I’m happy to break a larger renovating project up into smaller projects that are accomplished over time; working in stages has many benefits. I really appreciate that not all renovating work can be completed at once due to budget, family commitments/circumstances and time constraints.

The benefits of renovating in stages:

Time wise, you won’t need to take weeks off  work (e.g. using your allocated holidays) to be home to keep an eye on progress and answer any questions. Smaller jobs mean smaller installation time frames that you need to be home for (e.g. a window installation usually takes just one working day).

Budget wise, you can save for part of the project, get it made and installed, then save for the next priority on your project list. This helps keep track of spending. It’s such a good way to budget renovating and you don’t go into debt borrowing a large amount because you aren’t doing a large project all at once that requires a large payment all at once.

Another bonus is instead of your whole house being turned upside down, renovating in stages going room by room results in less cleaning and disruption to your life.

I have clients who work one or two days a week from home, and they prefer me to do any install work on those days so they can keep their allocated holidays or rostered days off separate.

At the moment I have different clients who are working on their homes in stages:

One client is replacing their single glazed windows with double glazed windows in stages. Replacing windows room by room and not all at once means they don’t have all the upheaval with a young family. Each set of windows is replaced with minimal disruption to the day to day goings on in the home. With replacing one window, you need only one good weather day, but to replace all the windows in your house at once means you are reliant on the weather for much longer, and we all know how reliable a long term weather forecast can be.

Returning clients are replacing a veneer door with a Tasmanian Oak solid door. The clients have already  swapped out other doors in the home for double glazing and Tasmanian Oak doors.

Another client is waiting on hardware to be delivered and then I can install a matching Tasmanian Oak Screen door and Tasmanian Oak double glazed door that I have made for them. The clients have previously commissioned me to make window seating, shelving, and seating with storage for a kitchen nook.

This is how we have double glazed our own cottage:

Saved up, done one room at a time or one external door at a time (we replaced solid wood doors with double glazed Tas Oak timber doors especially to let the Autumn/Winter sunshine in).

It is important to me that working together is as stress free as possible and that you become a returning customer if you aren’t already.

Until next time,

Michael

Bespoke Carpentry.
Huon Valley. Kingsborough/Channel. South Hobart.
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