Tip 4: "May addition" | Money tips |

Our Monday "Tip of the week"

As promised this month we'll talk about being smart with money for design phase, planning phase, cost phase and building phase. This is for building clients.

Tip 4: How can I save money?
 
Recap: 
Tip 1: What is your budget? 
Tip 2: How do you calculate your budget?
Tip 3: Always use building phases 

Which building phases are most expensive?
The building process has the following expensive phases:  The foundation, the windows & doors, flooring, kitchen, tiling and paint.

How can I save money?

• Use man power for making the concrete composition. This is cheaper than buying all ready made concrete.
• Using smaller,less windows plus not that complex designs.
• Use more panel doors. Try avoiding solid wooden and MDF doors.
• Use cheaper alternatives for flooring instead of concrete floors.
• Use mixture of MDF panels and laminates etc. Instead of solid wood for kitchen cabinets.
• A gas stove is cheaper than a electrical or cook-top or a built in oven.
• Countertop microwave is cheaper than a built in microwave.
• Using natural lighting is cheaper for the kitchen instead of lighting under the top cabinets
• Tiling is always pricey. So choose big tiles instead of the smaller ones. And make your tile grout instead of buying a ready mix.
• Paint is always is expensive. Don't go cheap on the purchase. But the costs can be reduced in labor.
• Make sure to choose installers that give you a step by step detailed budget. 
• Fluorescent tubes are cheaper than other lamps.
• You can choose which faucets and sinks you'll like to splurge and which can be cheaper. Standard are always cheaper.
• Use 2nd hand form work for building.

Check money tips:
Tip 1:  https://rcdesignsblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/tip-1-may-addition-money-tips.html 
Tip 2: https://rcdesignsblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/tip-2-may-addition-money-tips.html 
Tip 3:https://rcdesignsblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/tip-3-may-addition-money-tips.html