Before You Renovate: What Your Designer Knows that You Don't

By Adam Blake

Nearly 3 in 4 homeowners who renovate end up with regrets. This book is written for the other 26%.
Before you hire a designer. Before you walk into a showroom. Before you sign a contract or select a single tile - there is a body of knowledge that separates the renovations people love from the ones they live with and wish they'd done differently.
Most homeowners never get access to it. This book changes that.
Before You Renovate gives you the insider knowledge that experienced designers bring to every project - the decision sequences, the budget realities, the material trade-offs, and the critical questions that most contractors hope you never think to ask.
Inside, you'll learn:
- Why the most common renovation regret has nothing to do with tile, cabinetry, or countertops - and everything to do with something most contractors treat as an afterthought

- How to develop a genuine aesthetic point of view before you meet with anyone - and why "I'll know it when I see it" is the most expensive thing you can say

- What a renovation proposal should actually contain, and the one section almost every homeowner skips that causes the most painful surprises

- The decision sequence that keeps kitchen and bathroom renovations on budget and on track - and what happens when decisions get made in the wrong order

- Why the 20th-century industry standards built into most kitchens and bathrooms may not fit your life - and how to change that before the cabinets are ordered
Written by a design-build professional with nearly three decades of experience, this book translates the language, logic, and insider knowledge of residential renovation into something every homeowner can use - before the process begins, when the preparation still matters.
Whether you're renovating a kitchen, a bathroom, or your entire home, the difference between a result you love and one you regret is almost never money. It's knowledge.
Get the knowledge first.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GXQZ7HW8
• ISBN13: 9798257246289
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"