The Holistic Homes Podcast17 Huhti 2024

S1E6: Healthy Home Renovation on a Budget

How do you come up with a figure for your renovation budget? I know allocating funds can feel really stressful when you’re being thrown so many options. So in today’s episode, I’m giving you a bird’s eye view of the budgeting decisions I would urge you to make.

At the end of the day, we want to use the renovation process as a way to avoid bigger headaches down the line. It might feel fun to focus a lot of our attention on fixtures and finishes! But I’m going to be pointing you towards some more integral processes to prioritize first.

I’ll be pointing you towards details that you may overlook otherwise. For example: access doors are incredibly important! Without access doors, you’re making it ten times harder to pinpoint issues as they pop up. And we’re not shying away from the big picture overhauls that might need to happen. If you’re already doing a renovation and you have plumbing from the 1950s, it’s probably time to address that before a pipe bursts a year from now.

I hope this episode gives you a solid place to start when you sit down to create your budget. just remember, it’s easier to deal with the big picture now and small, aesthetic issues can always be replaced later.

In this episode, we’re chatting about:

The big items you need to factor into your budget
Why you might want to replace the plumbing
Why it’s almost impossible to totally clean a duct system without replacing it
What I would do if I was in charge of a renovation budget
Why I would minimize costs in fixtures and finishes
The importance of access doors

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