Handyman Marbella

Recently refreshed an exterior wall (fence) of a property with a fresh coat of paint :)

A rather quick task, that does a great job at renewing the initial look of the house.

Contact us, if you require painting services for your property!

Kicking off with a little bit of informational / insight content on a weekly basis! 📖📈

Renovation budgeting expectations.

Factoring in a renovation budget is a difficult task, which depends on a lot of personal factors - the goal of the renovation, finanical availability, prior experience and general economic outlook.

The goal of the renovation affects the bottom line of the project. If you are thinking to renew a personal space to create a more intimate and currated environment, you should consider a couple of big potential financial sinks. We will quickly cover a couple of them.

1. Kitchen refitting. The kitchen itself is a large investment, especially if it is custom built. Most of the cost will come from materials and manufacturing, thus make sure to select materials that are function first and keep customized structural ideas to theminimum (complicated corner storage solutions might push the expense a lot). Adding sockets or switch and changing the placement of the sink might seem like little, but that usually means demolition of the wall, rerouting and plastering/painting it again.

2. LED spotlights. A lot of older build homes have cement ceilings, which cannot support recessed spotlights. In this case a false ceiling has to be installed and electricity rerouted. This will affect the height of the room and in the case of a top-to-bottom window, would mean a window refit is required! False ceiling might not be much, but a lot of the expense comes from making required changes to the structure to accomodate it.

3. Toilet placement and shower tray. On bathroom remodels, sometimes a toilet placement change might seem like a small feat. However, this usually required drain and water inlet rerouting, which requires digging into the floor and releveling it. And even then, creating corners in the drainage, might affect its long-term performance. Try to plan the sanitary equipment placement according to current drainage and water inlet placement to minimize budgetary impact.

4. Electricity outputs and switches. In most cases this is not a big deal. To support electricity workload, sometimes the system has to be rerouted ad new circuit to be created. To minimze future headaches, make sure to accomodate as much electrical outputs as you think you might need.

5. Anything else. Always expect the final budget to increase by around 20%. Construction business is highly competitive & some companies might undercut the initial quotes by a signifficant margin to lock you into a deal. Expecting an increase will help you plan for the budget better :)

Next week we will take a look into what matters when renovating for a rental home.

Little bit of water heater repairs. Gas heaters are little more complicated to deal with than electric ones. Nevertheless it usually comes down to either a gas flow fault or an ignition fault. Solve either and it is good to go!:)

If you have similar issues, let us know.