Why Summer Is the Best Time to Plan a Phoenix Home Remodel
Summer is the smartest season to plan a Phoenix home remodel. Here's how to use the slower months to design now and have your home ready by fall.
Start planning now to have a freshly updated space by the holidays.
When it's 112 degrees outside, a remodel is probably the last thing on your mind. But the homeowners who hire a designer now are the ones who'll actually be ready when it's time to build, settling into a finished home while everyone else is still waiting on backordered tile.
Here's the secret most people miss: the longest part of a remodel isn't construction. It's everything that has to happen before it, plus the lead times on everything you order. Start that clock in summer and fall becomes the easy part.
The process takes longer than people expect
Timelines vary based on scope and complexity, but the timeline above is standard for many of our projects.
A thoughtful design is hundreds, sometimes thousands, of decisions: layouts, materials, finishes, fixtures, lighting, and furnishings, all coordinated so they work together beautifully. Depending on the scope, the design phase alone can take anywhere from several weeks to a few months. Beginning now means that work is done and ready when you are.
Then the real wait begins: ordering
Once selections are made, lead times take over, and they are long. Custom cabinetry, tile, appliances, lighting, plumbing fixtures, and furniture often take eight to sixteen weeks or more to arrive, and custom or upholstered pieces can take even longer. If you wait until you feel "ready to start" to begin choosing, you're really adding months before anything even shows up on site.
Logistics are unpredictable right now
Shipping delays, backorders, and discontinued items are simply part of the landscape these days. A fixture that's in stock the day you fall in love with it may be gone or delayed by the time you order. Building in lead time gives you, and your designer, room to adapt without derailing the whole schedule.
Returns and re-selections add even more time
Here's the part almost no one plans for: sometimes an item arrives damaged, wrong, or just not right. When that happens, you reselect, reorder, and wait out the full lead time all over again. With a head start, those hiccups are minor bumps. Without one, they can blow your timeline apart.
Hiring a designer early starts the clock for you
An interior designer can help bring your vision to life and keep the constructon process smooth.
This is exactly why it pays to bring in a designer before you think you need one. We get the design finalized, the orders placed, and the long-lead items moving, so when it's time to build, everything is ready and waiting instead of holding you up. Start this summer, and you're set for a smooth, on-schedule fall.
Thinking about a remodel? The best time to start is earlier than you'd guess. Our full-service design takes your project from first concept through construction, including managing the orders and lead times for you. Book a discovery call and let's get your project moving.