Our Blog At A-1 Renovation
Commercial Renovation Ideas & Resources
We've been blogging about commercial renovation for years, and after one has accrued 100+ articles it makes sense to create some form of consolidating that knowledge for easy clicking. Here are groups of what we've created, by purpose. Questions Key questions...
Kitchen Remodel and Flooring Project in Winston Salem – Project Stories
A recent project we began in Winston Salem, on Konnoak Drive, has involved a few key things readers might be interested in. Demolition on a partial wall separating the living room and kitchen, which was previously a narrower entryway between. Now, nearly the entire...
Concrete Pour For New Porches In A Retirement Community
In our ongoing remodel and construction work at Brookridge Retirement Community, the most recent phase has been a new construction project to add 2 new premium homes. These two adjacent homes are in an area that'd previously been unused as a fairly large field between...
How We Begin Our Bid Process
When we come out to a home or a commercial building, we can usually tell in 15 minutes of walking around and looking at everything what will be involved in the project. Between the potential client's vision and our careful observations, we can typically give a cost...
Poor Planning Leads To Change Orders and Delays. Here Are Examples.
Change orders are periods in a construction or remodeling project where a core change needs to be made from the original plan. Sometimes it's when a homeowner wants to add more features or complexity to the project after it's started. Other times, like in the example...
Some Remodelers Are Bidding Below Cost: The Dangers For Homeowners
One troubling pattern we've observed here at A-1 Renovation is that some of the remodeling contractors that bid on jobs alongside us have started bidding below cost. Presumably their rationale is that short term what's important is to keep getting jobs and keeping...