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There are numerous advantages to renovating a home. A home’s resale value can be significantly boosted by renovations. Home restorations projects could also improve a home’s aesthetics and functionality.

According to St. Joseph’s Roofing, a team of roofing contractors in Fairfax VA, “Renovation and repair projects, whether completed by a professional or by the homeowner, require careful planning to ensure success as it may prevent you from wasting time and money.” Here are some important things to think about before beginning your next home improvement project:

1. Your Goals

Why are you renovating, and what do you hope to accomplish? It is important to set goals to ensure success. Among the possible goals you could set are:

Boosting your home’s market value (this is for home sellers)
Making space for a new room
Enhancing your home’s visual appeal
Creating a play area outside for children.

Your projects, and budget can all be better organized if you create a clear goals for the renovation.

2. Your Finance

Determine how much funds you have available for the project, before you start thinking about designs and materials. The amount of time and effort you will devote to your project, as well as the supplies available to you, will depend a lot on the size of your renovation budget. Set aside some emergency funds when planning your home renovation budget in case unexpected costs arise.

3. What Home Improvements Would I Need?

Depending on your goals, you may choose which changes are essential. If you want to sell your home for profit, some creative solutions like a home office, a home gym, and maybe even a homeschooling room for kids, could be implemented.

Many homeowners today are looking for ways to make their houses more than just livable spaces; they want to create peaceful havens. Perhaps this is why outdoor rooms, meditation gardens, and multi-purpose relaxation zones are becoming so popular. Creating a clear picture of the changes you want would make your project a lot easier.

4. The Available Space

Now that you have a good idea of the renovations you want to make to your home, you also need to think about the space you have to work with. Consider whether or not you have enough space in your home for the addition of new quarters, such as a master suite or a home office. Are there spaces that can be repurposed? Prioritize the top rooms and spaces worth renovating in your home. A professional in home improvement can help you determine if your current living quarters are large enough to house your intended renovations.

5. Design Style

Choosing a design style for your home makeover is a crucial step in the process, and it can also be a lot of fun. Would you like to give your home a more traditional feel, or bring in some modern touches? If you want your home renovations to look cohesive, you should consider the architectural style of your home when making design decisions.

Don’t ruin your Southwest-style house by grafting Victorian trim onto the roof. Having an exact vision of how you want the property to look is crucial for a cohesive renovation.

6. DIY or Hire a professional?

If you lack the skills to supervise a home renovation, you already know that you must interview building contractors and seek professional assistance. However, if you have the skills to oversee this project yourself, you may think twice about hiring another professional to oversee this project. Consider that sometimes, even if you have the necessary skills, you may lack the necessary energy, resources, and time. It takes time to plan a home remodeling project.

7. Return on Investment

If you are renovating your home intending to sell it, then you should not put as much emphasis on making it perfect for your current needs. It’s better to put your money into renovations with high potential returns. Before beginning a renovation project, it is important to take stock of the current housing market and the state of your neighbors’ homes. For instance, if the average home price in your area is $700,000 buyers will base their offers on the prices of comparable homes in the area. So you have to make your home worth this value.

Kitchen, bathroom, and basement remodeling, for example, typically yield better returns than other types of home improvement projects. Consider your best options for renovating—both inside and outside—as you design the space of your dreams.

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning might not be something that we think about on the daily, but they are certainly an important part of our lives. With how cold it is right now in my area, I shudder to think of how it would be without heating (ha, get it? Shudder? Alright, I’ll stop). Something in my HVAC system breaking is a scenario that I truly dread

Honestly, it’s even worse when it’s hot outside and something stops working right. After all, when you’re cold, you can always put more layers on. When you’re hot, though, there’s only so much that you can take off. Even sitting at home with the thinnest of fabrics with a fan blowing on you might not be enough to stave that dreaded sweat. Not to mention that it can be quite dangerous, too. As you’ll find on this page, heat exhaustion is nothing to snub. While it’s not talked about a whole lot here in the United States, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt people every year. If your AC isn’t working when it gets super-hot outside (like, over a hundred degrees Fahrenheit hot), it can have some dire consequences.

How Can We Tell if Repairs are Needed?

Obviously, there are going to be certain circumstances in which it’s a lot easier to figure out whether or not something in your HVAC system needs fixed or not. If it’s just not turning on (and refuses to for several hours), that’s a pretty good indicator that you might want to call a repair service or contractor. That’s just one example, and I won’t linger on these clear signs much more.

It’s the hidden things that cause a lot more trouble. Maybe it’s a slight rattle every time that the unit turns on, maybe it’s the quiet drip-drip-drip of water or moisture build-up…there are a vast variety of malfunctions that could occur due to even the tiniest of abnormalities inside the unit or system as a whole. If you suspect something is up, you could look for an Affordable Comfort Heating & Air Conditioning contractor in your area to help determine what’s going on.

Air Conditioning Troubles

There are a few issues to keep an eye out for when it comes to the “AC” part of “HVAC.” For one thing, if you notice that your unit is blowing out warm air instead of cool air when you turn it on, that’s a problem. While it’s usually less serious if eventually that warm shifts into cool, if it remains hot air for an extended period of time…well, you’ll probably want to get on the phone soon.

Another thing to watch for is how fast or slow it turns on when you adjust your thermostat. Honestly, this surprised me – for most of my life, I always thought that the heat or air just kicked in kind of slowly. That’s not how it’s supposed to be, though, and if you’re noticing it takes several minutes for the AC to activate even when you’ve turned the thermostat way down…you’ve likely got a big issue on your hands.

Ventilation Issues

Out of all the parts of an HVAC unit, I think it’s easiest to overlook this one. Ventilation may not seem like a huge deal at first, and I can understand that point of view. I didn’t really think much of it either, until I started to notice that the air flow in both my AC and my heater was just not very strong at all. I wanted to know what was going on.

As it happens, if there’s not a lot of air coming out of your unit either way, it’s probably got something to do with the ventilation. You can read a bit more on that here, if you’d like more of the particulars. Basically, though, it means you’ll probably need to either do some cleaning yourself or hire someone else to do it for you.

What happens if we don’t keep the ventilation in our HVACs clear and working properly? It can get dangerous in some cases, especially for anyone with pre-existing health conditions such as asthma (or other things that effect the lungs). While it might not seem like a huge deal on

paper, it’s usually a good idea to get regular inspections on these parts to ensure that your home’s air quality remains safe.

Other Red Flags

Of course, there are a few other signals to be on the lookout for – and please, keep in mind that this list is not all-encompassing. If you’re ever concerned about malfunctions, just call someone. Even if it turns out to be nothing, that initial consultation never hurts. One of the big ones, as I referenced briefly above, is water leakage.

Now, this can happen almost anywhere on an HVAC unit, so try to take a peek at the different parts fairly often to make sure you’re not seeing any condensation or moisture. While the little droplets might not be a huge deal, anything more than that could hint at a refrigerant leak. That’s a pretty serious issue, so it’s best to get it handled as soon as possible.

HVAC units are one of the best modern inventions in my opinion. They save us from both the heat and the cold. At the end of the day, though, they do require maintenance – so, make sure you do that!