We have enough experience to know that portions of the remodeling industry are outdated. Countless times a plan is presented to us to bid upon. This is often a preliminary plan lacking information such as final finish selections, proper engineering, and in some cases, even proper measurements. Often this preliminary plan is presented to three builders for bidding purposes. How is it possible to receive an apple to apples quote? One builder may catch an engineering flaw while the other two don't. Cost estimates for missing selections could be set differently between the three builders. Usually the homeowner ends up with three bids, each with a different scope of work as well as a range of costs. Lastly, and perhaps the most frustrating, is the range of ballpark numbers indicate that the design for the project exceeds the clients intended budget. This simply does not work and wastes a tremendous amount of time and energy for all parties involved. We believe we have a better process to solve this ages old remodeling shortcoming.

Our philosophy about remodeling:
Remodeling is an invasion of your home. Plain and simple. It can be inconvenient, frustrating and time consuming…even when the project is going smoothly. We feel our approach to remodeling is different and we've summarized that for you below.

Our process:
1. The first step in getting started with a Timberland Construction remodeling project is a phone call to setup an appointment for an on site project appraisal. We will arrange for a mutually agreeable time to meet with you on site to discuss your project. In general, this meeting lasts 2 to 3 hours depending on the project.

During this meeting, you should be prepared to discuss the following:

	What goals are you trying to meet with this project?
	Do you have any particular problems, no matter how small or trivial, that you seek to solve thru remodeling?
	What are your specific ideas about the level of finishes for your project?
	We need to examine your homes in-place systems to identify any efficiencies or deficiencies that may impact your project.
	We will discuss the homeowners anticipated project budget, design requirements and your anticipated final result.

2. After our initial meeting, we take the information acquired during our conversations and generate a detailed project budget. We do this before undertaking any design work. Once the budget is in place, we begin to undertake our preliminary construction drawings. During the review phase, we seek the homeowner's comments and critiques to create a revised set of final construction drawings. We also request that the homeowner finalize all of their selections during this time so that we may minimize the use of estimates in our final construction budget.

3. With a signed construction contract, final construction drawings and owner selections completed, we are ready to begin our remodeling project. Timberland draws from a select base of vendors, subcontractors and tradesman who will become members of the remodeling team. We strive to create an atmosphere of open communication between all members of the construction team in order to work in a timely and efficient manner. We monitor the budget and schedule and keep you up to date on the progress of the job. Changes that can arise during the course of the remodeling project can be addressed with you in a quick and seamless manner to keep your home moving forward. This saves you time and money.

4. Upon completion, we walk thru the entire project with you to develop a list of items that require ongoing attention for you as homeowner as well as a list of final items for us to address to bring this project to completion. We additionally provide for a four month followup and one year walkthru after completion to address any items that may be of concern to you as homeowner.