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Contract Issues

Cost Plus a Fee: The Best of Both Worlds (Like Clam Chowder in a Bread Bowl)

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Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at some common construction contract myths and analyzed our first two remodel contract types: lump sum contracts and time & materials contracts.  It’s now time to breakdown the second of three common types of contracts you can use for your remodel. Before doing so, remember each of the [...]

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Construction Contracts: Time & Materials or You Better be Family

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Now that we’ve dispelled some common construction contract myths and looked at the lump sum contract, it’s time to look at the second of three common types of contracts you can use for your remodel. Before doing so, remember each of the three contract types we will analyze have both benefits and drawbacks.  I’ll help [...]

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Construction Contracts: The Lump Sum Contract or Be Ready for Battle

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Now that we’ve dispelled some common construction contract myths, its time to look at the first of three common types of contracts you can use for your remodel. Before doing so, remember each of the three contract types we will analyze have both benefits and drawbacks.  I’ll help you decide which contract is right for [...]

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Construction Contract Myths

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It only takes one. One project where the contractor stops showing up, and you’ve paid him a large deposit. One project where someone gets hurt and you realize his or her employer was not insured. One project where the change orders and extra costs start from day 1. It only takes one project like this, [...]

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Construction Contracts: Sign One or Perish (OK, maybe not perish, but…)

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The world of construction is terrible, for the most part. Why?  It’s filled with slimy contractors, slimy owners, slimy suppliers and umm, lots of other slimy stuff.  Ever read the wall of a jobsite port-o-potty?  ‘Nuff said… That’s why construction contracts are imperative for both the project Owner and the Contractor. Undertaking a remodel without [...]

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