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As the housing market slows down , we ’ re seeing a steady uptick of interest in renovating as people are choosing to invest in their existing spaces rather than move to a new home . That ’ s an exciting prospect for a lot of folks , but as anyone who ’ s renovated before can tell you , these can be complicated projects which require plenty of planning , patience , and time to do right . If there ’ s one rule of thumb for renovating , it ’ s that you should always expect the unexpected . After renovating a thousand rooms , we ’ ve picked up a few tips and tricks that can help you manage the mess .