Say Goodbye to Remodel Regret with Visual Design
When you work with a contractor you sign a contract agreeing to their terms, pricing and etc right? When you buy clothing, furniture, books anything you get to see at least a picture of it right? Then why are you allowing a costly home renovation to happen without seeing the finished product first? Why are you signing a contract without providing your own visual contract to ensure everyone is on the same page.
I have first hand seen clients walk away from a home remodel with remodel regret, all because there was miscommunication between home owner and contractor or even two home owners themselves! Ensuring your vision is getting across to the other party can be confusing and frustrating if you are only trying to describe this vision instead of showing it. Let alone mid-project changes can be time consuming and costly!
Visual design greatly reduces miscommunication, keeps the time line flowing, helps you stay within budget and provides a visual contract for all parties. By getting to see the final product before the remodel even starts all parties are on the same page from the start!
Tools such as 2D space planning allows you to try out multiple configurations within your space, allows you to see measurements so you know exactly how much room you have to work with. With this you do not have to guess at the vanity size or how big the couch can be, you will know exactly what you can work with. I recently worked with a client who could not decided on her bathroom layout, we drew up multiple different floor plans with measurements so she could see which layout worked best for her and her family. We ended up using aspects from all three to come up with the perfect layout. Had this not been done before this could have been a costly change that she would not have figured out until after construction had started.
3D models and realistic renderings are like a colorful contracts and take out any guessing on the finished product. These are the perfect times to try out different color schemes, materials , furniture layouts and all sorts of fine details (crown molding? 3in vs 5in base? Shiplap or wallpaper?). Honestly the possibilites are endless with 3D models.
So just imagine, whether it is a DIY project or you are bringing in a contractor, from the start you have a floor plan with measurements, you have 3D models that show fine details, specific products/furniture and the overall end product. There is no guessing, no miscommunication, you have already done the footwork to creating the space that you love. Because of your choice to utilize visual design you can have a seamless construction project, that stays on time and on budget!
