may result in additional demolition and modification works, resulting in unnecessary costs and a disruptive environment.
Another thing to consider is how
the rental market requires a fully or semi-furnished unit, and identify your target market. More often than not, renters come with a container in tow and may not need your furnishings, which would then become unnecessary added costs, as storage for those items would be required. If for your own personal use, look at the type of furniture in the market, as sometimes it may be cheaper to customize your own furniture than to buy off the shelf. Even for items such as curtains,
weigh the difference between fully imported curtains versus readily available market products, as the cost implication can be substantial. Avoid limited edition items unless surplus quantities can be afforded, as replacement at a later stage may become an issue.
06 How Best to
Anticipate for the Future?
And finally, renovate to suit your timeline. We have already highlighted that the most essential aspect of your renovation is to ensure the internal elements of the house are of the utmost quality. Te next stage then is to build depending on what your expectations are for the future, and to ensure such works are non-disruptive to the household. For example, when building for the sake of rental and then personal
www.fswmag.com
use, identify which areas you want to renovate first, and which areas would be renovated at a later date. Allow the facilities to be readily available such as wiring works, plumbing, sewerage and drainage. By doing so, any future expansion would be dependent on your needs, and any works would have minimal impact as the core costs have already been captured in the first renovation phase. Without proper planning, any future expansion
you may want to expand the home later, in line with the growth of the family. As we start out in life there are the parents and then young children. But as the family grows, the need for space does also. So the question is how to best expand the house to suit the needs of a growing family. Terefore the next time we start to renovate, think of what the main purpose of the renovation is, as different uses involve different design criteria. Always assign a budget and allow the project to work within the limits of the budget. Never assign a budget with an expectation of something higher, as there is no moment as depressing as the inability to achieve the expectations in your mind. Keep a realistic approach and maintain a tight timeline with each set task. And finally, keep in view that the ultimate goal is to complete the project. When renovating, ensure to map out the path of what we want to achieve, what we need to achieve it, by when we want to achieve it, and our expectations.
For Interior Design services and consultancy, contact Chris Yeo at
chris@eminentbuilders.com
JUNE 2014 | F ENGSHUIWORLD 75
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96