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Any competent builder can turn a run-down old house into a showcase of perfection – if the customer has unlimited funds to spend. Unfortunately, most customers are on a tight budget. They usually want more improvements than they can afford – and they expect you to deliver. The solution is maximum value remodeling. You'll learn how you can do the best job for the best price - and give your customers the most bang for their buck (or for your buck if you're working on your own house). Renovating & Restyling Older Homes shows you how to add economical improvements that can increase the property value by two, five or even ten times the cost of the remodel. Sound impossible? This book reveals the secrets of a builder who has been putting these techniques to work on Victorian and Craftsman-style houses for twenty years. You’ll see what to repair, what to replace and what to leave, so you can remodel or restyle older homes for the least amount of money and the greatest increase in value. The key to profitable renovation is knowing what to restore and what to replace; which features you want to show off, and which are forgettable. This book gives hundreds of tips on how to restore or fabricate the interior and exterior design elements that make Victorian and Craftsman houses so appealing. Many remodeling books brag about how the jobs they describe "can return as much as 80 percent of their cost in increased resale value." In Renovating & Restyling Older Homes, you'll be shown proven remodeling techniques that let you increase the property value by 200, 500, sometimes even 1000 percent of the cost of the remodel. What can you do with Renovating & Restyling Older Homes?:
About the Author: Lawrence Dworin has been remodeling and renovating houses since the 1970s - sometimes working on his own investment properties, sometimes working on houses owned by others. He is offering you his actual step-by-step remodeling and repair methods, including some innovative techniques that can save you and your customers a lot of money. Renovating & Restyling Older Homes will help you develop the skills to be a successful renovator/remodeler. Includes: Book By: Lawrence Dworin Published by: Craftsman Book Company 416 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11 (Customers who liked this title were also interested in the "National Renovation & Insurance Repair Estimator") |
