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No matter how large or small your home remodeling or renovation project-this book shows how to avoid the many inevitable pitfalls. Here is everything you need to know about interviewing and hiring contractors, designers and architects; setting a budget and negotiating to get the best deal; protecting yourself from unscrupulous or sloppy contractors and con artists; and seeing the project through to a successful end. Learn how to physically prepare your household for the renovation; ask for bids before deciding on whom to hire; determine the kind of professionals you need to hire (e.g., whether you need an architect or designer as well as a general contractor); prepare an ironclad contract, and handle conflicts once the job is underway. <p>Unlike similar books, Take Charge of Your Home Renovation also addresses what a contractor looks for in an ideal client, and shows how it is often the customer's behavior that can diminish the chances of a renovation's success.</p> <p>Includes sample contracts and resource directory.</p> <p>About the Author: Susan Boyle Hillstrom has worked for more than 25 years as a writer and editor in the consumer-shelter field. She was editor of House Beauti

Author

Hillstrom, Susan Boyle

Publisher

New York: Hearst Books

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9781588160157

Subjects

Technology, Stem

Updated

2026-03-24