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Getting Started On Your Home Improvement:
According to Canadian renovation industry experts, the renovation industry has exceeded new home construction. These same experts say that this trend does not show any sign of slowing down. Home improvement has become a very important part of owning a home. If you have a home improvement on your mind, be sure to get the facts before you go ahead with your home improvement project. No where is that more true than here in beautiful Victoria B.C.
 To have a successful renovation, you and your RENOVATION CONTRACTORS or trades people must work as a team. Before you start to call reno contractors and trades people, make sure you do some home improvement homework. Decide in advance what you want and how much you are going to spend on your home improvement or home repair. An accurate home improvement estimate is very important. You will be able to give the renovation contractors the information they need to provide you with the best possible home remodelling advice and the most accurate estimates of the reno cost.
What Do You Want in Your Home Improvement Project?
- Is the purpose or the reno to add extra space or improve living areas?
- What are the options, a home addition, or remodel an existing living space?
- What features about you home do you want to keep?
- What do you definitely want to change?
- Consider short-term and long-term effects of your decisions?
Home Remodelling Homework:
- Create a home reno file for estimates, notes, phone numbers, photos etc.
- Magazines, home renovation web sites are great sources of information.
- Go to home shows to find products, note prices and collect ideas.
- Visit supplier and manufacturer showrooms.
- Talk to people you know that have done renovations.
- Contact government agencies and INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS for information on home renovation.
top Renos and the Average Return on Investment:
- Kitchen - 72%
- Bathroom - 68%
- Painting, Exterior - 65%
- Flooring Upgrades - 62%
- Window and/or Door Replacement - 57%
- Main Floor / Family-Room Addition - 51%
- Fireplace Addition - 50%
- Basement - 49%
- Furnace and/or Heating System - 48%
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