Project Definition
This is where you determine how to classify the type of contractor you should be contracting with. We present the tables below with some questions. At the bottom of the appropriate column you will find the contractor recommendation. Our objective is to make recommendations which will lead you to the most cost effective contractor or contractors for your project.
Enlarging your home or enlarging an area within your home
| Proceed to the first column in which the question is true, reading left to right, then go down one row. | Is your project to provide more room in your home by increasing the size of your home? | Is your project to enlarge areas of your home within the existing structure? | The two to the left are not true? | |||||||||
| Proceed to the first column in which the question is true, reading left to right, then go down one row. | x | Is the area you wish to increase mostly the bathroom? | Is there to be a bathroom remodel in your project? | Is there to be ceramic tile or marble in the bathroom in your project? | Is the area you wish to increase mostly in the kitchen? | Is there to be a kitchen remodel in your project? | The five to the left are not true? | x | ||||
| Proceed to the first column in which the question is true, reading left to right, then go down one row. | x | x | Is the area you wish to increase mostly in the kitchen? | Is there to be a kitchen remodel in your project? | The two to the left are not true? | Is the area you wish to increase mostly in the kitchen? | Is there to be a kitchen remodel in your project? | The two to the left are not true? | x | x | x | x |
| Recommendation | Contract with a Home Remodeling Contractor, or a Builder | Contract with a Bathroom Remodeling Contractor | Contract with a Kitchen and Bathoom Remodeling Contractor | Contract with a Home Remodeling contractor with strong kitchen remodeling and strong bathroom remodeling experience | Contract with a Home Remodeling contractor with strong bathroom remodeling experience | Contract with a Kitchen and Bathoom Remodeling Contractor | Contract with a Home Remodeling contractor with strong kitchen remodeling and strong bathroom remodeling experience | Contract with a Home Remodeling contractor with strong bathroom remodeling experience | Contract with a Kitchen Remodeling Contractor | Contract with a Home Remodeling contractor with strong kitchen remodeling experience | Contract with a Home Remodeling Contractor | Proceed to the first row in the next table |
Hiring a single contractor
| Proceed to the first column in which the question is true, reading left to right, then go down one row. | Is there to be substantial work in your home outside of the kitchen and bathrooms? | Is there to be a bathroom remodel in your project? | Is there to be ceramic tile or marble in the bathroom in your project? | Is there to be ceramic tile or marble anywhere but the bathroom in your project? | Is there to be a kitchen remodel in your project? | The 5 to the left are not true? | ||||||
| Proceed to the first column in which the question is true, reading left to right, then go down one row. | Is there to be a bathroom remodel in your project? | Is there to be a kitchen remodel in your project? | Are the two to the left not true? | Is there to be a kitchen remodel in your project? | The one at the left is not true? | Is there to be a kitchen remodel in your project? | The one at the left is not true? | Is there to be a kitchen remodel in your project? | The one at the left is not true? | x | x | |
| Proceed to the first column in which the question is true, reading left to right, then go down one row. | Is there to be a kitchen remodel in your project? | Is the one to the left not true? | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Recommendation | Contract with a Home Remodeling Contractor with strong Bathroom Remodeling and strong Kitchen Remodeling Experience | Contract with a Home Remodeling Contractor with strong Bathroom Remodeling experienc | Contract with a Home Remodeling Contractor with strong Kitchen Remodeling Experience | Contract with a Home Remodeling Contractor | Contract with a Kitchen and Bathoom Remodeling Contractor | Contract with a Bathroom Remodeling contractor | Contract with a Kitchen and Bathoom Remodeling Contractor | Contract with a Bathroom Remodeling contractor | Contract with a Kitchen Remodeling Contractor | Contract with a Home Remodeling Contractor or a Tiling Contractor | Contract with a Kitchen Remodeling Contractor | Proceed to "Potentially Hiring Multiple Contractors" |
Potentially Hiring Multiple Contractors
If you have reached this point, you either have the choice of hiring a Home Remodeling Contractor to handle your project, or you may wish to hire several contractors where each works in their own speciality. In general, at this point, it is cheaper for you to contract with several contractors. However, for your peace of mind to have one individual responsible to oversee all the work, you may want to contract with a Home Remodeling Contractor.
You have determined that you do not need a home, kitchen, or bathroom remodeling contractor. You need one or more specialty contractors. Examples of some of these are: electrician, HVAC (air conditioning/heating), drywall, painting, roofing, window & door, flooring, plumbing