7. Have A Priority List – And Stick To It
7. Have A Priority List – And Stick To It (Image 7 of 8)
What I do is have a priority list of what I think a house needs. So if changing the boiler is A, that’s what I do, even if we use slightly cheaper tiles and cheaper timber flooring at the end of the job. If a window needs to be made bigger, that’s what I’ll prioritise… I think if you get the space right and compromise on the finishes, you could always come back to those later. So, if the proportions of the rooms are right, the natural lighting is right, you’ve got the services and structure right, but you have to have a cheap laminate floor, then do it – when you’ve earned a few extra quid next year, you can rip it up and put a nice oak floor down. If you spend the money on a nice oak floor but the windows aren’t right, you’ve compromised the room – you haven’t prioritized on what’s important.
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