Check out photos of one of my latest pride-and-joy summer projects, posted on Houzz!
Outdoor Entertaining at Oak Street, designed by Linda M. White
Check out photos of one of my latest pride-and-joy summer projects, posted on Houzz!
Outdoor Entertaining at Oak Street, designed by Linda M. White
Smart Investments in Kitchen Cabinetry — a Realtor’s Advice
Read the article at the above link for excellent advice on specifics related to kitchen remodeling!
There are things that are worth more than money. Relationships, integrity, honesty and loyalty top my list. There are few others that share this belief. But, I have found some of those few. Together, we have formed an alliance, the Marblehead Builder’s Consortium, to share our resources and do what we love – renovating homes to enrich the people’s lives who live in them.
We are not a general contracting firm. We do not follow the traditional processes of managing home renovation projects. The homeowner comes first. Not our bottom line.
The MBC is a team of renovation professionals. We pour our hearts into our craft. Because, after all, if one’s heart is not in it, it is not worth doing.
Almost every client is interested to know a ball-park estimate of what their project will cost. Even though I might have a gut feeling of what a project might cost, I am reluctant to share it with the client because it is just that – a feeling, not a detailed estimate based on a clearly defined scope of work.
Ball-park figures almost always lead to disappointment since inaccuracy is practically guaranteed. What does it include? What’s not included? The variables are too vast. It is crucial to impress upon clients that each project is unique. It cannot be quickly added up based on an a’ la carte menu.
In addition, it is so easy for a client to get a ball-park figure stuck in their head. When the real costs are figured and delivered, the client then experiences an initial shock followed by disbelief and either crushed hopes or even anger.
Instead of giving a ball-park estimate when asked, I provide examples of recent projects and their costs. I can point to a bathroom or kitchen renovation and tell a client the cost of that particular project based on its scale and quality. That helps give a client an idea of cost without backing myself into a corner by trying to guess the cost of their project on the spot without any specific details.
Trying to guess does no one any favors and in fact ends up causing more confusion than being of any help. It’s only fair to everyone involved to provide an actual estimate for a specific project scope, leaving much less room for error and uncertainty.