Our Blog At A-1 Renovation
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...
A Commercial Showroom Remodel Example in Rural Hall, NC
We haven't blogged about a squarely commercial job in awhile, so here is one we're working on that serves as a good example of an interior remodel for an office and showroom. This job is for a professional carpet company who was updating their main display area, as...
Steps For Preparing A New Construction Site and Completing New Builds
New construction is a very different project than remodeling because it generally involves starting with a blank slate. That fact allows for greater builder freedom to ensure attention to detail is consistent throughout the entire structure, but also means there are...
Basking in Natural Light: The Journey of Adding a Sunroom
Sunrooms: those wonderfully luminous spaces that serve as a bridge between the comfort of the indoors and the allure of the outside world. Imagine starting your day with a cup of coffee, nestled in a cozy chair, the sun's warm rays filling the room. Or picture ending...