With home renovation costs 40% higher than they were two years ago, we have spoken to people who have done it themselves for advice on the best ways to save money while renovating your dream home 🏡
Since the start of the pandemic, the price of a complete bathroom overhaul has increased by 40%, while loft conversions and kitchen transformations have both gone up by 25%, on average.We’ve asked people who have undertaken home improvement projects themselves to recommend their tips for pocketing cash.Alice Greedus says buying second-hand is a great way to save cash – and she even did this with her own kitchen..
‘We bought many second-hand items at amazing prices including a wine cooler, induction hob, top of the range kitchen tap, and even a Kitchen Aid. Most of the time people had bought these new but didn’t like the colour, or had changed their mind.’Alice also suggests getting friendly with local tradesmen, before you start your renovation.
She explains: ‘My partner helped our electrician for the day, doing all preparation work and messy heavy jobs so we made the most use of his time. ‘By making friends with the local window and door fitter we managed to get a new front door worth over £1,000 for £200. This door was left over from a job that didn’t go ahead.’Beth and her boyfriend worked to reveal the brick behind the fireplace in their Victorian home ‘We have done, and continue to do, a lot of renovation on our home. It may not be very original, but YouTube has proved invaluable,’ she tells Metro.co.uk.
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