When you?re thinking of renovating a home, it?s easy to go overboard and perhaps waste your money on projects that don?t have a significant return on investment. Aside from the ROI factor, some partial renovations may actually leave your home in worse shape. This is a particular concern when you buy an older home. Knowing […]
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When you?re thinking of renovating a home, it?s easy to go overboard and perhaps waste your money on projects that don?t have a significant return on investment. Aside from the ROI factor, some partial renovations may actually leave your home in worse shape. This is a particular concern when you buy an older home. Knowing where to draw the line with a fixer-upper can be a battle between your budget and your heartstrings. Whether you have an older home or a relatively new house that you want to change, sometimes you need to reconsider some of your reno ideas. Below are a few examples that could waste your money.

Knocking down walls to create open floor plans
Open floor plans are all the rage and they can make an area look a lot larger. ?However, there are consequences to knocking down walls that homeowners don?t always realize,? says Eamon Lynch, Director of Warranty Services at Power Home Remodeling in Philadelphia, PA.
Obviously, taking down a load-bearing wall is problematic. But even if the wall isn?t load bearing, Lynch believes that you should ...