Remodeling Q&A
Remodeling your home is a big project to undertake, even if you aren’t doing the remodeling part on your own. As an experienced remodeling company in Vancouver WA and Portland metropolitan area, we get a lot of questions regarding remodeling a home. We’ve compiled this list of the most common home remodeling questions and answers to help you with your remodeling journey and be the informed consumer you want to be before diving into a remodeling project. If you have questions we didn’t answer, leave us a comment or give us a call, we would be happy to help in any way we can.
The first thing to consider when planning to remodel your home is research. Look around your home and note any functional and design problems you would like to improve on. What would you like your perfect home to look like? You can also gain some inspiration from websites such as Houzz and Pinterest. Give us a call today and let our amazing team of qualified professionals bring your dream home to life!
There are a few ways to pay for home remodeling including savings and home renovation loans. When coming up with a budget for your home renovation project, it is important to consider what monthly payments you will be comfortable with. We also highly recommend discussing your ideas with a remodeler/contractor who will help you figure out the cost and decide to move forward with your project or consider different options. Apart from that, you should also factor in your potential home improvement tax deductions.
There are a few factors that may affect the price of home renovation such as the size of the home, the number of rooms and what level of renovation each room requires. If the house needs a complete gut job, the cost will be much bigger than if you only need to replace a few appliances, countertops and fixtures.
An estimate is the number that the contractor estimates the job will cost. This is a guess of unknown costs. A proposal is a document written up during the competitive process to win the job. This also includes bid amounts from subcontractors, material and other costs.
The time required to complete your remodeling project will mainly depend on the scope of the project and selected materials. The more extensive the work and rare the materials, the longer the project will take to be completed. Ellada Custom Homes offer a more realistic project timeline once the project and your property has been thoroughly evaluated.
Most likely. If you’re working with Ellada Custom Homes, we will make sure to take care of all building or remodeling permits you may need.
If you’re looking to remodel your whole home, you may be wondering where to start or if you should do it all at once. Depending if you are living in your home or not while remodeling, you may want to take the remodeling room by room. However, if you won’t be living in your home at the time of the renovation, you may want to do everything at once, which could help streamline the process.
Before your project begins, we’ll ensure that your belongings are safely out of the way. We’ll take the utmost care of your property during the completion of your project and maintain good communication with you throughout the renovation. Once the project is over, we’ll stay until everything has been cleaned up.
In most cases — yes. We strive to be as discreet and unobstructive as possible and where necessary, we schedule renovation work one area at a time so that the rest of your home remains safe for you and your family to reside in.
Ellada Custom Homes is covered by an insurance policy that can be produced to any customer on request. You can enquire about such documentation during our meeting.
This depends greatly on the state and location of your investment property. There are factors to consider such as rent in your area, type of person that will rent your property, overall aesthetic, and functionality of your current property. You don’t want to over remodel and not be able to attract tenants who can pay for the beautiful home you’ve created. We recommend you speak to one of our team members or your realter that can provide you with more information on the local housing market.