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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TIP#1 Don't Fall Victim To Poor Contract Writing
Unfortunately, contract writing and bidding is a major problem in the industry.
Homeowners are ultimately the ones that suffer.
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TIP#2 Decide On A Budget And Project Scope During The Design Phase
Including your contractor in on the design phase may allow for a cheaper process or style of building
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TIP#3 Ideas Never Hurt Anyone
Try and get your ideas ahead of time if you can but allow flexibility to meet budgets.
Have a list of priorities.
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TIP#4 Make A Clear Plan And Matching Budget Online
The seeds of miscommunications or blown budgets grow from lined paper and verbal communication.
Keep everything documented.
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TIP#5 Communication And Updates Prevent Getting Blindsided
I update my clients with snapshots of their budget, there's no reason your contractor can't.
