Have you heard that fall and winter are the best time to remodel? It is for a couple of reasons. Summer is considered the most popular season for home remodeling since the days are long and sunny. There are many advantages to completing some projects during the winter.
Less competition: Home remodeling companies are less busy, so if the contractor you love is usually booked, you might be able to get your projects scheduled during the slower winter season.
Lower costs: During a slower time, contractors may offer special incentives for scheduling work during their slow season.
Helps pass the time: If you have home improvement projects you plan to do yourself, they can help pass those cold days spent indoors much quicker and leave you with a feeling of accomplishment when they are completed.
Wither you hire a professional or do it yourself, here is a great list of winter remodeling projects.
Install New Hardwood Floors
While Spring and Fall may be the very best time for installation, winter can be a good option for budget-conscious homeowners, as lower demand may lead to lower prices and faster scheduling. However, it requires more effort to maintain the correct humidity levels.
Update Your Kitchen Countertops
Updating your countertops is a great way to give one of the busiest rooms in your home a much-needed facelift. It’s even possible to get it done before your holiday guests arrive. Wither you have them replaced or you hire a professional refinisher to refinish your countertops, the time required to complete the project is about 3 days. Refinishing done by professional refinishers is a cost-effective alternative to the replacement of worn and dated Formica®, Corian®, Silestone®, tile or cultured marble. The high-tech coatings used by professional refinishers are resistant to the wear and tear of typical kitchen environments. It does not
require routine maintenance. And only simple care and cleaning with warm soapy water is required to keep them looking great. Accidents can happen that cause damage to the refinished surface, don’t worry, the surface can be repaired. Plus, minor kitchen remodels like this have an average return on investment of 72%
Revamp the Laundry Room
This project can be as easy as painting the walls, and getting new laundry bins to keep the room organized. Perhaps your washer and dryer are about to kick the bucket. Keep an eye on appliance store ads, appliances typically go on sale from September to November and again in January. Is your laundry room in the basement of your home where there are concrete floors? Consider resurfacing the floors with durable polyaspartic coatings that are beautiful, durable and affordable, and stand up to a lot of abuse even flooding. Call the professionals at Michael’s Resurfacing for a free estimate to discuss your project.
Renovate the Basement
This project can be as simple as you want. Consider upgrading the insulation, installing new lights, and replacing the flooring with a floor surface you would never need to replace again even if your basement floods. Call a professional concrete refinisher like Michael’s Resurfacing, to apply floor coatings like polyaspartic coatings, epoxy, stains, or metallics, that are beautiful, durable, and affordable. Perhaps your project may be more detailed, like taking an unfinished basement and creating a more functional or fun space, like a gym, playroom or office.
Repaint Walls
This is understandably the most popular home renovation because it is easy on your wallet and relatively easy to do. The winter atmosphere provides optimal conditions for painting. It will dry quicker than during the humid months typical for summer. Also, Manufactures will lower prices on paint during the winter months. Shop for VOC paints which don’t require you to open windows and doors after painting. Using a heavy-duty fan will help circulate the air.
Replace Hardware
Changing the hardware throughout your home is a quick and easy update that can make things pop. It only takes hours to complete this project, not days.
Update Your Bathroom
It’s undeniable that the bathroom gets the heaviest use, and your bathroom needs an update more than any other room in the home. Maybe it’s beyond your home improvement expertise. How can you update the floor, tub/shower, and vanity without the high cost of replacement or the construction mess, and the down time it would take. Replacement isn’t always the best solution. Call the folks at Michael’s Resurfacing and learn about how refinishing, not replacing can update your outdated surfaces and fixtures in your bathroom. Michael’s Resurfacing is the professional refinisher you can trust to repair and refinish the outdated fixtures, vanity tops, tile walls and tile floors. Refinishing is the best solution to get it all done without the demolition mess of replacing. Refinishing provides multiple color choices and style options as well. Refinishing is not a short-term fix. The life expectancy of a refinished surface is 15 to 20 years plus. Be sure to ask Michael’s Resurfacing about their 5-year written warranty. It’s hands down better than the 1-year warranty typically given when you rip out and replace.
There are plenty of DIY home remodeling projects that can keep you busy on those long winter days. And when the projects are complete the feeling of accomplishment is all yours. You can be sure that if you are not a DIY type, calling a professional is an accomplishment you can take pride in.
Let Michael’s Resurfacing, your professional refinisher, help you check off some of your winter remodeling projects.