I can guess what you’re thinking. You don’t know if you can really do a remodel on your house and make it look good. Well, I bet you can with some good guidance. That’s what this article is all about: helping you gain the confidence you need to succeed.
I have been in the construction/remodeling business most of my life. I started at the age of 12 helping my stepfather remodel an attic into a loft for my sisters.
With quite a bit of experience under my belt, I think I have some information that can help you achieve a great end product with your remodeling adventure.
So enough of me. Let’s talk about you. I am going to assume that you are interested in doing a project at home and are looking for some ideas or guidance of some kind.
Now let’s say you just want to refresh a room and make it look more modern or clean. Color is very key to this. If you choose a bright white it will look too clinical and if you choose a dark color it will be too strong. So choosing a nice color that matches the hue you’re trying to show off will go a long way.
Another thing I like to do is an accent wall with a color that is slightly darker than the main color. It adds a nice character to the room. Also, window treatments should contrast well with the wall color so that they are easily distinguished from each other.
You might want to go to the place where you get paint and get some of the color swatch cards they have and take them home to the walls you’ll be painting to see how you feel about them. Remember that strong colors are even stronger once the entire wall is painted.
I once painted this house for a client where one of their children chose the accent color and they chose “Mango”. As I was painting that, it was really getting to my eyes for it being such a strong and bright color as well. They also chose a magenta color for another room. wow. But after it was all done and I looked back, it really looked good even though it was so noisy.
So color is very important to what you’re trying to show.
“That would just be a makeover,” you might say. What about ripping out walls and making rooms bigger or adding something to the house? Or dismantle the bathroom and turn it into something totally awesome. You can that too.
There are many places to learn about the basics of complete remodeling where walls are removed and things are changed. If you are familiar with what a load-bearing wall is, you should know that you cannot remove it without installing a beam to replace the wall for support. If you don’t know what a load-bearing wall is, then I’ll tell you.
A load-bearing wall is simply this: the wall is a part of the building structure and is supported by the load-bearing wall. Hence the term “Load-bearing Wall”.
If you want to change a room by changing the location of the walls or removing walls, you must determine if the wall is load-bearing. Once you know the answer, you can make plans about the change. If the wall is load-bearing, any part of it that you remove will need to be supported by a beam. The longer the span, the larger the beam. You will also need a building permit for it to be a legal change.
Building permits are fairly easy to obtain, so don’t let that stop you. The homeowner can get the permit and do all the work himself and does not need a license in most areas. Be sure to check with your local authority to make sure it’s okay for you to do so. They will probably tell you that it is a good idea to hire a contractor to do the work. Just check whether or not having a contractor is required.
Here is a list of the things that are involved in a home remodeling project.
- Framing – wood and metal
- Electric
- Heating
- ventilation
- Plumbing
- dry wall
- recording
- Texturing and texture repair.
- frame
- Death way
- House and floor leveling.
- Roofing
- and so.
Don’t be shy, go out and build something. Even if it’s painting a wall.
