your Family

People often think apartments are for bachelor’s or people living on their own. But, did you know an apartment can be perfect for your family? Not convinced? You will be after you’ve read the article below:

Close-Knit Community

One of the main benefits of apartment living is the community aspect. You’ll be living in a building along with many other people and families. It’s very easy for you and your children to make new friends. People that live in the same apartment building are generally very nice to one another. I think it’s because they all live so close to one another. You know that it’s better off if you get along, rather than have everyone at each other’s throats.

The good thing about living in such a tight community is that it’s a nice place for your family to grow up. Your kids could have best friends a stone’s throw away from them; it can be great! Life is a lot better when you surround yourself with other people and families. You never know when someone in your apartment building can help your family out!

November 4, 2015

Shopping

Ways To Save Money When Shopping For Furniture

Buying new furniture can be quite expensive. Though renovating your old furniture costs less, it doesn’t always result in the cost savings you would expect, and the results are not always so good, resulting in furniture that looks out of place.

Below are some tips that will save you money when buying furniture:

Buy furniture online

Brick and motor stores factor overheads (rent, labor and utilities) into the cost of furniture. Online furniture sellers usually have a warehouse where they store their furniture, which costs less than having a store in a high end location. Some online sellers don’t even need warehouses, but instead ship directly from the factory, further lowering the cost you incur on your furniture.

June 26, 2015

Household

5 Main Factors That Influence Home Renovation Costs

It’s practically impossible for most homebuyers to get everything they want in an existing structure, but most of us have a list of priorities and must-haves, and so long as most of them are met we suck it up and take the house that comes closest to fulfilling our dreams. Luckily, there is a way to get closer to the home you want without going through the hassle and expense of buying land and building your structure from the ground up.

When you opt to renovate you can turn an old layout into a modern, open floor plan. You can get a gourmet kitchen or a spa-like master bath. And you can transform any badly-planned or executed space into a beautiful and functional room that meets your every need. However, you need to be careful when you opt to renovate; if you don’t pay attention the costs can quickly skyrocket. Here are a few of the main factors that will influence your expenses when you renovate your home.

Scope of work. The size and type of job you do will have a major impact on the associated costs of the project. For example, completely gutting your kitchen; expanding the space, moving the plumbing, and replacing cabinets, counters, fixtures, and appliances; is going to cost a lot more than simply making cosmetic changes like refacing the cabinetry and installing a new backsplash. Since the average person knows very little about the costs involved in remodeling, your best bet to get an idea of the projected costs of your planned renovations is to get bids from several contractors and ask about alternative options to get what you want while lowering costs.

April 23, 2014

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