Design Build vs General Contractor

Design Build vs General Contractor

Design-build usually brings design and construction under one contractual responsibility. Hiring a general contractor separately usually means the owner also engages the design team under a separate agreement. Either arrangement can work for a Niagara renovation,...
How to Hire a General Contractor Right

How to Hire a General Contractor Right

Hire a general contractor by defining the job, comparing written scopes and verifying the business and trades before you sign. For a Niagara renovation, a useful hiring process should establish who manages the work, protects the occupied home, handles permits and...
A Guide to Custom Home Building

A Guide to Custom Home Building

Custom home building works best as a sequence of decisions: establish what can be built, confirm what you can fund, develop a coordinated design, document the construction agreement, then build and close out the work. Each stage should produce something you can review...