Home Renovation & Remodeling Services

Renovating decks will certainly a good investment and will almost certainly give you a return on your investment. Here are some tips to make deck renovation successful.

• Work with what you have – examine your existing deck to see exactly what needs to be done and determine your desired outcome
• Budget – get a clear understanding of what the expected total costs of the deck renovation before you blindly proceed
• Determine the deck size – choose the size that you want your deck to be. Of course this will also depend on your budget
• Decide whether to do it yourself or hire a professional – Normally people like the idea of doing it themselves as they can save money, but most times the time constraints and expertise that is needed makes them opt to hire a professional instead. Doing it yourself is great but before you choose this option ask yourself the following:
  – Can you truly renovate the deck yourself?
  – Can you (or are you) willing and able to spend the time that is needed to complete this project?
• Choose the materials – Finally choose the materials that you would like to use. With so much to choose from you will need to do some research on this.

One of the things that homeowners love most are finished basements. This is because a finished basement is like extra living space and can be converted into just about anything, even an entire self-contained living space. Here are some tips to consider when renovating finished basements.

• Ceiling height matters – this is because you must take into consideration space for ductwork.
• Get that natural light into your space – basements tend to be dark and gloomy so please design your basement to let natural light in.
• Design for the furniture that you intend to use – take into consideration how the space will be used in the future and your needs for the basement.
• Get familiar with your local building code – check to see if your design fits into the code and follows fire safety rules and so on.
• Deal with any water issues now – take care of any leaks or water problems before commencing your basement renovation
• Inspect for hazardous materials – older basements are usually built using hazardous materials so please inspect your basement before proceeding in order to remove any hazardous materials that you may find
• Remember that sound travels – you do not want the noises from the basement disturbing everyone else in the house so consider soundproofing the basement
• Deal with posts – most basements have support posts that are expensive to remove, so consider incorporating them into the design
• Keep the lighting as simple as possible
• Try to use neutral colors