Bouwbedrijf Dries LagemaatWork that has to be done twice
Most setbacks in a renovation are not caused by poor workmanship but by the wrong order. Put the steps in the right place in the planning and finished work does not have to be opened up again.
From rough to fine
The fixed rule is: first everything dirty, heavy and structural, then whatever has to look good. So demolition, structure and roofing come first. Then the pipework and cabling for water, electricity and ventilation. Then closing up, plastering and the screed, and only at the end tiling, kitchen, sanitary ware and painting. Every time you reverse that order, you pay for part of it twice.
Decide in good time about what comes later
Where the kitchen goes determines where the drain and the connections have to run. Which sanitary ware you choose determines the built-in depth in the wall. Those choices must be made before the pipework goes into the floor, not once the tiles are down. So take the time for final choices early in the process, however far off they seem.
Allow for drying times and lead times
Screeds and plaster have to dry, and that takes weeks rather than days. Window frames, kitchens and special tiling have lead times that can mount up. Those two things often set the pace of the whole renovation. Order in good time and schedule the wet work as early as possible, so the drying runs alongside the rest.
Build in a margin
On almost every renovation something turns up along the way that nobody foresaw: an old pipe, a rotten beam, a wall that is not straight. So allow for some extra time and budget. That is not pessimism, it is the experience of everyone who does this regularly.
A planning that holds
Bouwbedrijf Dries Lagemaat sets out the order and the planning for every project in advance, including drying times and lead times. That way you know when what happens. Get in touch without obligation.