How to Keep Your Bathroom Renovation Spending on Track

 
When it comes to bathroom renovations, it’s easy to let your budget get out of control. For as much information as is out there about how to renovate a bathroom with the best features and designs, there is just as much information on budgeting for your makeover. If you really want to make the most of your next renovation project without compromising your budget, here are some things to keep in mind.
 

Choose Important Features First

Since you’re on a budget, it would make sense that you will want to make a sort-of hierarchy of what is most important to you in your bathroom renovations. No one can tell you what should go first on this list, though. This is where you decide which elements of the makeover are most important to you. For example, if you’ve got your heart set on a jetted tub, make that a priority and work everything else around it. If that means you have less to spend on a sink or tiles, so be it.
 

Shop Scratch and Dent and Surplus

Many home improvement stores and appliance retailers offer discounts on wholesale products, “scratch and dent” items, and other bathroom fixtures and renovation items that you are going to need for your projects. This is a great way to save a fortune on fixtures and furnishings for all of your projects, including bathroom remodelling. A lot of times, even the damaged items aren’t really that damaged at all, but are marked down significantly to save a lot of money. Sometimes, builders just order too much of something and then don’t need it. Again, it will be sold at a discount for your benefit.
 

Plan a Budget and Stick to It

Of all the reasons that bathroom renovations go off the rails in terms of spending, not planning or tracking the project budget is one of the biggest causes. People sometimes just ballpark how much they have to spend and start shopping and renovating, without stopping to think about what they are actually spending or whether they are making the best investment in their renovation projects. The best way to stay on budget is to start by having one.

Now that you have a little more insight about saving money on your bathroom renovations, take advantage of the Internet to shop around and find the best prices on all the fixtures and furnishings that you need for your project.