Home Remodeling Process
Here’s How We Remove
The Stress From Remodeling.
Our Home Remodeling Process
Step 1: Phone Call To Setup An Appointment
If both parties feel we’d be a good match, we’ll schedule an in-person consultation to meet at your home. There will be a consultation fee for the first appointment (fee depends on the scope of the project).
Step 2: Consultation & Opinion Of Probable Cost Budget Range
Step 3: Project Development Agreement
If you’re comfortable with who we are, our interactions with you, pictures of our work that you’ve seen, talked with some of our references and believe you can work with the “guesstimated” budget ranges shown in the Opinion of Probable Cost document, the next step in our Design/Build process is a “Project Development Agreement”
Entering into a Project Development Agreement (PDA) confirms that you want to explore your project further with us, and agree to pay a retainer fee to develop design drawings, explore your local building and zoning codes, material selections, structural engineering, detailed specifications, to get to a point where we can give you lump sum fixed investment amount to remodel your house with the project(s) you would like. The retainer amount is based on 8% – 10% of the higher end of our Opinion of Probable Cost (OPC) budget range.
Should you choose to enter into a construction contract with us within one (1) year, the retainer fee will be applied to the final payment of the construction contract.
Step 4: Developing Your Project & Selecting Your Products
- Your Remodeling Consultant will take the lead in forming a project development team
- We will inspect building codes and restrictions that may relate to your project
- Based on your budget, we’ll start designing your remodel with our Design/Build Process
- Using state-of-the-art 3D modeling technology, we go over various design options with you
- We finalize your design based on your style, needs, and budget
- You and a Gehman consultant will select the best materials for your remodel and budget
- We then appraise the price range of the project based on the design and products selected
- If necessary, we’ll revise the design and product selections if they do not match up to your target budget
- After the design and products are finalized, you decide if you want to move forward with construction
- Schedule a start date for construction of your project
Step 5: Our “No Detail Is Too Small” Pre-Production Planning
1. Obtain any necessary permits
2. Order materials in advance to help prevent unnecessary delays during construction
3. Test for lead paint on houses built before 1978
4. Assign a Project Manager to be hands / tools on each workday start to finish in overseeing your project
5. Coordinate skilled manpower and material deliveries for your project
Step 6: The Construction Process
- Introduce you to your personal Project Manager (he will be hands / tools on site every workday start to finish to oversee your project)
- Your Project Manager will review the details of your project with you
- Your Project Manager will supply you with his cell phone and email address to make himself readily available to you
- You’ll go over any special requirements you, your family, or your pets may have during the construction process
- We adhere to our plan as much as possible and complete your project according to the outlined schedule
- Professional, in-house craftsmen will build your project with immaculate quality
- During construction, your Project Manager will be in constant communication with you and keep you updated on your project’s status
Step 7: Post-Project Steps & Warranties
Instead of offering a short 1-year warranty, we provide you with a 5-year labor warranty and 10-year structure warranty
We will register the materials used on your project with the manufacturer and keep record of serial numbers etc
Should any problem occur under the scope of these warranties, you are protected. We will fix the problem at no charge to you
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Contact our team today. You can reach us at (215) 513-0300 or by using our online contact form.