Tackling a whole-house renovation requires careful preparation. To make the most of the entire experience, consider creating a checklist to help organize everything. Of course, you need to work with a reliable contractor to ensure the success of your project. JLR Home Renovation, the leading kitchen and basement remodeling company in the area, lists down the things you can expect in this major undertaking:
Pre-Planning
This first step includes laying out your budget, working with your chosen contractor to communicate your vision, and securing permits for the renovation. The pros will also help you decide if or when you may need to relocate before the project’s start date. This phase is also the perfect time for them to inspect everything around your home, from the foundations and roofing to the plumbing and electrical systems.
Demolition
It involves either moving out old furniture and tearing down a few walls or gutting your home and leaving key structural elements and exterior walls. Be sure your remodeling contractor comes in with a large dumpster to hold all of the old building materials and components.
Rebuilding or Framing
This aspect of the renovation process depends on your devised plan. It could involve an extensive rebuild or framing in a few walls and adding support beams where needed.
Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical Work
This can happen concurrently with the previously mentioned step. Anything that needs to go inside floors, walls, or ceilings will be completed in this part of the project, whether it is a full rewiring or replumbing or some minor adjustments to existing systems.
Wall, Window, Door Installations
Here, the attic, interior walls, and drywall are installed. The new windows will come next, as well as new molding and trim. After this, the walls can be painted and finished. From there, you can start installing cabinets and other elements that will be fixed into your walls.
Flooring Installation
Don’t bring in your furniture and appliances and add final touches to your interior just yet. The floor’s substrate should be set to allow for the proper installation of the carpet, tile, hardwood, or laminate flooring.
By hiring JLR Home Renovation, you can ensure that every inch of your home gets the attention it deserves. We focus on more than just a single area of your home. We do kitchen and bathroom remodeling, as well as replace siding, windows, and doors. Give us a call at (717) 361-6175 or fill out our contact form to request a free estimate. We serve homeowners in Hershey, Hummelstown, and Elizabethtown, PA.
