Why
Do You Want to Renovate the Home?
If
you are expanding your house to add bedrooms & bathrooms, be careful not to
sacrifice living space. This is where an architect is critical to planning a
quality renovation.
Begin
with a plan..!
Get
a plan to accommodate the extra room. This will mostly fall outside your
existing home structure & will need approvals. Get the plan approved before
you begin.
Living
areas..!
Large
relaxed living areas are important to a house’s value & while you might
need another 2 bedrooms and another bathroom, building these in at the expense
of a large family room can be a mistake.
Accommodate..!
Try
and accommodate an extra member with space saving furniture such as a bunker
bed, sofa cum bed. This not only maximizes existing space.But is also easy on
maintenance.
Is it
to add more features & gadgets?
Check
if you need to do internal wiring if the wires in your house are external. This
might be a larger investment.But, will help in the long run. Accommodate for
many switch points if you are adding more gadgets such as washing machine to
your home.
Laundry
Area..!
A
separate laundry area is not in the domain of large homes alone. You can
consider a separate laundry area if you want to maintain your washing machine
in perfect shape.
Is anyone moving
out of the house and you feel the need to have more spacious rooms?
Begin
with a wish list..!
What
will your ideal house look like. Then consider various options including cost
to cut things down. This helps in planning for near-future modifications as
well.
First
plan..!
Do
not begin with breaking down a wall. First consider the home plan & make a complete plan for the renovated
structure. You might consider extending your house a little to accommodate a
spacious room in the existing frame work.
Watch
The
best way to find ideas for a good renovation is to browse through the
innumerable magazines on design that are available. You will not only get ideas
in
creating space, you will also end up getting ideas into interior furnishings. A
visit to the tile shop / house furnishing store will also be helpful to get a
good idea of materials available locally.
While
making your room spacious, make considerations to accommodate some convenience
gadgets. A modern modular kitchen could be also be in your wish list.
Accommodating
a guest not only means giving space for a bed. Consider sufficient space for
their luggage and belongings.
You
need not look at permanent storage spaces for the guest room. Try to have some
easily movable furniture. You could consider a table that is fixed on to the
wall at one end and free at the other. When you need to use this table, you
could open out the table & fix it with side hooks.
Is
it a temporary renovation for festivals / ormarriage?
Festivals
& a function such as marriage is a very important time for the family. The
home not only needs to accommodate people but a variety of events, which may
include dance & music.
Do
not paint now, decorate instead..!
A
house is normally painted with the onset of a festival. If you are not too
sentimental about this, try to make some simple changes to the existing wall
and
paint
the house once the function is over. This is to help maximise your investment
on painting the house.
Decorate
your house with streamers and colour. A huge decorative cloth to cover some
walls is a good idea.
Change
leaking faucets. It might be crucial to save water during this time. Try to
find out costs to hire furniture and bedding if there are many people and you
do not want to invest on permanent furniture.
Move
furniture against the walls and leave as much open space in the center. It’s a
time when people keep moving about a lot and you do not want any accidents.
The
pooja room is a special place this time. You could consider better lights,
decoration and cleaning.
Try
to keep the kitchen as tidy as possible. This is a good time to consider a
modular kitchen.
Source: Sundaram Home Finance Limited
About Sundaram Home Finance..!
Sundaram Home Finance Limited was incorporated on July 2, 1999,
under the Companies Act 1956.
Sundaram Finance Limited has promoted Sundaram Home Finance
Limited.
Sundaram Finance Limited (SFL) and Union de Credit pour le
Batiment (UCB) a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas, France, had entered
into an agreement on 9 th May 2007, regarding a strategic partnership in
housing finance in India whereby UCB will acquire a 49.9 % stake in Sundaram
Home Finance Limited, a subsidiary of Sundaram Finance Limited.Consequent to
the completion of the regulatory approvals, the name of the Company has been changed to Sundaram BNP
Paribas Home Finance Limited effective 28 th November 2007.
Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance Limited combines its expertise
in Home Finance with the service-orientation of its promoter Sundaram Finance.
Corporate Office
Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance Limited,
Sundaram Towers, 46, Whites Road,
Royepattah, Chennai - 600 014.
Phone : 91 44 2851 5267Fax : 91 44 - 2858 2235
For more details, log on to : www.sundarambnpparibashome.com
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