Are You Struggling with Choice Paralysis When it Comes to Your Home Renovations?

Are You Struggling with Choice Paralysis When it Comes to Your Home Renovations?

Are You Struggling with Choice Paralysis When it Comes to Your Home Renovations? 2560 1707 admin

So many of us want to remodel our homes. But what should we do?

  • Should we work on the kitchen?
  • Should we do the bathroom?
  • Should we redo the flooring or the siding or the paint?

Even if you generally know what you want to work on – for example, remodeling your bathroom – there are so many choices, from tile to toilet to paint to shower, and on and on and on.

What ends up happening?

You choose to do nothing at all.

This is known as “choice paralysis,” an actual psychological phenomenon. It’s when you’re faced with too many choices, or too concerned about the results of your choice, so you delay and delay making a move until you do nothing at all.  It’s like when you scroll Netflix trying to figure out what to watch and eventually give up without watching anything.

This happens often with home renovations, and it’s a problem, because if you don’t make a move then you end up doing nothing at all and end up resenting your house and, sometimes, yourself.

The Solution – Making a Call First

It may sound counterintuitive, but one way to get over this type of choice paralysis is to not make a choice yet. It’s just about getting the project started.

We’ve found that, sometimes, the best way to figure out what to do is not to know for sure, but instead to talk about it with a contractor. Share some of your ideas, talk about your goals, and learn more about pricing and options.

For example, one person called us to discuss their kitchen. When we were there, they told us that – in the future – they were planning on adding a bathroom and creating a laundry room (their existing laundry was in the garage). They were also playing around with the idea of removing a wall and making it open concept.

Through our discussions, we learned that the best solution was to do **all** of them. Why? Because they were all taking place in loosely the same space and doing all the projects at once would actually save them tens of thousands. They would be able to do all the flooring at once, all the demolition at once, and so much more.

But maybe that’s not you. Maybe you’re not sure where to start. Working with a contractor can still be beneficial. If cost is a factor, you can see what’s possible with your budget and knock out what makes the most sense. You can also get help determining what to do by working with a contractor that has countless designs they’ve already created, so that you don’t have to be tasked with making every decision on your own.

Reach Out Today to Get Started

As an experienced contractor that works with the entire home, Christian Construction can help you overcome choice paralysis and find the right solutions for your property’s needs. If you’re ready to get started – or even if you’re not – reach out to us today and let’s work with you to try to help you figure out the next project.

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