Welcome to my blog, my name is Daisy. A few years ago, my husband and I purchased an old house which required a lot of work. We spent many weeks gutting the place and installing new flooring, painting the walls and clearing the garage space of junk. However, my favourite part of renovating the house was the roof. I loved climbing onto the roof to inspect the tiles, removing and recycling the broken ones and replacing the gaps with new tiles. I also learnt how to waterproof and maintain our roof so that we can avoid problems in the future. I started this blog to help others who are interested in carrying out restoration or repair work on the roof of their home.
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3 Reasons to Use a Granny Flat Kit
Hunter Prescott
If you want to build a granny flat on your property, then you don't have to organise a design and build from scratch. You can use a pre-fabricated kit. These kits contain almost everything you need to build and fit out the building. When might a kit be the best way to create a granny flat?
1. You Want to Lower Your Costs
While granny flats are usually small and compact structures, they don't always come cheap. You might have to pay for a designer or architect to lay out plans. You'll have to find a local builder who can construct the flat. Their costs will include materials and labour.
Granny flat kits should reduce your costs. You choose a specific design in advance. This can be an off-the-shelf solution or, in some cases, a customised one. You then pay for the kit, all its materials and delivery. If you have building experience and can get a licence to install the kit yourself, then you won't have to pay for a builder to put the flat up. Even if you do hire a contractor to do the job, you save money. They'll only charge you for labour and, as these kits are quick and easy builds, it shouldn't take much time.
2. You Want a Fast Build
If you build a granny flat from scratch, then you might have a long timescale before the building is finished. Once you have the necessary permissions, you have to wait for an experienced builder to be available. Also, you might have to wait at various times in the project for materials to be delivered. Putting together a structure from scratch can take time in itself.
If you use a kit, then everything you need is delivered at the same time. Your builder simply needs to slot all the pieces together and connect them up. This could give you a faster completion time.
3. You Want to Invest in Your Property
If you have some spare cash, then you might be want to invest it in property. You might not have enough to buy an investment property, and you might not have any ways to extend your main home.
If you add a granny flat to your home, then you could boost its value for any future sale. Some buyers will be prepared to pay more for your home if you have a separate dwelling or office space on the site. In some states, you might also be able to rent out the flat to create an extra income.
To find out more, contact granny flat DIY kit manufacturers and suppliers.
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