2. Renovate parts of your home instead of your entire home
A common misconception about renovation is that if you start, you must finish the entire home. This is a big misconception that could cause you to splurge unnecessarily on renovation. Why hurry? Your home won’t go anywhere!
Instead of renovating your entire home, identify the specific areas you wish to renovate. For example, you can consider renovating your kitchens and bathrooms first, as they experience the highest traffic. Renovation of the bedrooms can take place later on.
Alternatively, decide which rooms to renovate first based on their renovation costs. Generally, there are 4 main types of renovation costs in the categories of hacking, masonry, carpentry as well as ceiling and partition. Each type of renovation has different costs, with the most expensive type being carpentry.
Here are some of the estimated renovation costs for the living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. By choosing to renovate only one or two rooms instead of the entire house, you can get to save up to S$100,000 in renovation costs!
For a detailed breakdown of costs for each room, check out Qanvast’s renovation calculator.


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