Home Renovation

What to Look for in Home Renovation Companies

When it’s time to give your home a complete renovation, finding the right home renovation company is a daunting task and if you go with the wrong one, it can turn out to be a disaster. One of the first things that you need to look into when looking at home renovation companies, is how familiar are they with your local planning permission guidelines. This is very important because, depending on the type of renovation you want, you might need to apply for planning permission. This is especially true if you are looking to have a home or room extension.

Renovation Permissions

When it comes to planning permission, Ireland has strict laws, and if the home renovation company that you have hired to do your remodeling does not follow the proper planning permission you could be denied and then you have the added expense to appeal the denial at the Bord Pleanala.

Good home renovation companies

Furthermore, good home renovation companies should also look for the vital systems in the home that need to be replaced or repaired. The most important are the heating, cooling, electrical, and plumbing systems. These systems are the life blood of your home and especially if you have an older home, you need to upgrade the electrical and plumbing systems. The electrical systems have changed greatly from fifty or even twenty years ago. When redoing the electrical work in areas where there is water, such as the kitchen and the bathroom need to have new electrical outlets installed. Right now there are special grounded electrical outlets with special circuit breaker which trips a circuit when water gets into the electrical outlet or in any device plugged into the outlet, preventing electric shock.

Attic and basement renovations

When it comes to renovating your basement or attic, you need to also check the boiler. Many older boilers may not be as fuel efficient as new boilers on the market today. A good home renovation company should have the expertise and in the event that their people do not know about a particular aspect, they should hire a subcontractor who is of good character and capable of doing a good job in repairing all the vital systems in the house.

Choosing Andy Rogers Construction for Renovation

If you hire us to do your home renovations, we have everything that any home renovation company has and more. This is because we do not only do renovations, but we also build new homes as well. This gives you the best of both worlds and we also have the right architects and interior designers who can help you create a design for the interior of your home that you can live with.