There are many reasons not to remodel in the winter. The harsher the elements, the more environmental challenges are posed to an exterior job. Exposure to extreme winter elements makes new coatings and other work so vulnerable to failure that most contractors (Blue Door Painters included) postpone exterior projects until mid-March, when temperatures become more stable. Interior projects, though protected from the elements by climate control, require you to give up some of your indoor space – and in the winter, when the outdoors isn’t a nice place to be, losing access to a portion of your interior space can be extra stressful. Added risk, added inconvenience: the challenges of remodeling in the winter provide such a clear and obvious deterrent that it is no surprise that very few people take on a remodeling project during this season.
So what are the benefits? In a nutshell, the benefit is that very few people take on a remodeling project during this season.
What this means for your project, is that you will get more attention – and more opportunity for savings – from everyone involved, all along the supply chain. The stores selling supplies will be doing less business, and may be running slow seasonal sales. The contractor working on your project will undoubtedly be running fewer jobs, and will be available to focus only on you, therefore ensuring that you get maximal attention. For remodeling projects that involve complex supplies, there is likely to be a much shorter wait time to order the necessary parts in the winter versus in the other three seasons (when everyone else is remodeling). Finally, many contractors, Blue Door Painters included, offer special discount incentives for customers willing to offer work during the slow season.
In addition to saving money and benefiting from the special care that comes from being the center of attention, you will have your space all ready to enjoy when the warm weather finally hits. While it is certainly a trade-off, since you have to spend some time being less comfortable indoors during the winter (when you can’t go anywhere else), when the warm weather hits and you want to start focusing on other things (like throwing barbecues and going camping), you won’t have your remodeling project hanging over your shoulder anymore. It will be all over and done with – with extra care and at a fraction of the cost – for you and your guests to enjoy. Which is enough of a reason to balance all the downsides.