Are you thinking of moving just because your current home no longer satisfies all of your expectations? Do the words packing, shipping and unpacking send shudders down your spine? Relax. Most people feel that way. If they don’t, they don’t know what’s involved. Let’s examine that just a bit. I think you know where we’re coming from with this discussion.

When you move, you aren’t just moving to a new house. Let me explain. Unless you are going around the block and really, who does that, plan to incur a myriad of expenses, experiences and expectations along the way.   Your kids may have to go to a new school. Your commute to work may change. What is the cost to pack/ship or move and unpack that whole house? Do you really want movers touching Granny’s best china? Probably not, so like many you will take on that task and do it yourself. It starts with boxes, bubble wrap and tape. It ends with a huge mix up of boxes piled sky high when you finally arrive at your destination.

Is it worth it?  In some instances it may be worth the time and effort; in other instances, not so much.  The one thing that any realtor will tell you is that you can’t change the location of your home. So, if you love the location, stay put and renovate. With a company like Unique Residence on your side, your Perth home renovation can become a reality.  Unique Residence  performs at the highest quality when it comes to renovation, so that you can stay in the home you have always loved, continue to live in the neighbourhood that your kids grew up in and where you love your neighbours.

Let our talented team work their magic and make your dreams come true. You should be pleased to arrive home each day and want to be there.  Still not convinced?  Read on.

Plan Your Perth Renovations

Unless you’re a guru at organization a move is somewhat stressful. Even so, there is a lot of planning and preparation involved, even for in-town moves. Let’s consider the time spent on the hunt for your new location. Hunting down a home that meets your desired requirements, even with the help of a realtor is no easy task. You see your current home has that emotional attachment factor that the new one just won’t have. Remember when little Billy learned to walk across the family room, fell and bumped his head on the table? Yeah that’s in the distant past in a new place. So, there is that hurdle to overcome.

The next is usually your kids. Are they moving to a new school? Does this require timing the move to coincide with the beginning, middle or end of the school year? Do you need to move during a holiday break? In any case, don’t count on a huge amount of cooperation. Most children do not like to change schools, leave their friends or pack boxes. Again a huge time factor involved with this task of packing, labelling and stacking or placing boxes into a container for movement later. Maybe you can count on them to schlep those boxes out to the container? If not, plan on doing this task as well.  Labelling and organising those boxes so that you know what you have when they arrive at your new destination is very important. After all, you don’t want car parts in the kitchen or Corn flakes in the car park now do you?

Those are just two reasons to stay put and turn your current home into your dream home. Our team will work with you and your exact vision to produce a beautiful renovated home as the end result.

Some Facts

We haven’t really discussed financial reasons yet. The reality is that in Australia we all want something bigger, grander and better than what we currently have. ABS data shows the average sized home in Perth is 3 bedrooms and has a lot of approximately 474sqm. That’s all well and good. You’re not complaining about the bedrooms or the lot size you say? You just want a newer kitchen, a better bathroom or a second floor? All are perfectly valid reasons to stay and renovate.

For the ease of explanation and to start the conversation, let’s look at kitchens. Most builders/renovators recommend that you spend anywhere from 3% to 6% of the property value for a kitchen renovation. On a home valued at $500,000.00 that is a budget of $15,000 to $30,000. That’s a huge span!  Look at it this way. You can get a decent kitchen for the $15,000 low end of your budget or you can play around with fit and finishes that push the budget towards the higher end but give you a much lovelier product in the end. In a typical kitchen renovation, in this case, let’s go middle of the road, and say your budget is $20,000.00. You should see an ROI of up to  60%, meaning you can see an immediate increase in the value of your home by that much. What just happened? Your $20,000.00 kitchen renovation just handed you back $12,000.00! That’s right! That’s only the kitchen! Imagine what happens when we get into bathrooms, bedrooms and whole floor additions! So don’t be shy. Call Unique Residence today and let’s start the process of creating your dream home right here, right now.

Unique Residence is your go to source in Perth, WA for luxury renovations and custom planning. We have many years of experience and would love to discuss your project with you.