Redoing your back yard is such a fun venture. You’ve probably been saving up for awhile in order to have access to your favorite Amish gazebos or the best pool houses in town. Whatever you want to do with your yard has probably been building up in your mind for a long time and now you finally have the money to do it. So, where do you start? It can be a difficult process so here are some tips for getting start on your yard renovation.
Determine what your budget is.
This is important to do before you even decide what you want in your yard. You might really love Amish gazebos but if they are just way out of your budget, then it’s not going to be a reality and you don’t have time to be sad about it. You’ll have to pick an alternative and move on. But if you set your heart on it before you realize you can afford one, that could be traumatic. Or, you could end up paying for it anyway and regret it down the road when you are still trying to pay it off. As beautiful as Amish gazebos are, they are worth going into debt for. Set your budget and stick to it. Don’t even look at things that are outside of your price range.
Draw out your desired plans.
Now that you have your budget, you’ll be able to decide where you want to put everything. You might have a water feature in the corner or a vegetable garden under the pergola or perhaps a hammock in the shade. Whatever you decide, you’ll want to draw out the plans so that you can make sure everything fits properly before you get started. There would be nothing worse than starting out and then realizing you are going to have to forego your veggie patch because you put one of those Amish gazebos to far over and actually want your patio furniture there. It would just be to confusing for you and your workers to keep up with, if you keep changing the plans half way through a job.
Figure out what you’ll hire out for.
There are certain things that you could probably do yourself but then there are things that you should never attempt without a professional. Of course, you’ll have to make sure everything fits into the budget but if you determine before hand what you will hire out for, you’ll see how much money you have left to do what you want to do. You may find that you can afford to hire someone to do everything and you won’t even have to do anything initially. You’ll be doing enough with the maintenance so don’t worry to much about not having the bragging rights of building it initially.
Decide on a time frame.
If you are hiring out, you should pay by the job. If you are paying according to how long it takes to finish, you may find that the workers go at a slower pace. Paying by the job will get it done faster but you don’t want them to be too rushed so make sure that they give you a time frame of when everything should be finished. If you are doing some things yourself then you’ll want to make sure that you are done before it gets too hot or too cold to work outside.
Get to work.
Now you can begin. Whether this requires getting your hands dirty or watching from a window, this is the exciting part. Breaking ground is the beginning of a huge project that you are going to very proud of when it’s all said and done, so go ahead and enjoy.
These five steps are really all you need to get going. Of course there’s the whole process of figuring out what kind of Amish gazebos you’re going for or if you want custom patio furniture or your own garden shed. But, once you’ve determined what your budget is going to allow for, then you can start picking all of that stuff out. That’s the fun part; the part that requires work are the steps above. That’s what will make it all doable without too much fuss.
