home renovation

Updating your dwelling

Home renovation is the process of updating, repairing, or improving a residential property, ranging from minor cosmetic changes to major structural overhauls.

The term covers everything from repainting walls and replacing fixtures to gutting kitchens or adding rooms.

Unlike home improvement, which often suggests smaller projects, renovation typically implies more substantial work that transforms a space.

The home renovation took six months and doubled the property's value.

Opposites
scope of change

home renovationabandonment

Act of leaving permanently

neglect · dilapidation · preservation · deferred maintenance · doing nothing

construction direction

home renovationdemolition

Deliberate structural destruction

teardown · razing · destruction · wrecking · condemnation

intervention type

home renovationhome maintenance

Caring for your dwelling

preventive maintenance · household chores · cleaning · lawn care

Family

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Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G