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10 Tips For Tackling
Remodeling Projects
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Danny Lipford, host
of the television show,
Today's Home-owner
with Danny Lipford
has identified 10 easy
steps to tackling home
improvement projects.
Tip #1 - Spend More
Time Checking Out Your
Contractor Than Your
Countertops. The most
critical factor in any
remodel is your con
tractors. First check
out whether your can
didates have current
licenses/ insurance
(worker's comp and lia
bility), and how reputa
ble they are in business.
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of at least 10) and look
at their work (one sev
eral years old and one
that is currently being
worked on). Finally,
make sure you are com
fortable with how this
person works with you.
Does he or she answer
your questions? Pay at
tention to details? Lis
ten to your wants and
concerns?
Tip #2 - Don't Take the
Lowest Bid. Every con
tractor offers a differ
ent level of service and
skill. In most cases, the
lowest bidder is offer
ing the lowest level of
these key ingredients -
not sufficient when the
inevitable complica
tions start piling up.
Tip #3 - Don’t Bite Off
More Than You Can Chew
At One Time. Stage
your project by decid
ing which things you
need to correct first in
your house. Start with
projects that involve
the structure including
basics like windows
and major systems; and
then move on to updat
ing finishes.
Tip #4 - Don’t Cheap
Out on What’s Inside The
Walls, Roof and Floors.
The finishes are what
you'll be showing off to
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friends and neighbors,
but it's the structure, in
sulation, and electrical,
plumbing, and heat
ing/cooling systems
that make your home
safe and comfortable
long after the finishes
wear out. Spend the
extra dollar here, and
everything else works
better. If you don't, it
is very expensive to
correct your mistakes
later.
Tip #5 - Invest in Win
dows and Doors - You
Won't Regret It. Win
dows and exterior
doors aren't the place
to cut costs. When you
research window op
tions, for instance, look
for the brands with the
best energy efficiency
and lowest mainte
nance possible. For both
doors and windows,
pay attention to how
well they operate, how
they seal to the weath
er, and the quality of
the hardware used.
Tip #6 - Plan On Spend
ing At Least 15% More
Than The Contract Price.
Undiscovered surprises
and the "While we're
at it ..." decisions. You
don't always know that
there's an electrical line
running through the
wall where you wanted
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an opening - and the
latter is laced with both
good opportunity and
overspending danger.
Tip #7 - Get Some De
sign Help Early On With
Floor Plans. The key to
how well your remod
eled home will "live" is
the new floor plan you
create. There are lots
of standards that need
to be applied that will
help you size rooms ef
fectively and create a
traffic flow that works.
Contractors who work
with designers (design
build firms) are a great
source for this informa
tion. So are indepen
dent designers, who
sometimes set up their
own offices. Architects,
though more expen
sive, should be consid
ered if you're consid
ering major changes to
your home.
Tip #8 - Consider Non-
Traditional Materials -
They're Often Better. Me
dium- and high-density
fiberboard (MDF and
HDF), for instance,
are stable, dense sub
strates used in the best
cabinets, furniture, and
flooring. Interior trim
like moldings, walls
niches, and ceiling me
dallions are another ex
ample. Urethane pieces
are lighter in weight
and less expensive than
plaster, and aren't af
fected by moisture or
insects like the same
products available in
wood.
Tip # 9 - Choose Clas
sic For a Finished Look
That Will Last. If you
keep the trendiest ele
ments to easily replace
able finishes, it will be
easier and less expen
sive to update in the fu
ture. Use classic mate
rials, styles, and colors
throughout the room
and updating won't be
a topic anytime soon.
Tip #lO - Never Let
Your Payments Get
Ahead of the Work. Con
tractors, like anyone in
business, are anxious to
please their customers
in order to secure the
next payment. It's im
portant to keep this le
verage so your contrac
tor's attention doesn't
wander. Always with
hold 10 to 15 percent of
the job cost at the end
of the remodel to make
sure your contractor
completes everything
to your satisfaction.