A guide for homeowners doing renovations.

Specifically - Hiring Contractors, How to Save Money and Disaster Prevention.

CAN'T DECIDE ON YOUR PRIORITIES?

Quite often, a hurdle many clients have is recognizing what their real priorities are.  Priorities that will lead to not just a completed project but a successful one - in which they are the happiest they can get. Trying to decide on your priorities takes knowledge and experience input from your contractor.  Your contractor should inform...
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CAN I DIY PROJECT MANAGEMENT?

Big projects have big risks.  Think you can project manage your project by yourself?  Think again.  While you might think you can take on this task, it's true you can, but just how well do you think you can project manage and do you think you'll actually save money? The answer is...no.  In fact, I'm so sure you will lose money...
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HOW TO COMPARE QUOTES!

If you're like every homeowner, you probably think that you need to get 3 quotes and decide from there. I'm here to tell you that you're going to have a really hard time deciding accurately between all the quotes.  They're NEVER apples to apples.   In fact, it's...
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HOW MUCH ARE MY STRUCTURAL CHANGES GOING TO COST ME?

You've discovered that wall you want removed is load-bearing.  At least we're going to assume that through consulting various sources you think that it is. There's only one professional that is now allowed(at least in my area) to provide a solution for doing this despite...
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WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET RENO COST INFORMATION?

You're about to start your renovation but you have no idea about the cost. So what do most people do?  It's the worst way people get reno cost information. *Hint*:  They might google it(and that's not always terrible but inconsistent) but aside from that? As a contractor,...
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8 STEPS FOR STARTING YOUR RENO

  1. Decide on a project priority
  2. Find some features you like
  3. Research the kind of contractor you need
  4. Research the kind of plan maker you need
  5. Consider finding & including a contractor in the designs for big projects
  6. Develop a budget from the concept designs
  7. Tweak your concept and budget until it's affordable
  8. Continue saving for more contingency until the project is ready to start!

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