Your design department can stand on its own and earn a healthy margin. The key is to find talented design staff and capture all your costs. Read more
The overhead structure of Brady's full-service design/build firm positions him perfectly to handle jobs in the $75,000 to $200,000 range but leaves projects of this size outside of his core competency. For this reason, Brady only accepts small jobs, which he defines as $10,000 and under, from past clients and solid referrals. Read more
How do you convert a power plant into an office building? Read more
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About half of the projects undertaken by Len Scannapieco's company, Estate Homes, are commercial. Read more
Our survey reveals that there are almost as many definitions for design/build as there are remodelers. Read more
Whether design is in-house or subcontracted, most companies require homeowners to sign a separate design contract. Mike Holmes usually charges for design at an hourly rate, but has a flat rate for certain kinds of projects. Read more