If you are the one planning to renovate your home at this time of the year or somewhere later next month, we would like to weigh in with some suggestions. It’s not a wise decision to start remodeling or renovation projects at this time of the year. As the temperatures will fall significantly, it will become quite difficult to work outdoors. It will be a wise decision to choose the autumn season for all the renovation projects. Yes, we can understand the excitement you are having to quickly remodel your house but you should first hear us out. Here are some points/factors that we would like to mention when it comes to the cons of remodeling in winter.
Why You Shouldnt Do Home Renovation During Winter
Insufficient Help
As the winter season is a time for the holiday season, you will not be able to find much help and the ones that are providing their services will end up charging you way more than expected. It’s obvious that you will get the ideas to renovate while you are with your friends and family. You should wait for the right time to start the project. You must know that if you are thinking of doing everything on your own, the end result may not come out as the best furnished.
Affordable Rates
We pointed it out at the aforementioned point as well. When there will be no competition and you will find just a few contractors, the rates will go significantly up and it will become much harder for you to fit everything in the budget. Not only the contractors, the raw material that you will need will also cost significantly higher. If you are doing it before or after winter, when everyone is back from the holidays, you may end up getting some deal from the dealer.
Will Take Longer To Deliver
The Winter season is very unpredictable and you may end up not getting the delivery of your raw material for days or even weeks. It will significantly get your project delayed. The dealers may also find themselves out of stock and it will take a lot of time. Working on a project in winter will not allow you to get things done in the scheduled time frame.
Short Winter Days
The daytime in the winter season will be too short and it will increase the construction timeline drastically. If you are starting the same project in summer or fall when the days are longer, you’ll be able to get some things done in a day. Not only the days will be shorter, but you will also be never certain about the weather conditions. You may need to halt the ongoing work in case the weather worsens.
Short Winter Days
Will Get You Enough Light
A major chunk of construction will require you to provide enough lighting. In summer, there will be no issue regarding the light whereas you will face some lighting problems in winter when it will almost be cloudy throughout. The contractors and workers will also find it much easier to work in pleasant weather rather than working wearing multiple layers of clothing.
We hope that we are able to prove the point that winter is not the right time to start remodeling your house. Not only you will be able to find a wide range of options, but you will also be able to save a lot of money on man-hours. It will also take much lesser time to complete the project as the contractors will be able to work for extra hours in summer. You can also plan a vacation while your home is under renovation.
