Verve caught up with renovation consultant Dave Georgetti for some well-considered insights into how to best renovate your home.
Top three tips to consider prior to launching into a home improvement?
- Do you have the time and skills to manage a renovation project? A typical renovation project wastes around 30% of the budget through poor planning, so self-managing can be a false economy.
- When briefing a designer, make a wish-list for what you want to achieve from the renovation, rather than what you want to change. Your designer may propose more suitable or more cost-effective options you hadn’t considered.
- If your budget falls short of your wish-list, you may need to split the project into stages. A good plan will ensure future work doesn’t go back on the money you’ll have already spent.
Tell us more about the services you offer and your point of difference.
Your Refresh Renovation Specialist deals with the designers, council and sub-trades. The end-to-end service includes overseeing all aspects of the build including quality control and council inspections. Our fixed price quote is our main point of difference, while our unique five-step process minimises pre-build costs while establishing the feasibility of the project.
Which rooms in a home do you most like to renovate and why?
The kitchen, the heart of the home, which we try to integrate with dining, family and outdoor spaces. The kitchen has so many options we can give the client something unique.
The benefits of a good renovation?
A good renovation protects and enhances the value of your asset: it can transform a home and surrounds into somewhere filled with light, good flow and beautiful spaces.
For a free consultation call Dave on 0800 004 544 or visit refreshrenovations.co.nz/people/dave-georgetti
