Renovating your home is an extraordinary journey — an opportunity to breathe new life into your property, unleash your creativity, and create a haven that aligns perfectly with your lifestyle and values.
In this article, I'm going to share with you the many benefits of renovating — showcasing why it's not only an exciting adventure but also a sustainable and transformative choice to make when it comes to upgrading your daily life.
1. Cost
If you’re reading this article and your name happens to be Elon Musk, money probably isn’t much of an issue for you. But if that isn't you, making renovations to a property rather than selling or knocking it down and rebuilding a home from scratch, is often the economical choice.
In short, by using some of the existing structure you can save yourself a lot of money. And with some forward thinking and creative design, a renovation can feel like you've your dream home from scratch.
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In today's environment of hostile interest rates, home renovations can be a great way to enhance your living experience while still keeping the total amount you need to borrow or spend as low as possible.
A hidden cost-saver that we love (but is often forgotten) when it comes to home renovations, is energy efficient home improvements. Only in recent years did the building industry really start to incorporate certain elements into residential construction to help reduce our utilities bills. Air tightness, passive energy design and water management are just a few design ideas that if taken into consideration will decrease your power and water bills, putting precious dollars back in your wallet.
2. Time
Home renovations can also save you bucket loads of time. If you urgently want to upgrade your property or simply desire to decrease the size of the interruption to your living circumstances while construction occurs, renovating is a great option.
When it comes to home renovations, the required amount of material and labour is often lower than building a new home and therefore the demand when either are in low supply is much less stressful.
Another time advantage of home renovations is that some renovations are more easily submitted and approved by local councils. We do this by completing a CDC (Complying Development Certificate), which is a pre-determined guide for constraints of a building. If you can certify that you qualify for a CDC then the process of going through council is greatly shortened with a lot less red tape than the alternative of a DA (Development Application).
3. Character
Home renovations also allows you to preserve the unique character and charm of an older property. If you have an older home or building with distinct architectural features, renovating can enable you to retain those elements while updating and enhancing the space to meet modern needs. This can be appealing for those who appreciate the history and craftsmanship of older structures.
4. Sustainability
Waste not, want not. The construction industry is the second most wasteful in Australia. Yes, we all needs houses to live in, but the choice to renovate rather than knocking down and starting again should be considered thoroughly.
Preservation of materials, landfill and energy efficiency are all real world problems that if we all take into consideration a little more, will help reduce the harmful impact to earth and better our future.
Sustainabuild has spent a lot of time researching and keeping up to date with the most recent information available to ensure we keep the above points in mind, ensuring we deliver sustainable, long-lasting and beautiful properties for our clients.