Questions to Ask a Renovation Contractor

M William Construction / Journal

Ask how the contractor approaches scope, site review, selections, scheduling, changes, communication, and the final walkthrough.

Ask what information is needed before an estimate can be meaningful and which unknowns may still need to be investigated.

Ask who will be your day-to-day contact and how decisions will be documented as the project develops.

You should leave the conversation with a clearer next step, even when the project is not ready to price yet.

For the project itself

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A clear plan for the many moving parts of a home-wide transformation.

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Renovation planning

Start with the decisions that make every later decision easier.

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