10 Most Unobvious Ways to Save Money During Renovation

There are at least 10 ways to waste money, time and nerves, drag out the renovation for a couple of years and get no pleasure from it.

1. Hire a cheap crew

This is a very good way to:
a) divorce your husband;
b) break up with friends who already annoy you – listening to them every day about your renovation, they will leave on their own;
c) realize that animals are more enjoyable than people.

2. Use gypsum board instead of wall leveling

Now you know what all is fragile: gold fades, steel rusts... and gypsum board cracks and does so quickly.

3. Do without a designer and do everything yourself

The first thing you will lose is your voice – it disappears when you argue with the foreman, remembering all those unusual verbal constructions you heard on the street. If you don’t know them, it’s a real disaster.

4. Fight with the foreman and manage workers yourself

You will have to show them how to lay parquet and what to grout tiles with, and that’s not even all. Because they will still do it differently than you want.

5. And may God save you from talking to them like humans

They will laugh at you, and that’s it.

6. Do renovation without a design project

In very small and very large apartments, nothing can be done without a project, you will have to seek help from a specialist and redo what you built by guesswork.

7. Buy cheap antique furniture that requires restoration

What else to say? The restorer will get drunk and disappear with your furniture and advance payment. You will be looking for him – pure quest. That is, a lot of fun for small, generally speaking, money. Perhaps, it’s worth trying.

8. Tell workers that your budget is severely limited

You will immediately stop being respected. With all the consequences that follow.

9. No, you cannot leave the old electrical wiring – it’s impossible

Never, ever economize on electricity.

10. Underestimate the number of items you’re unwilling to part with

Trying to save on storage spaces might be the most unlucky of all. Even a perfect renovation will be spoiled by scattered items everywhere.

Also read:

• Where You Can Safely Cut Costs During Renovation
• How to Prepare for Renovation: Tips from Professionals
• Myths About Design That Builders Spread