Directory of Advertisers Able Hardware: 973-773-4997 AD Woodwork: 973-800-8288 Affordable Home Services: 973-473-4830 Athenia Mason Supply: 973-253-0570 Blessing’s Carpeting & Hardwood Flooring: 973-471-7171 BZ Irrigation: 973-777-7188 C. Genardi Contracting: 973-772-8451 Champion Waste Removal: 973-744-6766 Chem-Dry of Clifton: 973-778-0300
Clifton Aluminum Products: 973-772-1255 Counter Creations: 201-933-1133 Cutter’s Edge: 973-772-6887 Dundee Floor Covering: 973-546-0616 HRH Services: 973-249-9199 Independent Pest Control: 973-764-5332 Jos. A. Majka & Sons: 973-777-8484 K&S Building Supply: 973-473-3118 Mikula Contracting: 973-772-1684 Norwich Builders: 973-851-4366
Precision Electric Motor Works: 973-471-2600 Preferred Tank: 1-800-925-8265 R.E.N. Remodeling: 973-773-1978 RF Knapp Construction: 973-777-1699 Sarge Painting: 973-773-0280 Slavco Construction: 973-478-4848 State Farm Agent Bill G. Elijouzi 973-478-9500 State Farm Agent Thomas Tobin 973-779-4248 Yagins Construction and Landscaping: 973-345-7100
Timing & Schedules The time it takes to complete a remodeling project varies quite a bit depending on the scope of the project and uncontrollable factors like the weather. A simple bathroom remodeling may only take a few weeks, while a two-story addition may take six months or more. To stay on schedule, plan ahead: • Be sure to build time into your schedule for obtaining permits. • Expect to set aside time for telephone calls and regular meetings with your contact person to review progress and discuss the schedule for remaining work. • Ask your remodeler to provide you with a weekly schedule. • Ask your remodeler which product orders require the longest lead times. For custom-made items, it is especially important to make your selections as early in the process as possible. • Realize that changes you make to the project after work has begun may affect the schedule and the budget. Change orders should include prices, full descriptions and authorization in writing before any new work begins.
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