GUIDE TO RENOVATING

You’ve bought the house and had the survey done — now it’s time to get your renovation site prepared for the building work. Here are five essential steps you should adopt in advance of picking up the sledgehammer

Before work can begin on your renovation project, there are several steps that need to be taken if you want to get off on the right foot. Ensuring you are well prepared will mean things run smoothly and you don’t walk into the project feeling chaotic — there is plenty of time for that later! Here we give you the top five ways to get renovation ready. 1 GET ADEQUATE INSURANCE When you exchange contracts on your new home, the responsibility for it becomes solely yours — meaning you need the right insurance in place. If you were to assume that an ordinary home insurance policy would cover the work then you would most likely be wrong. Carrying out structural work will usually invalidate your existing home and contents policy.…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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