BUILDING RENOVATION BSS104

Learn to Repair and Renovate Buildings

Small or large
Homes, Commercial Buildings, Public Buildings

Learn the principles of building renovation, including the basics of plumbing and wiring. Useful for people supervising new projects, undertaking home projects, or who regularly work with the construction industry.

In this course, you'll learn to evaluate, prioritise and plan the renovation of a building or part of a building; then enact that plan by undertaking the work, managing the work, or both. You'll consider different types of buildings, including homes, commercial, and public structures.

COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS

This course is divided into ten lessons:

Introduction to Building Renovation Projects
Core Structural and Site Works
Replacing/Repairing Roofs and Floors
Doors, Windows and walls
Plastering
Carpentry Reno
Painting
Plumbing Basics
Electrical Basics
Renovating a Room

Course Duration - 100 hours

What and Why are You Renovating?

Some things are worth renovating. They add more value to a property than what is injected in terms of time, money and effort. Other things are simply not going to add comparable value to a property.

People tend to renovate for one or more of the following reasons:

To add value to a property prior to sale; so as to increase profit when it is sold.
To make it more saleable, prior to sale. Some properties can simply be very difficult to sell, without first renovating features that dissuade buyers.
To add value for the owners, increasing their equity, hence increasing their overall wealth. They may continue living in a property, but it will be worth more; and that extra equity increases their financial security and capacity to borrow money.
To make a property more liveable; improving the quality of the lifestyle of those who live there.
To adapt to a change in life circumstances e.g. children grow up and leave the family home, elderly parents may come to live with their adult children, elderly people may need alterations so they can cope with mobility or other issues.
To provide a sense of satisfaction and/or achievement. Some people may renovate because they want to, without being driven by any of the above reasons. Renovation projects undertaken without a distinct and identifiable reason though, can potentially cost more than they are worth.