Tips for a hassle free renovation.

Looking to renovate your Camps Bay accommodation? Follow these simple tips for a trouble free renovation process:

1. Look past what you don’t like about the existing property and use the basic structure to create your ideal Camps Bay holiday accommodation.
2. It is best to call in an architect to execute your vision.
3. Don’t live in the property while you are renovating, it will cause undue stress.
4. When drawing up a budget, include every possible expense, including lighting, the pool and the garden, it would be a shame to run out of budget before you finish.
5. When planning to renovate your accommodation in Camps Bay, try to view the house as a whole when planning the renovation, do not renovate room by room.
6. Take into account the flow of the accommodation in Camps Bay Cape Town, from inside to outside, this helps to avoid a patchwork effect when completed.
7. Removing walls and structures to open up the interior is always an option, lots of small rooms create a boxed effect.
8. Identify and make use of the strong points of a property, for example, the renowned Camps Bay view.
9. Never underestimate the benefits of a coat of paint, sunlight and an atrium.
10. An outside living area could always be turned into an extra room.
11. Add skylights if your Campsbay accommodation doesn’t have enough light.
12. All you need is one dramatic element, to turn an ordinary element into an extraordinary one.
13. Keep in mind that most renovations take longer than the renovators expect.
14. If you are planning to project manage the renovation yourself, then you need to factor in your time as part of the investment.
15. Keep in mind when you budget that you will still have to repay the bond while you renovate.