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Prepare a whole-home renovation request

Prepare a whole-home renovation request

To prepare a whole-home renovation request, describe the existing home, what you want to change and what should stay. Give every company the same information. A room-by-room list is more useful than “redo everything”: it helps establish the scope, necessary visits and organisation of the work before you compare quotes.

Define the renovation in four steps

  1. Walk through each room. Note approximate areas, items to retain and visible defects. Separate what you have observed from causes that still need assessment.
  2. Divide your wishes into essential work, desired improvements and options to price separately. For example, distinguish the kitchen renovation from the optional replacement of appliances.
  3. Say whether the home will remain occupied, which rooms must stay usable and what access and storage are available. Include the site postcode and any timing constraints.
  4. Ask who will coordinate the trades, visits and decisions. Clarify the checks and agreements needed for your project before setting a start date.

Compare the same scope of work

Check removal, preparation, supply, installation, protection, waste removal and cleaning. Ask for options and exclusions to be listed separately. Find out how changes will be described, priced and approved, and who your contact will be during the work. A total amount alone does not tell you whether two proposals cover the same renovation.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Sending different lists of work to different companies.
  • Describing a wall opening as feasible before it has been assessed.
  • Treating your preferred period as a schedule already confirmed by the companies.

Documents to prepare

  • A plan or sketch of the rooms, with approximate measurements clearly labelled.
  • Overview and detail photographs without people or private documents in view.
  • A list of priorities, retained items and questions still to be resolved.

Prepare your project

Bring these details together in a clear description. If the scope still needs to be designed, explain that planning need first.