Bulk or Piecemeal?
The Best Way To Renovate Pre-Planned & Done All At Once Gives More
BANG
for the Buck! (and a lot of other benefits) G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Planned & All-At-Once Saves Money! Subcontractors know they can get their work done faster if there is no homeowner present. * No restriction on start and finish times * No daily set-up and tear down of drop cloths and masking = Savings $ (15%-30%) G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Planned & All-At-Once Saves Time = Money Economies of Scale Planning and Ordering Ahead of Time. “Staging.� Getting all materials on site on time, Before Expensive Labor Starts. Minimize Change Orders Charge Up Front If You Have Them G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Planned & All-At-Once Saves Time = Money ACID TEST for Construction Management Efficiency: How many trips to Home Depot? (or Lumber Yard or...) This number should be set as a target before job start and monitored regularly The Lower = The Better, No Matter Who’s Payroll . G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Planned & All-At-Once Reduces Confusion Just as in the making of Sausage and Laws, The beneficiaries would just as soon not know all the intimate details of their creation. Homeowners will brag about their new project. But maybe not if it inconvenienced them during construction. G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Planned & All-At-Once The Correct & Best Job If the job is planned and budgeted all at once it is less likely to fall victim to * cash flow problems * recommendations of “friends” in the industry who dont see the whole picture, only their pet project or the thing they are selling. (This is the #1 problem of the “Home Improvement” Industry) They only push the item they are selling and dont consider the House As A System. G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Planned & All-At-Once = More Referals A happy customer will tell one or two. But an unhappy customer will tell ten or twenty. Avoid unhappiness by doing all the work before the homeowner moves in. G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Planned & All-At-Once = More Referals Have an “On Purpose” method of asking for referrals. You have not if you ask not. Set up for an “assumed close” early in the negotiations G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Planned & All-At-Once Other Applications ??? The “Planned & All-AtOnce� concept has tremendous benefits for Energy-Wise Renovation of Foreclosed Homes, but how about other applications? G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Planned & All-At-Once Other Applications ??? Option when Moving: Stay in the old home an extra 30 days & allow your contractors to “blitz” a complete EnergyWise Renovation. Then, Move In & Enjoy ($ Savings will exceed the cost of rent) G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Planned & All-At-Once Other Applications ??? Option for Owners Move out for 30 days. Maybe an extended trip visiting relatives or touring the country. Let the contractors work efficiently. Then, Move In & Enjoy G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Planned & All-At-Once The Builder of this SIP Panel Commercial Job Wouldn’t consider doing it any other way. Neither Should You!
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