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View Home Remodeling Steps
Use this 6-Step Home Remodeling Guide to review the entire home remodeling process. It collects all of the information you need and outlines it for review in a step-by-step plan.
Step 1: Analyze the Numbers
Before you start any home remodeling project, run some financial numbers to determine whether your project is a smart investment.
The numbers include the estimated costs, home value assessment, financing costs, and other related calculations.
Review cost-related issues to home remodeling vs. buying a new home.
Your factors include the estimated cost of remodeling, home and neighborhood assessments, tax implications and payback benefits:
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link to notes: analyze the numbers |
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estimate the cost of your project |
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get your home value |
Step 2: Collect Ideas
Your 2nd step in home remodeling is deciding what you would like to do and collecting ideas.
This includes reviewing -
- home remodeling ideas,
- architectural plans,
- floor layouts,
- home gallery pics,
- product company information,
- product room shopping and more.
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Step 3: Plan the Needed Specs
Step 3 is sketching your ideas on paper (or digitally) and developing the spec plan.
The spec plan determines what type of materials and design considerations that will be needed. It will also contain the product specifications for each remodeling element.
You will use the spec plan and architectual design to bid the project out to a contractor.
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Step 4: Find a Contractor
Step 4 is finding and negotiating the contract with a home remodeling contractor.
Give your remodeling ideas and specs to a contractor for review and bid analysis.
Use our network (aligned with HomeAdvisor) to find the right contractor for your project.
Use our guides for contractor selection, negotiation and managing the project.
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Step 5: Financing Your Project
Step 5 is arranging financing once you select the contractor and finalize the contract for your project.
Using the equity value in your home is one of the best financing option for home improvement. Start with a home equity line of credit or a bank equity program.
Other options may include cash-out refinancing, personal savings, and/or financing from home improvement contractors.
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Step 6: Manage the Project
Step 6 is where the project begins.
It starts with setting up the work area, removing everything that needs to be replaced, installing plumbing and electrical if needed, putting in the final touches, etc.
It also means working with the contractor, managing the project, and getting the remodeling project inspected before releasing any funds.
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working with the contractor |
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managing the home remodeling project |
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about a home project inspections |
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find home inspector |
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View Home Remodeling Ideas
The 2nd step in home remodeling is deciding what you would like to do. This includes reviewing home remodeling ideas, architectural styles, home pics and more.
View: Remodeling Guides n' Design
These "everything" guides collect topics, pics and other valuable information to help you formulate ideas.
// Looking to Remodel
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kitchen remodeling |
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basement remodeling |
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attic conversion |
// About Bed n' Bath
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bath remodeling |
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bedroom |
// Recreation Room
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home theater room |
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recreation room |
// Interior Home
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home den n' office |
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for the inner rooms |
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interior home decor |
// Exterior Home
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everything garage |
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exterior home design |
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home siding |
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roofing replacement |
// Yard n' Garden
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deck-patio-pools |
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garden design & decor |
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outbuildings & structures |
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yard care and maintenance |
View: Photo Remodeling
View our photo remodeling section segmented by room and exterior home.
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view: kitchen photos |
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view: bathroom photos |
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view: bedroom photos |
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view: attic & basment photos |
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view: interior room photos |
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view: home utility photos |
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view: home project photos |
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view: exterior home photos |
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view: yard n' garden pics |
View: House Plans
An excellant resource to to view remodeling trends is to view house plans from leading architects.
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house plans |
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other house plans |
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photo gallery |
View: Room-by-Room Shopping
View remodeling ideas by shopping for every area of your home. Compare products among multiple merchants.
View: Home Improvement Directory
An indexed directory to product information from manufacturers and retail operations.
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| search: upstairs |
| search: main floor |
| search: basement |
| search: for the home |
| search: garage |
| search: exterior home |
| search: yard n' garden |
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Remodeling Spec Planning
Your home remodeling plan may require specs for home wiring, framing, cabinetry, and intallation services that will complete your project...
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about developing your remodeling plan |
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some design considerations |
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search architect - draftsperson |
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about spec planning |
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FREE: Spec Planning Sheet |
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FREE: Spec Budgeting Worksheet |
// Home Remodeling DYI Guides
| youtube: DYI to drain your water heater |
| youtube: DYI shower plumbing tricks of the trade |
| youtube: DYI plumbing basics |
| youtube: DYI replace kitchen or bathroom faucet |
| youtube: DYI how to fix a dripping faucet |
| youtube: DYI how to fix a leaking toilet tank |
| youtube: DYI how to repair a leak |
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Get Professional Help
Need help with your home remodeling needs? Use our pre-screened contractor search servicing your area.
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| Electricians |
| Home Security & Alarms |
| Lighting Design |
| Carpentry | Drywall and Insulation |
| Heating & Thermostats | Insulation |
| Painting & Texturing | Tile & Stone |
| Walls & Ceiling | Windows & Doors |
// Support Guides (and forms) in Contractor Selection
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Home Renovation Topics
Spring is here, which means it’s time to get started on home improvement projects. The longer days and warmer weather of spring are perfect for whipping your house into shape before the summer arrives.
The corporate world and its oversight bodies keep evolving. As a result, there are periodic reviews of business practices and newer laws are enacted to protect those that are vulnerable.
More than every other type of natural disaster, earthquakes strike without any warning. Therefore, to help protect yourself and your family, you must prepare for earthquakes when you have the chance so that you’re ready when disaster strikes.
If you are looking for a way to renovate your home to help make living at home easier and ensure that your home is of top-notch quality, you are not alone.
Knowing how to prepare your home for the winter is a great idea if you have never done it before. Winter is an extremely unpredictable time of year and it is important to make sure that your home is ready to face all the elements.
Winter is not on the minds of business owners in the Northern Hemisphere. But winter is not too far away. So what do you need to do NOW to prepare for the winter season coming up.
When you buy a home that is a few decades old, you have to be aware that there are some dangers lurking beneath the surface. It’s one of the main reasons why you should have an inspection before you buy an old home.
You’ve been planning a fabulous remodel of your home for some time now, and at last you’re ready to roll.
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What about financing? That is always the big question: how to pay for home renovation without breaking the budget ...
| step1: What Type of Financing |
| step2: Running the Numbers |
| step3: Getting Qualified |
| step4: Becoming a Bank |
| step5: Start Your Application for Financing |
| FREE: Download Lender Shopping Sheet |
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about financing home remodeling |
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getting yourself qualified |
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check your credit |
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view the BANK EQUITY program |
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Helpful Tools
FREE tools to help with home improvement decision and planning and arranging home renovation financing ...
| Home Remodeling Tools |
| Home Financing Tools |
| Estimate Home Remodeling Costs |
| Get Your Home Value |
| Budget for Home Improvement |
| Workbench Life |
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So Let's Renovate?
It could be your kitchen - basement - bathroom - or something in between. You might consider a home addition or just a simple redecoration. So whatever you have in mind, let's get going.
But before you do, use this step-by-step guide after you review the above ideas and topics to help plan and manage your home renovation needs.
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YouTube: Real Life Renovation: Season 1
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YouTube: Green Home Remodeling
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YouTube: 125-Year-Old House Renovation
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YouTube: 55 Clever Home Remodeling Ideas
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YouTube: Top 15 Home Remodeling Tools
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YouTube: Top 10 Best Renovated Kitchens
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YouTube: Finished Basement Ideas
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YouTube: Bathroom Remodeling with Barnwood
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