With any aging apartment building, owners may want to remodel their kitchen, bathroom, or maybe just renovate the flooring. Unlike a single-family house, there are many other factors to consider before starting a remodeling or renovation project in a condominium complex. If you’re not sure where to start, go to the Owners Documents page and scroll down until you get to the section, “Construction and Renovations”. There, you’ll find a packet containing useful information about required documents, rules to share with your licensed and insured contractor, and forms that you’ll need to fill out and submit to the Resident Manager.
Contractors may only work between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm, Monday through Saturday and not on State or Federal holidays. They must check-in with the RM each day so he can take appropriate action such as putting up elevator pads. Also, remind contractors to be respectful to neighbors. If there will be a lot of dust and sawdust, cover lanai doors and windows so fine debris doesn’t drift into other units while work is being done. Additionally, owners are responsible to ensure contractors clean-up after themselves in the lobby, hallways, elevators, and other common areas.
If you’re well prepared, you’ll reduce costs, delays, and stress that inevitably comes with any remodeling project.