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Renovate Dining Room

Ideas, costs, tips and plans - the information you need for a successful Dining Room Renovation project

February 2011

Homeowners have many important questions about their Dining Room Renovation Project. How much will it cost? How long will it take? What problem areas do I need to watch out for? Can I recover my Dining Room Renovation investment when I sell? Can I do some of the work myself? What can I do to make sure that the work is done right?

Costs, materials and best practices for the example Dining Room Renovation project will help you answer these questions. Use this information to develop a budget, bid requirements, hiring contracts and a project plan.

Use the following information to understand your options, make good decisions and get quality work at a fair price.

Dining Room Renovation - Project Overview

The approximate costs and value of a typical Dining Room Renovation project are summarized below. Use higher estimates for larger metropolitan areas and the lower estimates where home prices are below the national average. Adjust costs for substitutions or refinements in the last section. For size differences of up to 25%, scale total costs in direct proportion to the size of your project. Use the adjusted costs as a basis for setting a material budget and for comparing contractor bids (if you choose to have a professional perform the work).

Project description	Renovate dining room. Install new flooring, doors, switchplates and decorative hardware. Add recessed lighting. Install new window treatments. Use above average grade of materials, fabrication and installation quality.
Project size	190 square feet of renovation
Material and labor cost	$5,832 - $6,804
Material cost	$3,456 - $4,032
Do-it-yourself assessment	The typical Dining Room Renovation project can be completed by a moderately skilled do-it-yourselfer; as with any project, high quality Dining Room Renovation requires attention to detail and careful planning.
First year Return on Investment - ROI	Returns vary widely and are affected by the range of home prices in your neighborhood, the overall condition of your home and sensible design choices. A high quality Dining Room Renovation project in an appropriate neighborhood can return as much as 77% - 91% of its initial cost.
Long term Return on Investment - ROI	Actual returns vary widely and are affected by the range of home prices in your neighborhood, the overall condition of your home and sensible design choices. A good quality Dining Room Renovation project in the right neighborhoods can return 61% - 72% of its initial cost.
Green rating	Dining Room Renovation projects can incorporate renewable or sustainable resources and environmentally friendly materials.

Dining Room Renovation - Proven Ideas and Project Tips

Review these tips, design suggestions, options and lessons learned before finalizing your Dining Room Renovation project plan.

To maximize return on the Dining Room Renovation project, limit cost to no more than 1.4% of home's total, post project value
For best home resale value, follow a consistent design and decorating theme throughout the home
To keep Dining Room Renovation costs low, do not move walls or relocate plumbing fixtures or electrical boxes
For best resale value, select a taste neutral design for your Dining Room Renovation
For best resale value, select components, appliances, finishes and fixtures of comparable quality
Use separate, individually controllable lighting circuits for ambient and task lighting
Recess speakers into walls or ceiling to share media system access and create room ambiance
Use furniture, fixtures and accessories scaled appropriately to the room size
Select finish treatments that harmonize with furniture and statement accessories

Dining Room Renovation - Project Plan and Details

The following list includes major work tasks commonly performed during Dining Room Renovation. Use this list to understand the timing and sequence of different steps in the Dining Room Renovation project. Click any Task name for a complete written specifications, FAQs and quality checklist for the task - this essential information will help you control Dining Room Renovation project cost and quality.

Task

Service Provider

Duration

Do-it-yourself difficulty

Target cost

Develop Dining Room Decorating Ideas

Interior Designer

3 to 5 d

Level 3 - Complex, Difficult

$285 - $476

Prepare Dining Room Design

Interior Designer