Best thing you changed at the last minute?

JenW88

Anyone made a last-minute change during a build or reno that turned out to be a win?

Not talking massive redesigns. More the small stuff you almost skipped. Moving a window, adding a door, changing lighting, extra storage, different flooring, wider opening, extra tap, that sort of thing.

Feels like some of the best decisions happen after you have already stared at the plan for too long.

window-seat-61

Widened the hallway door into the laundry from 720 to 870 at frame stage. Cost basically nothing as a variation and now the washing basket, the dog and a child can all get through at once.

Nearly didnt bother because we were over making decisions by then. Best lazy decision we made.

old-man-river-1962

Second garden tap on the opposite side of the house, and a power point under the eave out front. Sparkie and plumber both said nobody asks and everybody should.

The pressure washer and the veggie beds say thank you weekly.

micko73

Swapped a window for a sliding door between the kitchen and the deck about a week before frame lockup. Cost a few hundred in variation fees and some grumbling.

Now its the main artery of the house every summer. The plan version with a window would have meant carrying every snag the long way round forever.