HOME MAKEOVER SKILLS – what skills are you or your family able to use in the makeover? When do you need to call-in the professionals?
• Analyse your own skills carefully and balance this with the time you would realistically be able to give to the project
• Consider skilled tradesmen if budget allows, as this ensures the project will reach completion!
If the home makeover is for selling purposes…
- Poor workmanship can devalue a property, so don’t cut corners
- A guarantee or receipt from a professional tradesman can be shown to the potential buyers as proof that the house has been well-maintained
Here are some examples:
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Before – analyse your own skills – this client knew he could remove the pelmet, paint the walls and add a headboard
After – a great job done
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Before – this was all the homeowners were able to do themselves, and they wanted more
After – with the help of a professional decorator, the walls looked great, and the curtains and headboard were made by professionals too
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Before – this project highlights why you need a contingency for professionals “just in case”
After – when removing these wardrobes, we discovered the walls were a real mess behind them, so had to call in the plasterers.
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Before – remember this photo from an earlier blog? These homeowners fully expected to have to change their sofas, just to help to sell the house in a competitive local market
After – as a professional, I saved them over a thousand pounds on this room alone! Our advice doesn’t always cost money!
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