A LITTLE CLARITY GOES A LONG WAY
Your home.
A clearer project brief.
Turn everyday frustrations into practical questions for your first renovation conversation. Choose what matters, then save your brief or bring it into an estimate request.
Start with your priorities.
This tool helps define scope. A project estimate requires a site-specific discussion and written proposal.
YOUR NEXT CONVERSATION / Kitchen
Ask the useful questions.
- Inventory cookware, food storage, and small appliances.
- Map preparation, cooking, cleaning, and gathering routes.
- List which appliances and cabinetry you want to retain.
- Ask which existing layout elements and systems can be retained.
- Plan work-zone boundaries, pets, essential rooms, and utility interruptions.
- Confirm property jurisdiction, permit responsibilities, and specialty-trade licensing.
- Compare written scope, allowances, exclusions, and change-order procedures.
What makes a useful renovation brief?
A useful brief connects the room, the problem, your priorities, and any constraints. Include what you want to retain as well as what you want to change. Timing, budget thoughts, and daily routines help the contractor ask better questions before discussing a proposal.
What happens next?
Use the checklist to prepare photos and questions, compare the same written scope, and discuss permit and specialty-trade responsibilities. Your selections stay in this browser until you choose to include the brief in the estimate form. Downloading the brief sends nothing to the business.
Learn how to compare estimates