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Your home isn’t just a big investment; it’s where you spend your time making memories. With that in mind, loving your home is important. If you’ve been experiencing bouts of house envy lately, it might be time to make some changes. The question is, do you remodel or move? There are a lot of factors to consider but weighing the pros and cons can help you decide which choice is right for your family.

The Pros of Moving

Moving Offers the Chance for a Fresh Start

Have you been craving a new adventure in a different city? Are you tired of the same old? If so, moving may just be the fresh start you’ve been looking for.

A New Home in a New Location

From unwelcome changes in the neighborhood to long commutes, there are many reasons you may be unhappy with your current location. Regardless, cosmetic changes won’t make you love your neighborhood. If that’s the case, moving is more than likely the best option.

Building Your Dream Home

Unfortunately, there are times when no amount of remodeling will make you want to stay in your current home. Purchasing a home built to spec lets you customize it to suit your unique style and needs.

The Cons of Moving

Selling Your Home Can Be Costly

Realtor fees and moving costs are generally expected when selling your home, but there are many other costs to consider. For example, you may need to purchase appliances, furniture or decor to fit your new home’s design.

Moving is Stressful and Time-Consuming

Moving means unpredictable showings, endless packing, and a lot of cleaning. In addition, moving can require you to take time off of work, especially if there are tight closing deadlines.

You May Not Sell Your Home for Asking Price

If you live in an older home, be prepared to make some updates in order to sell your home for the desired price. At the very least, you may need to make concessions on things like flooring or appliances to the seller so they can make their own updates.

You May Have to Make Sacrifices

Finding a home in your price range that checks every box on your list may be easier said than done. Knowing what you want is great, but be prepared to make some sacrifices.

The Pros of Remodeling Your Home

Staying in Your Neighborhood

Perhaps on the biggest benefits of remodeling is getting to stay in the neighborhood you adore. If you love your home’s location and have come to rely on your neighbors, remodeling might make more sense than moving. Replicating the comfort that comes from knowing your neighborhood and the people in it can be difficult.

Redesigning Your Space to Fit Your Needs

After living in your home for a while, chances are you know exactly what you need to change in order to make you happy. Whether that’s a few tweaks here and there or a complete overhaul, redesigning your space could be exactly what you need to fall back in love with your existing home.

No Moving Expenses or Tight Timelines

Moving can be a very expensive ordeal. From securing a moving truck to realtor fees, even the smallest of costs start to add up. When you add in the stress of trying to find a new home while selling your current one, you might just begin to wonder if it was worth the hassle. Though remodeling can be expensive too, there’s often a lot less to juggle.

The Cons of Remodeling Your Home

Living in a Construction Zone

Remodeling your home often means living in the middle of a construction zone. While the project is underway, you can expect to deal with dust, noise, and a little chaos until it’s complete.

Unexpected Expenses

Remodeling your home can stir up some costly surprises, especially if you plan to tear down walls or relocate existing plumbing. However, leaving a cushion in your remodeling budget to cover hidden expenses is an easy way to prepare for any issues that may arise.

While there are pros and cons to both sides, deciding whether to remodel or move is a choice only you and your family can make. If you think remodeling is the right choice for you, get in touch with our team. We’d love to chat!

At Knight Construction Design Inc, we pride ourselves on providing our clients with the best possible craftsmanship, design, and service. This dedication has helped our team win several awards from many different organizations over the years. We couldn’t be more proud to add three new awards to our collection. We’d like to extend our gratitude to both Houzz and the National Association of Remodeling Industry, as well as our amazing clients for helping us achieve these honors.

Best of Houzz 2019 Design

Houzz, the leading platform for home renovation and design has awarded us, “Best of Design.” Our team was chosen by the more than 40 million unique monthly users that make up the Houzz community and was selected from among more than 2.1 million active home building, remodeling, and design industry professionals.

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Each year, the Best of Houzz badge is awarded in three different categories: Design, Customer Service, and Photography. Winners of the Design category are chosen based on whose work is the most popular among the Houzz community. As winners of the Design category, our Houzz profile will feature a “Best of Houzz 2019” badge. This badge will act as a symbol of our commitment to excellence and help homeowners identify us as a popular and top-rated design build company in the Twin Cities region.

“Best of Houzz is a true badge of honor as it is awarded by our community of homeowners, those who are hiring design, remodeling and other home improvement professionals for their projects,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of Industry Marketing for Houzz. “We are excited to celebrate the 2019 winners chosen by our community as their favorites for home design and customer experience, and to highlight those winners on the Houzz website and app.”

In previous years, Knight Construction Design Inc has received an additional 14 “Best of Houzz” badges.

Best of Design, 2012-2019
Best of Customer Services, 2012-2018

Find us on Houzz here.

NARI 2019 Regional Contractor of the Year Awards

We’re excited to share we have won two awards from the National Association of Remodeling Industry (NARI), a source for homeowners seeking to hire a professional remodeling contractor.

Each year, NARI presents CotY awards to members who have demonstrated outstanding work through their remodeling projects. This is the highest form of recognition by industry leaders and peers. There were over 350 entries for this year’s competition, totaling more than $97 million worth of remodeling projects.

Contractors from seven regions around the country vie for CotY Awards each year. Judging is based on problem-solving, functionality, aesthetics, craftsmanship, innovation, and degree of difficulty by an impartial panel of industry experts. NARI named 154 Regional CotY™ Winners from the 2019 competition plus 24 team members. Regional CotY Winners will now advance as finalists at the National level.

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Knight Construction Designs, Inc. has been named 2019 CotY Regional Winner for Region 3 North Central for Residential Interior $75,000 to $150,000.

NARI 2019 Awards_Res Kitchen $60k-100k_Regional Winner_Color Knight Construction Designs, Inc. has been named 2019 CotY Regional Winner for Region 3 North Central for Residential Kitchen $60,001 to $100,000.

Since 2009, our team has been awarded several CotY honors. To see the full lists, visit our awards page.

Interested in working with our award winning team? Get in touch with our team to learn more about how we can help you design the home of your dreams!

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