{"id":4507,"date":"2015-12-10T14:44:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T19:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medinaexteriors.com\/?p=4507"},"modified":"2015-12-10T14:44:31","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T19:44:31","slug":"home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Remodeling Preparation Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Home Remodeling Preparation\u00a0Tips<\/h2>\n

Home Remodeling<\/a> |\u00a0A remodel is something that alters the normal routines of the whole family and is\u00a0more or less chaotic, but if you plan before the project starts you can adapt better to the situation. There are tons of unexpected things that could happen during a home improvement and you can\u2019t actually foresee them all. But if you contemplate the most common ones right off the bat, you\u2019ll have a nicer experience.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why we\u2019ve prepared a checklist to help you get organized before your remodeling contractor arrives to your place \u2013 and starts tearing it down!<\/p>\n

1 \u2013 Separate the essentials and store the rest<\/h5>\n

Go room by room and take the things you use the most and pack the rest in boxes, even in spaces you won\u2019t remodel to keep things out of dust and dirt<\/strong>. That goes from kitchenware to clothing and decoration. If the remodel is extensive you might hire U-Haul storage for your boxes.<\/p>\n

2 \u2013 Get rolling storage boxes to replace cabinets and drawers<\/h5>\n

You will be moving the essentials you pick from room to room a lot so consider purchasing <\/strong>storage carts<\/strong> on casters<\/strong>. There are translucent plastic models that allow you to see what\u2019s inside for quick identification or you can even create a color-code for different stuff. You can carry them from space to space as needed and keep everything clean and tidy.<\/p>\n

3 \u2013 Upgrade your security systems<\/h5>\n

With different people coming and going during working hours your home become an easy target to theft. You might upgrade your security systems to active\/deactive by zone and install CCTV with remote access to monitor both your own stuff and the workers tools<\/strong>. In any case, you might consider moving all your valuables to a safer location until the remodel is finished.<\/p>\n

4 \u2013 Think about privacy<\/h5>\n

Getting up from bed and go to the kitchen to have a coffee in your underwear will be something inappropriate with strangers in the house so you have to plan in advance. Think about putting some folding screens<\/strong> to divide your private areas from the rest of the house. If you work from home, set some isolated space so you will be less disturbed with movement and noises.<\/p>\n

5 \u2013 Set a command center far from the construction<\/h5>\n

Keep a table or a desk far from the remodel to concentrate all the stuff that is usually carelessly disseminated throughout the house like keys, phones, chargers and accessories and encourage all members of the family to keep things there for easy access<\/strong>. Train this some days before the work starts.<\/p>\n

6 \u2013 Think about kids<\/h5>\n

Construction zones are very dangerous for children even for the not so small ones. Install temporary gates at every entrance to the site and alert the workers to keep an eye on them. You should not leave the children unattended during working hours<\/strong>, so think about a nanny or daycare for these days if you won\u2019t be able to pay close attention to them.<\/p>\n

7 \u2013 Talk with neighbours and close relatives<\/h5>\n

Give your neighbours, family and close friends a heads up about your remodeling.<\/a> You might lean on them during this period for things calculated or unexpected like taking a bath, borrow stuff, stay over a night, take care of kids or pets, or just moral support and a cup of coffee. You should also alert your neighbours that their peace and quiet might be altered<\/strong> somehow and make them allies to keep an eye on your house for security reasons.<\/p>\n

8 \u2013 Pet safety<\/h5>\n

A remodel can be a very stressful situation for pets. You should consider take them to some friend\u2019s or relative\u2019s<\/strong> that can host them or simply board them in a kennel for the period.<\/p>\n

9 \u2013 Plan a getaway<\/h5>\n

And then, a house remodel can be stressful for humans too<\/strong>! Set aside some money from the budget to plan a short getaway. It doesn\u2019t need to be fancy, just a weekend in a clean quiet hotel room may do the trick.\u00a0–<\/span>\u00a0Treeium<\/i><\/p>\n

