
Finding the Best San Diego Contractor for Your Home
Design-Build, Home Remodeling, Remodeling 101Finding the best San Diego contractor to remodel your home, build your new ADU or complete your home improvement project can be a challenge in the best of times. When you consider that working on or around your home, likely your most valuable…

When Should You Start Looking for a Remodeling Contractor?
Home Remodeling, Remodeling 101When is the best time to start looking for your remodeling contractor? Sooner than you might think!
If you’re like most of our clients, you’ve been thinking about your remodel for years or, at least, months. You may even…

Aging in Place—the original reason for building ADU’s
Granny Flats, Remodeling 101One of the traditional reasons for building independent living units is to house our aging parents. Are you planning ahead for aging in place?

Budgeting for Your Home Improvement Project
Home Remodeling, Remodeling 101, Remodeling CostsA home renovation is a big and complicated project. Understandably, when I meet clients for the first time on our free initial consultations, I get a lot of questions about everything from our design process to how we will protect their home…

How to prepare for the start of your remodel
Remodeling 101Well, the moment of truth has arrived. Your remodel contractor has called and told you that they will be starting your project next week. What should you expect, and what do you need to do?
The best thing to do, obviously, is to directly…

Why Your San Diego Remodeling Project Should Be Permitted
Home Remodeling, Remodeling 101In an earlier article, I wrote about the Top 5 Reasons That Remodels Aren’t Permitted. Now, let’s talk about why you or your contractor should pull all the necessary permits for your San Diego Kitchen or Bath remodel. Really, there’s one…

What's Your Remodel Contractor's Business Model?
Remodeling 101When you begin to seriously consider a remodel on your home, you might be tempted to pick up the phone and start calling contractors. As I’ve already written about, this is a bad idea. Instead, you’ll first want to think about what TYPE…

The Top 10 Questions to Ask Any Remodeling Contractor
Remodeling 101The first major milestone in your remodeling project is to choose your remodeling contractor. This person will have a huge impact on your project. He or she will determine the final cost of the remodel, provide insight and ideas, guide you through…

Should you "Like" your Remodel Contractor?
Remodeling 101I’m not just asking this question because I happen to have a shining personality (at least my grandmother tells me this is true). I’m asking because figuring out how to choose a remodeling contractor can be extremely difficult, even with…

To Share or Not to Share...Your Remodeling Project Budget!
Remodeling 101, Remodeling CostsThe first thought that most people have is that if they tell potential remodeling contractors their budget, the contractors will most likely find a way to use up every penny…and then some. On the other hand, most remodeling contractors are…

The Top 5 Reasons That Remodels Aren’t Permitted
Home Remodeling, Remodeling 101Let me just get this out of the way: Building and Construction Permits not to mention the inspectors that enforce them can be, well, a huge pain in the butt for homeowners and remodeling contractors alike. I have to deal with permitting and…

How to Find a Good Remodeling Contractor in San Diego
Remodeling 101It’s actually really easy to find a remodeling contractor in North County, San Diego. All you have to do is Google “remodeler [then name your city in North County: Carlsbad, Encinitas, Leucadia, Cardiff, Delmar, Oceanside, Vista, Escondido,…