| Planning for a home remodeling project
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| | identical set of plans. Be upfront about
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| and selecting a general contractor can
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| | your expectations, and request they be
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| seem daunting. This helpful article
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| | realistic about time, cost, and
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| takes the guess work out of the procedure
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| | interruption factors. It is wise not to
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| by neatly organizing the process; from
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| | make a selection based on price alone;
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| the planning stage to selecting a
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| | other considerations are equally
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| contractor, to the contract itself.
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| | important.
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| Are you considering a home remodeling
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| | Before you accept a bid from a contractor
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| project for your property? Most
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| | ask questions: What experience and
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| remodeling projects involve either
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| | references do they have from projects
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| structural or aesthetic aspects which
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| | similar to yours? Will they be working on
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| might require several specialized
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| | other projects simultaneously with your
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| technical skills. If this is the case,
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| | own? If they will not be personally
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| you may want to enlist the services of a
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| | working at your site, how much time each
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| general contractor.
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| | day will they spend supervising? Will
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| A general contractor negotiates a
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| | they use their own crew for some or all
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| contract for the entire remodeling
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| | the work? How available will any
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| project, and either completes the
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| | sub-contractors be? What licenses and
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| specialized work with his own crew, or
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| | insurance do they carry? And what is the
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| sub-contracts to other various house
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| | time line of the project, start to
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| remodeling contractors. Some of the
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| | finish? These are questions any
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| specialized areas might include planning
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| | reliable, qualified general contractor
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| architecture, concrete, plumbing,
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| | should answer and outline in the
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| electrical, roofing, dry wall, cabinetry,
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| | contract.
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| or painting.
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| | The Contract
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| The Planning
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| | When negotiating the contract for your
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| To get an accurate bid from a potential
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| | home remodeling project, be thorough and
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| general contractor, it is very important
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| | accurate. Include complete names and
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| to plan carefully, with much thought and
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| | addresses of both parties, a detailed job
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| consideration. You may want to involve an
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| | description, material specifications,
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| architect or draftsman to generate the
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| | start and finish dates, any warranties on
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| blueprints for your project. Remember
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| | work or materials, and payment options.
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| that any home remodeling features not
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| | It is fairly common for a general
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| included in the plans will not be
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| | contractor to ask for 10-33% of the
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| included in the bid.
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| | estimated cost in advance; most contracts
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| Once you have detailed plans for your
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| | provide for payment as work progresses.
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| project, you need to start the selection
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| | A reliable, reputable contractor will
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| process for a general contractor.
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| | agree to contract terms which help
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| Canadian residents can go on-line to
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| | protect the interests of both parties.
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| Handy for a list of qualified, licensed
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| | By being thorough in your research,
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| contractors.
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| | planning, and contracting process, you
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| The Contractor
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| | can look forward to enjoying the results
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| It is a rule of thumb to get at least 3
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| | of your home remodeling project for many
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| bids from separate remodeling
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| | years to come!
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| contractors. Provide each with an
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