Managing your contractor is your biggest job during a remodel. You must make sure the project stays on target, on time, and on budget.
Get apathetic or lose your focus, and you may pay for it—literally. Here’s what you need to know to stay organized and keep your contractor and construction team on the ball.
Make important decisions about finishes and hardware before your contractor delivers an itemized bid. Otherwise, the bid will contain “allowances,” estimates that may grossly overstate or understate the cost of items you eventually pick.
Allowances ultimately can send your budget reeling. If you can’t pinpoint the master bath tile or kitchen sink, at least give your contractor an accurate ballpark price for items you’re considering. Guess higher, rather than lower; that way you’re more likely to come in under—rather than over—budget.
By: Oliver Marks
Published March 4, 2011
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