The 10 most common mistakes when hiring a contractor….(Call me @ 914 674 2950, let’s discuss your situation.) 1. Failing to check their references, not just the ones they give you. Ask at the local building department, see if they have other jobs going on and speak to those owners for a more candid view. https://seconarchitect.com/wait-guy-contractor-vetting-references/ 2. Go […]
The Three Little Pigs (and Construction Budgeting)
There are 4 main components to construction budgeting: time, scope, quality and money. Time: small projects like bathroom and kitchen remodels tend to take 4-6 weeks, medium size residential additions about 4 months, office remodel 3 months, new small commercial building or medium sized house about 6 months. If you want to accelerate the time frame […]
More puddles?
When rainwater goes where it is supposed to, drainage tends to be easily overlooked. When you have lots of construction, new roads, and a higher intensity of rainfall combined with little heed as to how the “run-off” from a rainstorms will get back into the earth: you have issues. Welcome to Westchester County, NY 2012 where […]
What do you mean “I may need more insurance”?
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Who else is going to be reviewing my project?
There are several levels of review and approval needed before one gets the “shovel in the ground” to begin construction. Among the typical reviews are : municipal agencies, banks or lenders and related parties. Each entity will look at the project from independent yet connected vantage-points When the municipality has to review the project, they […]