How a Pro Carpenter Plans a Renovation

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[edwardfry]

My top tip is to make sure you get your bedroom done and completely finished and furnished as an absolute priority, so when you are 3 years into a 1 year reno project and wishing you had never started, you always have somewhere clean, beautiful and finished to escape to every evening and wake up in every morning - does wonders for your state of mind and motivation to keep going.

[Punkyrooster]

At first I thought that read “How to plan a revolution, without losing your mind”. I thought, wow Scott must have had an extra coffee today. Haha

[bwillan]

One thing to consider when doing a renovation that affects the plumbing in the house, such that you lose a bathroom for a while, is to get an inexpensive gym membership. This way you have a place where you can go and shower/clean up when you need to.

[namewithheld]

The best thing about schedule planning and doing a Gant chart is that it enables you to be wrong with confidence.

[alexwoodhead]

The biggest tip I can give with anything about project management is there will always be unexpected hurdles which take time. You don't need to try and recognise everything that could happen but always add about 20% more time that you think.

[gillesek]

My best tip is to take Sundays off or one weekend a month and go somewhere else. When you’re living and working in the same place there is a big risk to go on and on and get really sick and tired of it. Do something else to keep up moral every once in a while 👍🏻

[wearsjorge]

Its usually something barely thought of but temporary lighting and power is a instant moral improver when renovating.

I'm a sparky, I have heaps of lights and small temporary boards I like to sprinkle around the job (depends how big it is) it takes extra time to set up because I don't like to throw extension leads everywhere but being able to walk to any location and have lighting and a power point made everyone so much happier

[ChrisMurley]

Just finished a ‘back to brick’ kitchen remodel. Like you advise, we decamped to a table in the hall. Twin induction hob from ikea and a microwave meant minimal disruption to meal prep. Bath used for washing up. 6 weeks and no hassle really. Would recommend this route.

[ohasis]

You're getting better and better each episode in the way you lead into your spnsor message. In fact, it sometimes blends so well, it's almost invisible.

[jmad]

I’m so happy to have been watching your channel for so long that I knew exactly what those clips were about. I loved the flexi buckets full of debris from under the bungalow. I’m doing a Reno on my craftsman style bungalow now and I need to get better control of the time line and will be employing your method soon.

[TonyAlfonzo-ro]

Spot on Scott! Your methodology is exactly how i approach my projects. #1 goal keep mother nature out, # 2 keep it strong, start at the bottom and work up when possible. #3 keep organized.
Plan plan plan,

[NathanBilbao]

Loving the overhead camera angles and the visuals. Props are great for conveying your ideas.

[marpa]

Refreshing new editing Scott! Thank you for the videos!

[JoshHodgman]

Thanks so much Scott! We just Reno our second house while living in it. The biggest issue I ran into was bathrooms. I think next time I would line up the tiles and new toilet going in quicker.

[markuseschmann]

We're gong through a reno on the house we're living in now (full DIY), with 2 kids (4 and 2). We cut the kitchen sink cabinet and adjoining cabinet out of the old kitchen and re-installed it on our balcony, and plumbed it to the garden hose. It ain't pretty, but it'll get us through the 4 weeks it takes to do the kitchen!

[StaceWah]

Yaassss! THE 101 type video I've been so needing. Thank you, Scott 🙌🏻

[YgopMC]

For anyone looking to make a Gantt chart you can use Microsoft Project (included with Office) its great for project management. So say you need to do Task #1 before Task #2 but Tasks #3 and #4 can be done unrestricted, the program will organise it all for you to get it all optimized. You could end up with something like Task #3 --> Task #1 + Task #4 --> Task #2. Great advice Scott!

[sparx]

Scott, you should have your own renovation show on TV, you and Jess would make great presenters

[graceputan]

Huge help as we’re in the planning stages of our reno now. Thanks Scott!

[glenniboi]

We renovated the first and second floor of our house (205m2) about two years ago. We little to no prior experience with renovation/building. We used a grant chart with mixed experience. The positive was that we thought through the entire renovation, and had a decent plan. The negative was that we always underestimated the time every step took. We did almost everything ourself, to save money, and that came with some challenges. With a big project like ours, the motivation to GSD became a big factor. Big tip for the budget: make a detailed plan of every single purchase, down to the last screw, than multiply that sum with 3. Then you have a decent approx. of the total cost