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>> This morning that today an
iconic serve.
>> We are entering home
improvement season. Better
weather longer days and more
schedule flexibility mean higher demand for home project.
higher demand for home project.
>> Lets you make that time for
gets too hot Joining us now to
help us out some great
renovation tips to save time
and money. Home care expert
at Angi Mallory. My stuff’s.
Good morning, Molly. How you doing?
>> Good morning. Great to be
with
>> Good. I how can we set ourselves up for a successful
ourselves up for a successful
low stress home renovation?
>> Yeah, it is a great
question, especially as we’ve
is the start of the home
improvement season. You know,
we recently talked to the legend honors that Angie
the legend honors that Angie
and asked them, hey, did you
ever feel stressful or starts
to anxious about this process?
And so many of them said,
especially leading up to and
during the renovation, they felt overwhelmed or anxious.
felt overwhelmed or anxious.
And there’s a couple things you
can do, though, to really
reduce that stress and make
this an enjoyable process plan ahead. Knowing the higher
ahead. Knowing the higher
progresses D I Y do your
research and ask a lot of
questions. Said a realistic
budget communicate with your
contractor regularly and don’t have the pace at best for you.
have the pace at best for you.
>> Yeah. And what are some of
your budgeting for major
renovations and remodels?
What can you tell us to that
end? >> Yeah, absolutely. I mean, it
>> Yeah, absolutely. I mean, it
is a great question. Budgeting
and finance costs the most
anxiety for those people that
took on major renovations are
remodels especially now with the with that real costs and
the with that real costs and
supply chain It is so important
to send a clear budget talks
on track. There has to
understand things like her meeting fees and additional
meeting fees and additional
cost that you might incur might
a car and current along the
process. Also, don’t forget
about heroes and labor and take
that into account when
determining your final budget. We always
final budget. We always
recommend, including a buffer
of about 10% to cover any
unexpected costs. Even the best
contractor doesn’t necessarily
know what to make your 4 or
under your walls and unexpected
things are going to come up.
Whether it’s a legible
plumbing, structural or bad
says she is. So that added boxer is going to be told.
boxer is going to be told.
And I also recommend putting
together a list ahead of time
thinking about I my sense and
wear things that are may be
nice to have 100% necessary.
And if they do that job, it’s
going to be okay. Yes.
>> Yeah. What about choosing
something is maybe going to
bring some value to your home
as opposed to maybe just something you want right?
something you want right?
>> Absolutely. You know, this
is a really interesting period
of time for as we’ve seen that
trade when they almost all tied to D I Y ER all types of
to D I Y ER all types of
renovation India, like project
really done for our ally race
taxable years. People switched.
They’re doing it for enjoyment
to get most utility out of
their homes by its absolutely thing about out of the return
thing about out of the return
on investment. We like to think
about like look at your overall
home cars and the type of
projects that are going to really in or that are really
really in or that are really
going to be that great return
on investment kind of
independence school of your
home, thinking about $300,000
home you want to do in the
kitchen kitchen and always pay
off pitch in their kitchens and
baths at some of those wow
things that when a percent that
home buyer comes to their home,
they see something new that
it was Dolly signs. However,
Okay, House $100,000 kids
around the nation does not make
much sense and isn’t going to
be a good return on your
investment, the best resource
if you have some questions about our ally and what makes
about our ally and what makes
the most sense to damage is
always to talk to local
contractor or local real estate
agent. Also, those pros are
going to know what is going to
be best for that home markets.
>> Now, what’s what’s the gentlest way to tell your
gentlest way to tell your
husband is time to call a pro.
What was it But we have tried
this or spending more than like a wet one, had one of the steps
a wet one, had one of the steps
there. And when, you know, it’s
>> A good question is there is
a conversation happening in
emergency where our before you get But yeah, so many so many
get But yeah, so many so many
of those those stories we hear
all the but it and you say
there’s 3 things saying about
time, 2 of the town. This is
a time to look like something
money. You don’t have the time
certainly going to the polls. And I let me that you might
And I let me that you might
not have the town’s to this
job. You don’t have all 3 of
those things. It is a great
time to have and a pro who can
get the job done on budget within the time. And they want
within the time. And they want
to ask what he’s doing really
well. So that project is going
to last for the long haul.
It’s yeah, we We don’t use our
house is a science experiment. >> Right? Oh, yeah. Without
>> Right? Oh, yeah. Without
a sink for 6 years. Yeah, you
know, I mean, we’ve seen
it happen. Tina and we’re thank