You might have not heard of it, or you do not really hear it often, but knockdown rebuild is another worthwhile option for your home improvement. Usually discussed related to renovation, knockdown rebuild is a bit similar but very much different.
In a knockdown rebuild, your current house is demolished, and a brand new home will be constructed in the same place. Yes, everything that exists will be knocked down, and after that, exactly where the former building was, a new one will be built up. Apparently, this one requires a more crucial decision-making process because you will completely erase a new property to draw a fresh one. You cannot undo any of it.
While it seems simple to just say and talk about it, there are quite a lot of preparations and coordinations to do. A knockdown rebuild project cannot merely happen when and how you want it without proper plans and pre productions.
Find out more about the topic at hand. What must you prepare before a knockdown rebuild? Here are 5 points to understand.
1 – Finances
When it comes to home constructions, budgets are inevitably crucial. You need to determine if you have the financial resources to fund your project relying on how immense your knockdown rebuild will be. The first thing to essentially prepare is your wallet. Are your finances ready? Even with the best home improvement ideas in mind and with a list of pros companies to perform them, you cannot get a knockdown rebuild started and done without money.
Although knockdown rebuild is considered by professionals as a much cheaper option than renovation, do not expect it to cost as a lovely blouse from a popular clothing brand. Of course, it’s worth a whole home construction’s worth! It’s not literally “cheap” but more cost-effective than other home improvement options.
If you want or need to take out a loan for this project, make sure everything goes well. Firstly, to assess how much you can borrow to pay for your knockdown rebuild, consult your accountant and bank. This will assist you in preparing financially for the project and wisely work out your budget. It’s important to plan through how you will fund your project and what your budget restrictions are even if you are not pursuing a loan.
2 – Time and schedules
Since building projects take long to complete, you must choose the period of time that would work best for your timetable. Select the year and months for your knockdown rebuild to take place.
This requires critical decision-making because you would not want your house demolished without you having anywhere else to stay in for the meantime. Also, planning out your calendar is very important to avoid clashing with other family matters and special occasions. Other needs that require a big budget are also integral factors to consider when finalizing the time frame for this knockdown rebuild project.
Furthermore, to try to mitigate the interruption caused by knockdown rebuild, you can decide to schedule the majority of the construction work while you and your family are out of town or during the school hours of your children. Properly preparing the place you will temporarily live in while knockdown rebuild happens can be conveniently done when you have already determined the start and the duration of the project.
3 – Home design
After demolishing your current house, your new house will be established. You cannot cram and make uncertain plans about what your house will be. Your knockdown rebuild company will not allow you to do that. With that, have your desired home design prepared as well. Necessarily, you will have to share and discuss it with your hired pros, and they will study your ideas before proposing the best custom home building decisions to make.
3 – Building codes
All sorts of home building or improvement need the approval of local authorities before any movement can be done. No matter how reputable a knockdown rebuild company is, they cannot start your home’s project without legal authorization from the law.
You must research all relevant city council policies or planning requirements that may have an impact on what you are permitted and prohibited to do. If the building requires planning approval, your local council is obligated to enforce rules pertaining to asset protection and zoning. When planning overlays, historic overlays or allotment size are concerned, a planning approval may be warranted. Ahead of schedule in the development, you must also take into account factors like a heritage overlay because they could have a big impact on your overall architectural plans.
See to it that you acquire all the legal documents and certifications needed for the knockdown rebuild project. Together with your knockdown rebuild professionals, work on accomplishing these clearances, so you can start the project already and have no problem with the law.
4 – Family
If you do not live alone but with your family, make sure to prepare them as well. They cannot just wake up one day without the roof over their bedrooms. Needless to say, this is something that you should discuss and decide with your family who lives with you in that house. Explain to them why you need a knockdown rebuild, the costs, the requirements, the effects and everything else they need to understand.
As they will be directly affected, your family should have awareness too. Understanding your goals and how significantly more excellent and safer your home will be once the project is over will help them accept the inconvenience. If everything is fine with them, then you will not have any disagreement or argument in the family. The knockdown rebuild can happen peacefully.
5 – Mind and heart
You planned and decided to have this knockdown rebuild done, but are you completely, totally, a hundred and one percent sure?
Naturally, you have a strong emotional attachment to your current house. It’s where you have lived for a very long time, but you are planning to let it go for a fresh start. Soon, you will be saying goodbye to it because of a knockdown rebuild.
Prepare your mind and heart for this. Realistically, even while you believe that demolishing your current home will provide you with the ideal home you desire, you still want to feel at ease during the process. This is your chance to list the advantages and disadvantages of the situation and determine how much involvement you want to have. The path will be much simpler for you once you’re prepared and fully dedicated. Go with the knockdown rebuild process with troubled thoughts. Let your mind and heart be firm with your decision. That’s how you can be certainly prepared. And that’s how you can be absolutely satisfied after the whole project is finished.
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PREPARE THE WAYS
Undergoing a knockdown rebuild is a tremendous decision to make. It’s like starting from zero all over again after having a hundred already. If you change your mind in the middle of the process, you cannot do anything at all. The crumbled fragments of your demolished house cannot do anything either. There’s no room for turning back and for regret. You should wholly make up your mind before deciding to go for a knockdown rebuild.
That’s why you should prepare everything needed and everyone who will be affected by this project. Prepare the way and yourself. It’s going to be a large-scale home improvement and construction project.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nicole Ann Pore is the writer of this article.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nicole Ann Pore is a writer, an events host and a voice over artist. She is a daytime writer for Horizon Homes, a boutique home building and designing company in Australia. Nicole graduated Cum Laude from De La Salle University Manila, Philippines with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts.