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Ask the Builder: Wasting Money on Remodeling Plans

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Ask the Builder: Wasting Money on Remodeling Plans
The owner of this house knew the cost per square foot of this basement remodeling job before plans were drawn. It’s easy to do. Tim Carter/Tribune Content Agency
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I was on the phone for an hour a few days ago with a young man who lives about 15 miles north of Chicago. He had used my phone coaching service in the past to solve a complex heating and air conditioning problem with his old home. This call was about a new, ambitious whole-house remodeling project he and his wife want to do.

This young man thought he had taken all the right steps before he asked for my advice. As you’re about to discover, I was the first person he should have talked to after he and his wife decided to embark on this remodeling adventure. Instead, I was the last person, and it cost him well over $10,000.

Tim Carter
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Tim Carter is the founder of AsktheBuilder.com. He's an amateur radio operator and enjoys sending Morse code sitting at an actual telegrapher's desk. Carter lives in central New Hampshire with his wife, Kathy, and their dog, Willow. Subscribe to his FREE newsletter at AsktheBuilder.com. He now does livestreaming video M-F at 4 PM Eastern Time at youtube.com/askthebuilder. (C)2022 Tim Carter. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.