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Is it better to build a new house or to remodel your existing house?

Created by : Pragya Kothari, Construction-Heavy, DLF  | 11 12 2008 14:24:17 +0000
Industry : ConstructionFunctional Area : Strategy Execution(Strategy & Execution)
Keywords : It Construction Market Better Building Home Real Estate House Build Housing Existing Remodelling RENNOVATION Remodel
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Due to high costs of the real estate prices and construction materials, as a construction professional what will be your opinion on this matter To build or to remodel, and also throw light on when it is better to build a new home or to remodel it!!! Lets have a discussion on it.......

  
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It is better to build a new house beause remodelling always costs more and never matches the expectation
By Vinayarajan KV, Head/VP/GM-Sales, EP Tech  11 15 2008 06:42:45 +0000
 
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why we always think abt money.... cost only? with Old house every body have lots of memories .. sentiments ... etc. think it.
By AMOD KUMAR YADAV, Manager - Projects Sales & Marketing, RDK INTERNATIONAL LIGHTING LLC  03 11 2009 14:48:53 +0000
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I'm in the construction Industry for 22 years, over the years and depending on the scale and scope of works, a "Hack and bash" is always more expensive than building new.  The Life expectancy risk of new building structures are also less.  May I add, that the change or need is directly dependant on the availability of resources.  If resources were not an objective then surely everybody would agree to built new.   
By Anwar Bester (South African) Pr Eng., MEP Project Manager, CATIC  | 02 23 2010 10:38:13 +0000
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Building and House consist of Multiple of Joint and togetherness of variuos Items/Products. It won't last long yeras untill its complete structure of building is not new. It won't support each other.REMEMBER - Remodel Building can survive for 10-20 years,whereas new built up house can easily stand for 25-50 years.

If you plan to re-model interior of the house then its completly different issue.BUT it you touching the structural part, then,I'll strongly suggest that please re-think.

Also please make sure to consult Architect to understand the by-laws of your city,because re-builiding of House imply several new clauses of "Setbacks" of your plots and new "FAR regulation".

regards,

Rajeev Jha
By Rajeev K Jha, India Head - Permits & Liaisoning  | 06 21 2009 06:30:28 +0000
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New construction gives one the opportunity to showcase ones ideas and concept whilst remodelling may curtail innovation 
By Emmanuel Kemisoye Oyeniyi, Senior Partner, E.K Oyeniyi & Co  | 04 24 2009 17:00:49 +0000
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Shanmugam i agree that instead of remodelling the existing house by spending a huge amount we should think of building a new one.Because even if you restructure your old house it won't be same as the new one if you built, moreover if you are spending quite a money on rectifying the old house its better to build a new one which will also give you a good feel.
By Anjali Bhatia, Construction-Heavy, Sobha Developers  | 04 10 2009 07:53:39 +0000
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In Most cases remodel involves removal of columns or major walls and introduction of new steel structure to strengthen the building. Effectively it reduces the life span of the building. Damaged portion like roof slab , column etc due to corrosion requires more cost to rectify it. Also 100% rectifiation can't be achived.

Finally remodelling is more labourius and increases the life of building few more years by spending huge amount.
By K.Shanmugam , DGM Technical, Navin housing & properties Pvt Ltd.  | 03 09 2009 06:21:11 +0000
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Actually this depend on one taste, interest, liking , and budget and overall security or the life of old building.

If it is too old, then it is better to go for new. actully some time structure may become week.


By Bellala Gopinatha Rao, Senior Project Manager, Promax Management Consultants  | 12 24 2008 16:43:08 +0000
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Building new house will be much better  than remodelling the old house, because in the first place it gives fresh feeling to your house, and it will give you complete freedom while designing and you can't do that with the existing structure and you have to compromise on many things while remodelling..
By Shravan Kumar, Construction-Heavy, Sobha Developers  | 11 12 2008 14:27:03 +0000
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According to me building a new house is much better than remodelling because, you have to work under present existing structure and as a construction person one finds very difficult to chop and change the structure and remodel, and the quality standards will not be that good.
By Pragya Kothari, Construction-Heavy, DLF  | 11 12 2008 14:24:17 +0000
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If remodelling an existing house can fulfill your requirements functionally, always go for it!

A lot of reasons:

  • Adaptive reuse is environmentally friendly. No need to put into use new materials & thus can avoid unwanted energy use.
  • Use your savings on productive purposes- Amount spent on a house is a dead investment. Only the land value appreciates.
  • Land is scarce now a days- especially agricultural lands - Our residential areas are growing into these farmlands & forestlands, which is a dangerous trend environmentally, sociologically & economically.
  • Remodelling if done with proper technical advice & with the right attitude can be done at a nominal cost compared to building a new home.

 

 
By Shyne U, Project Architect  | 06 21 2009 15:27:12 +0000
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Nowadays Land costs are quite high so it is better to remodel than to build a new home. There are techniques avaiable like retro fittings which can stengthen damaged structures. Since construction of new house will cost more and in addition to construction cost of new land will also be added.It will all depend upon condition of existing structure.
By Er. Harnam Singh, Project Manager, CPWD  | 03 11 2009 16:51:41 +0000
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why we always think abt money.... cost only? with Old house every body have lots of memories .. sentiments ... etc. think it.
By AMOD KUMAR YADAV, Manager - Projects Sales & Marketing, RDK INTERNATIONAL LIGHTING LLC  | 03 11 2009 14:48:52 +0000
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Best option is re model based on the construction quality of the old home and condition. Every thing cannot be clubbed with cost. If you have old people it adds to their to emotions and sentiments.
By Mallikarjuna Gupta Bhogavalli, Sr. Product Manager, Oracle India Pvt Ltd  | 11 13 2008 07:37:58 +0000
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No i don't agree with pragya, remodelling is much better because as you know the real estate prize is so high one who at the first place who doesn't have a place to build he has to buy and the costs are at a all time high and one can't afford both the burden of the site value and construction of new building, so remodelling is much better where you can reuse so many things from the same building and by which you can reduce the costs.
By Sumit Singh, Construction-Heavy, Sobha Developers  | 11 12 2008 14:28:24 +0000
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