Throughout our 16 years of remodeling in southwest Florida , we have developed a process which keeps our clients moving through development, design and completion in an organized and creative way.

Introduction - During the first meeting, we ask you questions to help us understand the vision you have for your renovation. We discuss construction feasibility and use our experience to apply value engineering. This is also the time in which we address the level of your investment and the time it will take for plan development, permitting and production. The first meeting ends with us presenting you with our Design Agreement.

Planning - Our design agreement is our contract with you to develop a conceptual plan, scope summary, unit cost budget and tentative production schedule. The completed design agreement allows us to present you with a quick evaluation of the entire project. The cost of the design agreement is typically based on the square footage of the area to be renovated. The design agreement cost is applied to the cost of construction.

• Immediately after receiving your first payment for the Design Agreement, we schedule your home for measuring. After measuring, we develop a set of existing plans and assemble necessary documents for developing plans for your renovation. A room by room analysis of existing finishes is also noted and a set of "before" pictures are taken for our records. During this phase we also make a list of the new finishes you want and determine lead times that will impact the production schedule.
  Time Frame for this portion of the planning phase: 1 week  
  
• Once the conceptual plan is complete, the budget is developed using your preferences for finishes and the scope summary which you approve. We approximate the cost of your renovation using historical information from completed projects similar to yours. The completed budget shows all costs incorporated into your remodel.
  Time frame for this portion of the planning phase: 1-2 weeks

Proposal - When the budget is complete, we meet with you again to review your entire proposal. Your proposal includes the budget, conceptual plan, scope summary and tentative schedule. Upon your approval of the proposal, we collect a deposit of 10% of the budget.

• After receiving your 10% deposit, we prepare construction plans for permitting including architectural details, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, A/V, engineering and more. Our in-house estimator also prepares detailed written specifications documenting all the work to be performed and any exclusions. We also finalize your finish and fixture selections.
  
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• Provide all vendors and subcontractors with all the information they need to prepare detailed estimates for their portion of the work.
  Time frame for this portion of the proposal phase: 3-5 weeks
  
• After we receive all the estimates from vendors and subcontractors, establish lead times for special order items and calculate production times, we prepare the final contract documents. They will include: identification of all your selections, construction plans, written specifications and details of our agreement. Upon your acceptance, we collect a deposit to cover special order materials, permitting and vendor deposits. Upon receipt of your payment, we complete all special orders and contract with our vendors and subcontractors.

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