As summer begins to wind down you still have time to rev up some of those renovations before fall season. Depending on your region’s climate, summer can actually be the best time to get certain renovations done. Here’s why:
• Contractors often are more willing to work during the summer
• Greater availability of less-expensive labor
• You may be able to negotiate a better deal
• Many other people won’t schedule renovations while kids are out of school
• Many others won’t schedule renovations due to conflicts with vacations and family trips
• Many others schedule renovations in the fall to beat the winter weather and holidays.
So before cold weather hits and back-to-school schedules are in full force it may be best to get these renovations out of the way.
Driveway paving. The main reason is that asphalt is much easier to work with in higher temperatures, so you can avoid problems and additional costs by doing it right the first time.
Creating a smooth asphalt surface requires time and high temperatures to prevent the material from prematurely hardening. The lower the temperature dips, the less time the contractor will have to evenly spread the asphalt to form a level surface. Otherwise, you may be left with an irregular surface with bumps and valleys.
Kitchen remodel. If you plan to gut your kitchen and do a complete remodel, you may be faced with eating in restaurants until the work is finished. Since that can get expensive, another alternative is to cook outdoors. If you have a grill and burner, you’ve already got what you need to cook a majority of your meals. Move the fridge to the garage and use paper and plastic plates.
Find out more ideas for summer renovations at MSN
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