Home improvement has become a very popular hobby for many of us around the world with people wanting to add value to their properties by either extending the house or having rooms kitted out inside the house. There have been a lot of people recently wanting to have a home games room which features a tv, pool table, darts board and much more, some even have their bars with beer pumps. There are many popular design ideas for home improvements like these favourites are extensions, kitchens, games rooms, living rooms and conservatories just to name a few.  When COVID first started the demand for home improvements increased by quite large amounts due to so many people now being at home and wanting to upgrade certain parts of the house due to having much more free time on their hands. The building industry is now at a record high with some building firms struggling to keep up with the constant demand for people wanting to improve their homes. The pandemic caused people to spend more time at homes due to lockdowns being put in place which led to people wanting to improve their homes due to now spending more time in them and wanting to make sure that their home is as relaxing as possible.

The most popular home improvement at the moment is probably the extension or loft conversion with most people choosing these options due to wanting to expand their homes with new and improved spaces. COVID has caused a huge surge with the number of people who are now wanting to improve their homes or gardens as well with many people having exterior buildings put in place at the bottom of their gardens. There are a lot of people who now want these outside rooms built due to them being able to spend time in them away from either the children when they are asleep or to work from with a lot of people now working from home, home offices are now more popular than ever before for people to have. Home offices have become a key part of home improvements with people needing to make sure they have a space that they can work from due to a lot of people still working from home instead of heading to the office. The building trade is still trying to catch up with the huge backlog of people wanting home improvements, so it looks set to be another few busy years for the industry.

Joyce Laroche