Interested in home remodeling?\u00a0Contact\u00a0<\/span>Medina Exteriors<\/a>\u00a0today, (330)591-4040<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Home Remodeling Preparation\u00a0Tips Home Remodeling |\u00a0A remodel is something that alters the normal routines of the whole family and is\u00a0more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1026,1027],"tags":[1010],"class_list":["post-4507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-remodeling","category-home-remodeling-trends","tag-home-remodeling-2"],"yoast_head":"\nHome Remodeling Preparation Tips<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Home Remodeling | Medina Exteriors and Remodeling - 4029 Jefferson St, Medina, OH | Have questions? Give us a call at 330-591-4040\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Home Remodeling Preparation Tips\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Home Remodeling | Medina Exteriors and Remodeling - 4029 Jefferson St, Medina, OH | Have questions? Give us a call at 330-591-4040\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MMG Resources\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-12-10T19:44:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brett Ruiz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Brett Ruiz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Brett Ruiz\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3e447c913db5da5bf67654eea61191d8\"},\"headline\":\"Home Remodeling Preparation Tips\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-12-10T19:44:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":689,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"keywords\":[\"home remodeling\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Home Remodeling\",\"Home Remodeling Trends\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Home Remodeling Preparation Tips\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-12-10T19:44:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3e447c913db5da5bf67654eea61191d8\"},\"description\":\"Home Remodeling | Medina Exteriors and Remodeling - 4029 Jefferson St, Medina, OH | Have questions? Give us a call at 330-591-4040\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Home Remodeling Preparation Tips\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/\",\"name\":\"MMG Resources\",\"description\":\"Company Portal\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3e447c913db5da5bf67654eea61191d8\",\"name\":\"Brett Ruiz\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"\\\/\\\/www.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/51b7b4715d397beb6bbd5e382a33a762?s=96&r=g&d=mm\",\"url\":\"\\\/\\\/www.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/51b7b4715d397beb6bbd5e382a33a762?s=96&r=g&d=mm\",\"contentUrl\":\"\\\/\\\/www.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/51b7b4715d397beb6bbd5e382a33a762?s=96&r=g&d=mm\",\"caption\":\"Brett Ruiz\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/author\\\/brettmedinaexteriors-com\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Home Remodeling Preparation Tips","description":"Home Remodeling | Medina Exteriors and Remodeling - 4029 Jefferson St, Medina, OH | Have questions? Give us a call at 330-591-4040","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Home Remodeling Preparation Tips","og_description":"Home Remodeling | Medina Exteriors and Remodeling - 4029 Jefferson St, Medina, OH | Have questions? Give us a call at 330-591-4040","og_url":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/","og_site_name":"MMG Resources","article_published_time":"2015-12-10T19:44:31+00:00","author":"Brett Ruiz","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Brett Ruiz","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/"},"author":{"name":"Brett Ruiz","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/person\/3e447c913db5da5bf67654eea61191d8"},"headline":"Home Remodeling Preparation Tips","datePublished":"2015-12-10T19:44:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/"},"wordCount":689,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","keywords":["home remodeling"],"articleSection":["Home Remodeling","Home Remodeling Trends"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/","url":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/","name":"Home Remodeling Preparation Tips","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2015-12-10T19:44:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/person\/3e447c913db5da5bf67654eea61191d8"},"description":"Home Remodeling | Medina Exteriors and Remodeling - 4029 Jefferson St, Medina, OH | Have questions? Give us a call at 330-591-4040","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/home-remodeling-preparation-tips-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home Remodeling Preparation Tips"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/#website","url":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/","name":"MMG Resources","description":"Company Portal","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/person\/3e447c913db5da5bf67654eea61191d8","name":"Brett Ruiz","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51b7b4715d397beb6bbd5e382a33a762?s=96&r=g&d=mm","url":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51b7b4715d397beb6bbd5e382a33a762?s=96&r=g&d=mm","contentUrl":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/51b7b4715d397beb6bbd5e382a33a762?s=96&r=g&d=mm","caption":"Brett Ruiz"},"url":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/author\/brettmedinaexteriors-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4507\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}