Planning Your Perfect Home Renovation
Worth buying if: You want step-by-step checklists for kitchen and bathroom renovations.
Skip it if: You’re seeking a trend-driven interior design coffee-table book.
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Summary
A practical, room-by-room guide from Alex May that covers goal-setting, budgeting, working with trades, and sequencing for successful home renovations, with checklists and real-world examples for homeowners and DIYers.
Why this book now
Homeowners still wrestle with budgets and contractors; this 2005 Allen & Unwin guide distills timeless planning habits for today’s renovations.
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- You want step-by-step checklists for kitchen and bathroom renovations.
- You appreciate Alex May’s practical examples about working with trades and contractors.
- You’re seeking a trend-driven interior design coffee-table book.
- You need detailed architectural drawings or permit law expertise.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9781741158922
Worth buying if: You want step-by-step checklists for kitchen and bathroom renovations.
Skip it if: You’re seeking a trend-driven interior design coffee-table book.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Balanced Moderate time
Designed for busy homeowners: skim chapters for quick checklists or read cover-to-cover in a few focused evenings to plan one renovation project.
What stands out here
This Allen & Unwin 2005 edition emphasizes planning workflows, budgeting templates, and trade-management advice rather than flashy photography or design trends.
Best way to approach it
Approach it as a manual: use the chapter checklists and examples to annotate your own project timelines, budgets, and contractor questions.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9781741158922
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