BUDGET – how do you control this so that the total cost stays within your limit?

•Agree a budget that you’re all happy with

•Keep 10% for contingency

•Use a spreadsheet before you start, allocating a planned cost for everything

•Keep the spreadsheet updated with real costs

If the makeover is for selling purposes…

•Balance the investment with the impact it will have on the sale of the house

low budget kitchen

Before – the majority of the budget for this house had to be spent on the kitchen.

low budget makeover

After – with careful budgeting there was still enough money left for other parts of the house.

 

Before - this kitchen just needed organising, no money was required

Before – this kitchen just needed organising, no money was required

After

After

 

Before - this bathroom was one of several projects in this house that needed finishing. With careful budgeting and the homeowners doing the work themselves, all the projects were completed.

Before – this bathroom was one of several projects in this house that needed finishing. With careful budgeting and the homeowners doing the work themselves, all the projects were completed.

After

After