Planning a Home Remodel or Addition

Here's a little checklist we've found helpful in planning a home remodel or addition. Why not print it out to help you in your planning?

• Get ideas - from family, from friends and neighborhood homes.
• Talk to a dependable & experienced contractor (preferably local) about preliminary budgeting, financing, scheduling.
• Be sure to check with your homeowners association to be sure that you obtain necessary permission.
• Also check with local building codes and zoning laws so that you know whether the work you want done is permitted.
• Work with a contractor that subscribes to a code of ethics. Members of N.A.P.C. agree to subscribe to such a code.
• Verify that your contractor has insurance and ask what kind of warranty he provides.
• Ask for references from your contractor.
• Keep in mind, you get what you pay for!
• Coordinate family members and children when work begins.
• Make arrangements to keep pets out of the way and secure during construction.
• Keep an eye on progress and bear in mind that weather and local conditions can cause delays.
• Before you know it, your "new" home is finished. How about a party to celebrate?

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