Planning to Renovate Your Home? Follow These Tips for a Successful Renovation

It always looks so easy on TV. Those home renovation shows where the presenters seem to effortlessly transform an ugly house into the perfect home! But realistically, carrying out a renovation is a difficult, messy job that involves a lot of dust and debris before the final product is achieved. 

A successful renovation involves meticulous planning and decision-making, starting from which architect to use, which builders and artisans to employ, and most importantly, keeping your eye on the budget. It is very easy to overspend as there is always something unexpected that crops up during a renovation. 

These warm summer months is a great time to carry out any changes to your yard. You may wish to add a pool, build a  gazebo for outdoor dining, or re-landscape the garden. Take advantage of the warm weather and long days to carry out these changes.

Your build or any landscape work will generate a large amount of waste which will have to be removed, so this expense also has to be factored into your budget. A waste removal company such as Little Green Junk can remove any construction waste quickly and efficiently, enabling the building crew to keep the site organised and clean. We also remove any type of yard waste, so if you are pruning your trees and shrubs and need to get rid of the cuttings or branches, we can help.

Preparing Your Home for a Renovation

• Once you have decided on which parts of your home you wish to change, engage with an architect or a draughtsman to draw up professional plans. These will need to be submitted to your local building authorities. This can take time, so use it to decide on which finishes you want and start collecting items such as tiles, door handles, taps etc.
• Work out a budget with your architect. This is an important step that will enable to you see what can and cannot be covered. The experts advise you to budget 10-15% above what your estimate is so that you are covered for unexpected expenses.
• If you are planning on staying in your home while the renovations take place, consider keeping a room for yourself that you can set up with your TV, kettle, fridge, and microwave. This way you will be able to escape the worst of the renovations by taking refuge in your own small sanctuary.
• If you are adding a pool or improving on your patio, you will need the debris removed.

Save Money on Your Renovation

Any tips on how to save costs when carrying out improvements on your house and yard will mean that there is more money to spend somewhere else, like investing in some extra plants for your landscaping, or on buying that new lounge furniture that you have your eye on.

• By reusing and recycling as many materials as possible is a good place to start. Refurbishing existing kitchen cupboards by spray painting them, and only replacing the hardware can save you thousands of dollars. Reusing old beams, windows, and doors can save on building materials. Check out your local salvage yard for building materials and keep an eye on Marketplace and other websites.. This will also reduce the amount of construction waste that needs to be removed, which is great for the environment.
• If you are replacing your old appliances with new ones it is worth your while to sell them on, or if there are no takers, donate them to your local charity. If you need to dispose of them, Little Green Junk can remove them and recycle or dispose of them responsibly. The last place you want them is disposed of in a landfill as our old appliances are composed of many elements that are harmful to our environment.
• Do as much of the unskilled tasks yourself as you can. So clear the area that the builders will be busy on before they get to work in the morning and apply the first coat of paint to the walls. This can save your tradesmen time, which means saving money.
• Try to consolidate trash in one area of the site which is easily accessible by the waste removal company. 

Both your home renovation and your yard improvement program will generate construction debris and organic waste that will need to be removed and disposed of from the first day of demolition. It is advisable to keep on top of this waste removal. Little Green Junk can deal with all these types of waste. When you have a building inspection due, let us know and we can send our team to your site, to pick up and remove your construction and other waste with minimal disruption to your building operation. Keep your building site as clear as possible with the regular removal of waste.

The removal and disposal of construction waste is governed by rules and regulations set out by the authorities, so it is important to adhere to these. Little Green Junk abides by these regulations, which require that as much of this waste as possible is recycled with a minimum being dumped in the landfill.

Why Use Little Green Junk to Remove Your Construction and Yard Waste

The Little Green Junk Company will deal with all aspects of your junk removal efficiently and responsibly. You can rest assured that they will make every effort to recycle any of the materials they remove. 

We will fit into your schedule and can even remove your construction waste over weekends, in the evening, or at any other time convenient to you. If you have a building inspection and need to get rid of waste in a hurry, we can even organise a same day waste removal for you.

We arrive on time, do our job quickly as possible with the least disruption to you, and leave the area we have cleared up clean and tidy. 

Please call today on 717-467-0070 or email: inquiries@littlegreenjunk.com for a free, no-obligation quote, or to arrange a site visit for junk removal in York, Lancaster, and Harrisburg. 

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