Software for rehab visualization

[Brad S.]

Hello BPers! Weekend yay!! Just turned off my TV and wondering if anyone knows what software does the property brothers use (or something similar) to visualize how the property will look after renovation. I was watching the show tonight and the final product was strikingly close to what they planned. I would love to have that level of planing for my upcoming rehab (instead of sort of winging it with my previous projects). Thanks for reading and hope you make this a great weekend with your loved ones!

[Shaun C.]

I actually do this stuff for my day job. I work at a large construction company and come up with animations that showcase how we are going to build large scale projects on time, and under budget. Occasionally I get tossed a higher end project that is developer led, and they'll let me really get photo real with the textures and lighting, and it's quite fun to do.

I used the software to get an idea of what our current flip is going to look like, but at the end of the day; unless you have time/need to use it, it's probably not worth it. I would recommend sketchup for your purposes unless you are trying to use it as a marketing piece. It's free, or very cheap, and can get you a good baseline of what your renovations will look like. It's also very easy to use.