Take stock before making a wishlist.
Use photographs and a room list to explain what you have noticed. Ask qualified professionals to assess concerns that need investigation.
- Record visible damage, leaks or recurring problems and ask what checks are needed before a proposed finish or cabinet goes over them.
- Separate items to retain, repair, replace or decide later.
- Identify furnishings and personal belongings that need protection or temporary storage during work.
Map the work that connects.
A cabinet change may involve more than carpentry. Review the whole scope together so each contractor knows where their work starts and ends.
- Discuss connections between removal, repairs, service changes, flooring, paint and new installations.
- Confirm who handles site permissions, access, debris removal and coordination with the building or society.
- Ask which decisions and checks must be completed before work is scheduled.
Make a plan for the unknowns.
Existing conditions may become clearer during a review or after opening up work. Agree how new findings will be discussed before extra work proceeds.
- Separate essential work from upgrades you could do later and ask about the effect of splitting the work into phases.
- Discuss occupancy, access hours and which everyday facilities must remain available.
- Confirm how discoveries, revised scope, additional costs and schedule changes require your approval.
ONE THING TO REMEMBER
Decide the order of decisions before the order of finishes. Some changes affect several trades at once.
A small preparation list.
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Talk through your renovation scope.
A short enquiry is enough to start. Share the space you have in mind and how we can reach you.
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