Some First Steps
Select a Contractor.
He should be licensed and bonded.
Check his references.
Have Approved plans and permits in place.
Be prepared with extra copies.
Get a Contract.
Get it all down in writing.
Change Orders are Inevitable!
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Understanding the Budget
More often than most folks
care to believe, in Remodeling, the quality of the
overall job will reflect, in direct proportion, the time and money invested--if
of course, you also factor in a Qualified Contractor! This is not as
unattainable or elusive a result as many in the media would have you
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Plan of Action
Contractors will only be able
to give you a very general estimate based on what you want. Without plans you
can not get a very accurate bid. The more detailed the plans, the more accurate
you can expect the bid to be. You will need to have drawings of the entire
house, not just the addition.
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Why Choose a Licensed Contractor?
Most Qualified, Contractors
are focused on giving you, the homeowner, a quality job. This in turn will give
your contractor more references which in turn will help generate more jobs in
the future. He understands that if there are problems or serious disputes about
the job, he will have to answer to the Contractors State License Board, as well
as the BBB or whomever else you, the homeowner, decide to file a complaint with.
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In Selecting a Contractor
Our home represents a valued treasure and as such it behooves us keep it safely growing to serve us. In this sense, we should safeguard against those who would attempt to steal part of it away from us by whatever unscrupulous means. I'm referring here to the unlicensed contractor whose only interest oftentimes is how much he can take from you relative to how much work he actually does. more...