Reliable Design-Build-Remodel often has clients that ask the same kinds of questions about their projects, including questions about time frames, installation methods, or remodeling as an industry.
Our clients tend to ask the same questions, about timelines, about how the money works, about why one contractor’s number looks nothing like another’s. Rather than answer them one call at a time, we wrote them down. Everything below is what we would want you to read before we talk, and none of it costs anything. We have been building in Jefferson and Shelby Counties since 1992, and an informed client makes for a better project.
What is a Scope of Work?
The document that says exactly what is being built and what it costs, line by line. Almost every dispute in remodeling traces back to a vague one.
Read more →What is an Allowance?
A dollar figure carried for a selection you have not made yet, so tile and cabinets are budgeted before you ever set foot in a showroom.
Read more →What is a Change Order?
What happens when the scope changes mid-project. Used honestly it protects you, and used dishonestly it is how a low bid becomes an expensive job.
Read more →How Do I Make Selections?
Countertops, flooring, paint, fixtures. How the process runs, when each decision is due, and how selections reconcile against your allowances.
Read more →How long does a remodeling project take?
Realistic timelines by project type, and the things that actually cause delays.
Read more →What is the process for my project?
Every stage from your first phone call to the final walkthrough, including what each one costs.
See the process →Does Reliable offer financing?
The options available, how they compare to a HELOC or paying from savings, and what to weigh.
Read more →Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders
The fifth largest home builders association in the country, representing more than 1,200 residential construction professionals across greater Birmingham.
About the association →GuildQuality
Third-party surveys sent to our clients, not reviews we collect ourselves. We hold GuildMaster certification with a 100% recommendation rate.
What it means →National Kitchen and Bath Association
The design and planning standards our kitchen and bath work is built to.
What it means →Better Business Bureau
What accreditation requires, what it does not, and how to read a contractor’s record.
What it means →Remodelers Council
The remodeling council inside GBAHB, where local remodelers set standards, share practices and push the trade forward.
About the council →Wellborn Cabinet
An Alabama cabinet manufacturer we have worked with for years, and why that matters for lead times.
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