What Your Contractor Can't Tell You: The Essential Guide to Building and Rennovating

This book equips owners with the information and strategies needed to turn their vision into a home or renovation project that can be executed on time and within budget. Chapters give detailed coverage of critical topics: design options, selecting and supervising the architect and contractor, cost estimates, budgets, plan specifications, contracts, dealing with town officials and keeping track of everything along the way. For each stage of the project there is detailed information on common pitfalls and how to avoid them, as well as insiders' tips which reveal what most contractors can't tell you. This book was previously published by Warner Books (2004) and titled What the Experts May Not Tell You About Building or Renovating Your Home.

Author: Amy Johnston
Publisher: Shube Publishing
Published: 01/01/2008
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.10w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780979983801
ISBN10: 0979983800
BISAC Categories:
- House & Home | Design & Construction
- House & Home | Remodeling & Renovation | General
- House & Home | Reference

About the Author
Amy Johnston is a Construction Manager and Owner's Representative. She grew up renovating homes with her family and went on to build and renovate several of her own. Johnston has spent the last twenty years managing the design and construction or renovation of residential homes, affordable housing projects, historic downtown restorations and commercial spaces on behalf of owners. As liaison between the parties on so many projects, she enjoys a unique perspective on the dynamics of successful design and construction.