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Renovation Checklist

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Home Renovation Planning
- List the renovation projects you are considering.
- Talk with friends, neighbors, and even realtors about their home renovation experiences.
- Look in magazines, catalogs, or open houses to get some ideas for your renovation projects.
- Do some research to get rough estimates of the cost of the renovations.
- Check to see how much the renovations would enhance the value of your home.
- Prioritize your renovation project, keeping in mind your budget.
Estimating Costs
- Get multiple estimates.
- Establish a budget.
- Get advice from a bank to figure out how much you can afford to spend, nd how much you can borrow.
- Do consider renovations that give you the most bang for your buck.
- Getting More Information on Financing from the Internet, your local bank, realtors, and renovation firms.
Choosing a Contractor
- Go with a contractor who was recommended to you by friends, co-workers or realtors.
- Use the Internet to find resources in your area.
- Look for contractors who do the kind of work you are planning.
- Don't let a general contractor do the hiring.
- Create a list of questions to ask each contractor you are considering.
- Check contractor's skills, experience, knowledge.
- Check how long have has he been in business in this area.
- Check what kind of projects he does most often.
- Check if he offers any ?green? building techniques, materials, or products.
- Check how he handles change requests.
- Check what are his typical site safety and clean up arrangements.
- Check if he has a warranty.
- Check if he is insured.
- Get a list of references.
- Create a list of questions for each reference and call them.
- Make sure you get at least three bids to gauge the going rate.
- Don't always jump at the lowest rate.
- Ask for proper licensing and insurance.
Contract should include:
- Detailed description of the project.
- Specification of materials, finishes, fixtures.
- Specification of any materials, fixtures, accessoriesthat will be provided by the homeowner.
- Other allowances that may be chosen during the course of the project.
- Start date, estimated finish date.
- Schedule, milestones, other project plan items such as permits, inspections.
- Payment terms.
- Communication methods.
- How disputes are handled.
- How change orders are handled.
- Portable toilet facilities, safety, waste disposal, cleanup.
- Protecting landscape; dirt-moving/fences.
- Warrantees.
- What constitutes final acceptance.
- Attached architectural plans.
- Attached site plans.
- Attached surveys.
Managing Contractors
- Walk the site daily, if possible.
- Check everything.
- Keep change requests to a minimum (get them in writing and include costs).
- Keep paper work for everything.
- Ask questions.

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