4/4 Renovation Pitfall Avoidance: How to Communicate with Contractors & Designers, and Use Contracts & Inspections to Prevent Disputes
How Renovation Communication Determines Project Success? A Trust Revolution Defending Homeowner RightsThink back to countless renovation dispute news headlines: A homeowner hires a general contractor referred by a friend, who they’ve heard is “very reliable.” The two sides start work based solely on “trust,” without signing a formal contract, only a handwritten quote scrawled on the back of a calendar listing “masonry work, electrical work” as lump-sum items. After paying the initial deposit, halfway through the project, the contractor starts demanding extra fees for “unplanned items,” delays the timeline repeatedly, and eventually stops answering calls and...