{"id":1302,"date":"2020-02-13T04:27:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T04:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2020-02-13T04:27:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T04:27:26","slug":"is-renovation-a-good-idea-or-tear-it-down-and-start-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studiotrimble.com\/is-renovation-a-good-idea-or-tear-it-down-and-start-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Renovation a Good Idea or Tear it Down and Start Over?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Renovation versus tear down is a huge question for many of\nour clients.  There are many factors to\nconsider when it\u2019s time to renovate or update your home.  Renovating a home comes with potential\nhazards and risks.  But, tearing a house\ndown can add costs that you would not have in a renovation such as huge\ndemotion and disposal fees.   The first question to ask – is there any way\nthe house can be modified to meet your needs and lifestyle?  Or are you going to be forced to live with\nfeatures that will limit the way you want to live in the house?  The \u201cend result\u201d should be your first\nconsideration.  Is it possible to get\nwhat I want with what I have for my budget?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pricing renovations can be very difficult for builders.  It is very hard for builders to know\neverything that lurks behind your walls, siding, under your roof or foundation\nwhen putting together a bid.  It is very\ncommon for builders to add additional costs for the \u201cunknown\u201d in their bids.  Or they may put a clause in their bid that\nprotects them from the unknown should they uncover a monster with big cost\nconsiderations or that may cause a delay in the schedule.  This may lead to a big hit to your wallet\nduring the construction process because of unknown issues that were not\nanticipated on or budgeted for.  New\nconstruction is a much cleaner slate. \nThere are given parameters for the construction and the related costs.  There is a known schedule and a budget.  Everything will be new and designed exactly\nas you want it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renovation has been very popular in our \u201cGreen\u201d society\nwhere everyone wants to reuse and reclaim as much as possible.  This movement has slowed down a lot of the\n\u201cthrow away\u201d and \u201ctear it down\u201d actions and has encouraged many to try to\nsalvage as much of their older home as possible.  If you have to tear down, maybe there are\nmaterials that can be salvaged and reused in your new home.  There is a huge market for salvaged\nmaterials.  We incorporate reclaimed\nmaterials from older homes, warehouses or barns in our projects all the time.  Some of the older details in reclaimed\nmaterials are priceless and can\u2019t be duplicated in new wood and construction.  Plus \nadding the older details and materials adds a very unique element that\nyou cannot get any other way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For that reason, older homes have unique characters that you\ndon\u2019t see in as many of the new homes. \nThey have details created by artisans and craftsman that are hard to\nfind these days.  So, if there is a way\nto preserve some of those features then that may be worth the effort.  However, there is a threshold you may reach\nwhere the dollars to redo and preserve exceed your budget.  It is just not worth it to sink all your\nfunds into something especially when the end result is not exactly what you\nwant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n