Renovating your Home

Renovating your home is a stressful process. See how Elephant Self-Storage can help and the hints and tips to make life easier.

If you are living at home through the renovation process it makes life easier if you keep only the necessities at hand. Clearing out the house and putting your valuables into self-storage for the duration of the renovation makes sense.

• Freeing up space makes it easier for contractors to work. You can store your valuable objects, furniture or items that are getting in the way in Elephant Self-storage until the work is done. Click 'Get a Quote'  in the side bar for Elephant Self Storage information, NOW!
• Building equipment and materials brought into your home could accidentally damage important items.
• Teams of contractors in your home may accidentally knock over antiques or break objects with sentimental value.
• Building work creates dust and rubble and may damage expensive furniture.
• Even a simple redecoration can leave flecks of paint on rugs.
• Repairing or adding new plumbing can cause leaks.
• Your home isn’t watertight if you are replacing the roof or windows. Leaving everything inside exposes them to the vagaries of the Irish weather

Before you start renovating your home there are some important things to consider:

• Get three quotes for all the works from reputable contractors. Remember prices can vary by significant amounts so it pays to shop around.
• Use reputable firms. A word of mouth recommendation from a friend is a good place to start but make sure anyone you hire is a member of a professional association.
• If possible, negotiate a price for the completed job, not a day rate. Unexpected delays can really increase the cost of renovation.
• Decide exactly what you want done before you begin. Changing your mind half way through a job can be costly.
• There are numerous books, magazines and websites dedicated to renovation. Read up before you begin.
• Renovating is a costly business but it can add incredible value to your home if you get it right. If you are undertaking a big renovation it can be most cost-effective in the long run to hire professionals such as an architect and a project manager.
  

Don`t forget to put your important posessions into Elephant Self Storage - a short-term cost will be a long-term gain!

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