You’ve finally decided it’s time to give your house a complete makeover, but you have no idea how long it will take or how long you’ll have to go elsewhere during construction. These general principles for renovating an entire home should help you estimate how long the project will take.
The cost of renovating a whole house might fluctuate widely. It might range from updating just the kitchen, living room, and bathrooms in a smaller property to gut renovating an entire larger home.
Because of this, prices may also fluctuate. Typical prices range from about €231,111 to about €1,161,111, depending on the square footage of your home and the scope and complexity of the renovations you want to do.
However, if you divide your project into three phases, you can get a fair idea of how long it might take:
- Discovery
- Design
- Construction and preparatory work
First Stage: Proclamation
Find out what can be done with your remodel and how much money you might need to spend by consulting with designers, contractors, or design/build businesses like OSHOLDING in Dublin during the discovery phase.
The duration of this stage can vary from 2 weeks up to 2 months. How long it takes and how many individuals you meet with will determine how much time you need to complete your assignment.
We advise all potential customers to meet with multiple companies for design consultation so they can compare and contrast their options without feeling obligated to any single approach. The client benefits from seeing how other design firms approach issues, how they envision the area, and how well they might work together.
SECOND STAGE OF DESIGN
The design phase of a whole-house renovation begins once the client has contracted a renovating company. Six weeks is the bare minimum, although it can go on for three to four months.
Again, several variables are at play during this stage, and this can impact the schedule. Consider factors including project scope, engineering time, the number of iterations on the design, and any necessary surveys.
The more extensive your renovation, the longer this phase will normally take because of all the necessary planning, drawing, and meetings.
STAGE 3: SETUP AND CONSTRUCTION
The subsequent steps of a renovation include preparation and building. Your building contractor or design-build business will secure necessary permits, place material orders, organise crew and subcontractor schedules, and much more during this phase.
The ideal time to be ready is between four and eight weeks. However, if further steps are necessary, such as a planning review or an inspection by local officials, this timeline could be pushed back by many months.
CONSTRUCTION
The building phase of a project follows the completion of the preparation phase. The majority of the work will be done here, making this the single most important factor in determining the overall schedule.
It usually takes between four and six months to complete a small-scale, whole-house makeover. Large-scale house renovations might take six months to a year or more to complete.
SHORT- AND LONG-TERM HOME RENOVATION TIMELINES
From the time of discovery to the completion of construction, a smaller-scale whole-house redesign can take anywhere from 7 to 11 months.
Full-scale renovations of larger homes can take anywhere from 9-15 months, or even longer if problems arise acquiring necessary city permissions or due to other unanticipated factors.
Do you want to renovate your entire house but have no idea where to begin? If you’d like to talk about your project, we’d be pleased to. Just set up a time to talk to us!
