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Spent four months coordinating an architect and contractor separately in Westchester, then we started over.

We started the renovation process the traditional way. Hired an architect, got drawings, went to bid with three contractors. Four months in the bids were coming back based on different interpretations of the drawings and we had no real way to compare them properly.

Started over with a design and build firm. The difference was immediate. Design decisions were made in the context of actual construction costs from day one. When we adjusted the kitchen layout in week three of design, the cost implication was right there in the conversation, not a surprise six months later.

Project was a full renovation of a 1960s colonial in New Rochelle. Kitchen reconfiguration, two bathrooms, primary suite addition, new HVAC throughout. Westchester permitting is more straightforward than NYC but it still needs someone who knows the specific townships and how they operate.

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