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How to Avoid a Renovation Horror, Part II
a.k.a. Remodel Your Home Without Going Crazy or Broke
a.k.a. Improve Your Home Improvement
accredited by the RI Department of Business Regulations

Learn how to properly prepare for a renovation.
Remodeling can actually be a pleasant experience,
not just a necessary pain.
Even the dust can be virtually eliminated.

(You will also need to attend How to Hire ANY Contractor)

"We need to educate homeowners, and this seminar does just that...
Very informative." George Whalen,
Executive Director of the RI Contractors Registration Board

"Excellent." – Chris Hannafin,
Executive Director of Housing Network of Rhode Island

February 27, 2010 East Greenwich Free Library  •  future dates

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Unlike new construction, remodeling is very much a personalized service.
It requires the client to place a great deal of trust in the remodeler,
much like one would trust a doctor, accountant, babysitter or an auto mechanic.
It is not buying a product and having it installed in your home.

These classes will help you select the professional who is right for you and your circumstance.

 

Topics include:

  • How a remodel can help your home’s marketability and functionality
  • Acting as your own General Contractor: Pros & Cons
  • Doing It Yourself (DIY): Pros & Cons
  • More tricks used by unscrupulous contractors
  • The dangers of the overly simplistic "get 3 bids and pick the middle one"
  • What to expect during a renovation (inconveniences and emotional upsets)
  • Drawings & design professionals (architects)
  • How to keep the dust out of your life, literally (lead safety)

A couple hours could save you a lot of time, aggravation and money!

"I've owned property for 43 years... I wish I had known this stuff a long time ago." – P.H., Cranston
"I've hired contractors in the past;  I guess I was just lucky." – B.D., Coventry
"I wish you had this class a few years ago." – many, many people

"The Scream" by Edvard MunchEveryone has a remodeling horror story – the contractor who never showed up, the one who did then did a lousy job (or never finished), the missed deadlines, the cost overruns, the wrong color on the wall.  Trust us when we say this is not a cable TV 30-minute project.

Your home is your most treasured investment.  Let's face it, it’s difficult to sell your home in this market, so you may not be buying a new one either.  And bankers aren't granting loans as freely as they used to.  (But there is financing available for those with good credit and/or equity in their homes.)

Renovating is the best way to improve your home and to add more useful living space – a new kitchen for meal preparation and entertaining, a media room to watch the latest movies, or a master bath to soak away the stress of the workweek in your hot tub.  But where to begin?!

Come to our informative, valuable and at times entertaining seminar on how to ensure your renovation project is a success. Don't be one of those cocktail party horror stories;  come and learn.

Created by Sam Brusco of Brusco Design & Renovation and Joe Cracco of Modern Yankee Builders, with the cooperation of the RI Contractors’ Registration & Licensing Board, the Cranston and Providence Building Departments, and the Rhode Island Department of Health.

East Greenwich Free Library
Sat, February 27, 2010
at 10:30 AM
click here to register

or call us at
401-632-0765
seating is limited;   those who RSVP
will be guaranteed a seat

East Greenwich Free Library, East Greenwich, RI
82 Peirce Street
East Greenwich, RI
click here for map & directions

This is an in-depth seminar which lasts about 2 hours.
Presentations held at public libraries are free of charge.

We try to hold this class every couple of months at libraries in the Providence area.

To find out about other upcoming classes or to join our mailing list,
p
lease call us at 401-632-0765
or send us an email at infoat signRenovationHorror.com


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