Contractors should be diversified to stay busy. One niche is not enough! Building room additions take time to design and get approvals. Installing windows, doors, and roofing are apparent exterior finish upgrades. Kitchens need design work and finish considerations. Invest in knowledge and capabilities.

The articles I write are about contractors and home owners that want to remodel. These are pertinent aspects to discovering what is important and how to accomplish a systematic approach to getting remodeling done. This information comes from firsthand knowledge of hard knocks of dealing with home and building owners rebuilding and modifying buildings for 35 years. This information also comes with dealing with other contractors when presenting continuing education requirements for the state of Florida.

Diversification is key, in this economic climate. Remodeling and renovating is expensive. Hip shot deciding on a simple basis is a detriment to successful remodeling job. Everything I talk about in these articles is about planning. The next aspect is coordinating, control and understanding sequence of events necessary to complete the project on a value basis. Example: Floor covering is last. Demolition and preparation is first. Get the structure together. Get the building sealed in. Get all electrical, plumbing and HVAC completed, inspected, fixed and working before drywall is installed (point of no return). Understanding how interior finishes are applied, installed and coordinated. After all, this is hard money and NOT a TV SHOW.  I am sharing my experience. Unlike the Spam idiots,I am not selling anything ,but information! 

TV shows don’t plan. They show kayos for public entertainment. Setting goals? You can’t set goals, why, because we don’t know what we are going to do. After surgery when will I feel better? How much will dinner cost? It depends on what you will order and eat. Defining the work is a PROCESS. How much will it cost? Cost for what? I have written a sequence of events that need to take place. Every project is different and unique. You will not find your project in a magazine. Make a list of all objectives (wish list). What is it you want to do? Prioritize your objectives. After design consideration based on existing plans and conceptual, budget the objectives list for preliminary considerations.