Looking to remodel your home in the Cincinnati suburbs of Montgomery, Hyde Park, Madeira, Indian Hill, West Chester or Mason? You may be wondering what the best, most convenient and stress-free approach is for achieving the home of your dreams.Two options exist: Design-Build and Design-Bid. Here we’ll explain how each approach differs so you can feel confident making an informed decision. With the right approach, you can enjoy the convenience and confidence of a hands-off experience that delivers just the home you want without much work, time or effort on your part.
What is Design-Build?
Design-Build is a term used to describe one approach to a remodeling or construction process. With the Design-Build format, homeowners work with one company throughout their remodel process. This process begins with the remodeling company supplying a design that the homeowner will approve of. When that happens, the same company goes to work bringing those design plans to life. The homeowner will have a single point of contact through the entire process and a project manager will ensure the job is completed in a timely manner.
How does Design-Bid differ from Design-Build?
Design-Bid is a vastly different approach to home remodeling or construction projects. Here, a homeowner will take on the role of the project manager. They’ll hire an architecture or design team to create a remodel plan. After that, the homeowner will need to interview a variety of contractors and tradespeople who will provide bids for specific parts of the project. Since most home remodel projects demand many different types of expertise, from carpentry to plumbing, electricity to tile installation, the homeowner will most likely be dealing with a variety of companies.
Then the homeowner will need to logistically plan out how the remodel will go, scheduling contractors and sourcing materials. As you can imagine this is a lot to take on. For someone who doesn’t have the connections to building suppliers and distributors, delays and excess retail costs can be incurred.
Explore the Benefits of the Legacy Way
Legacy Builders Group offers clients the ease and peace-of-mind of the Design-Build process. In fact, we’d like to introduce you to the Legacy Way, it’s an approach that makes the Design-Build process extra seamless and worry-free for homeowners. With our Design-Build system, you can enjoy many benefits, including:
- One company responsible for all of your home’s remodeling work
- Dependable project management
- Developing a relationship with one team who understand your preferences and goals
- Peace of mind that all permits and incidentals are taken care of
- A time-saving system which reduces uncertainty
Let’s explore the steps involved in each of our home remodel projects, so you can see first-hand how easy and streamlined we designed the process to be:
Step 1: Consultation
We get to know our clients on a deep and personal level to understand why they want the changes they do and how we can best deliver to them spectacular results. We’ll ask questions and listen to your preferences, likes, dislikes and ideas. We’ll help throughout the process by offering expert insight on feasibility, cost and timelines.
Step 2: Conceptualization
Here’s where we begin bringing your vision to life, offering examples, sketches and building plans to give you options (many of which our homeowners never considered!). This provides an extra step to ensure we’re on the same page with the goals of the homeowner. It’s also our way of providing budget transparency, so you can know what to expect in terms of cost and delivery of services.
Step 3: Design Finalization
Our design team and tradespeople work through all of your plans down to the smallest of details, creating a strategy and a design that meets or exceeds your expectations. Measurements are taken, blueprints drawn up and finishes and supplies are selected. Many of our homeowners find this stage fun and exciting because they have been given all of their options and guided through the decision-making process.
Step 4: Construction
Our team goes into action, beginning with securing all of the permits that are required for a specific project. We’ll schedule out our work with an online viewable project management system that allows you to always know exactly what’s going on. After a pre-construction meeting to ensure everyone is on the same page, our experienced tradespeople begin work on the project. But our communication doesn’t stop there, throughout the construction, you’ll be continuously updated with walk-throughs concluding with a close-out meeting before you begin enjoying your beautiful newly remodeled home.
Design-Build the Legacy Way for Effortless Remodels
That’s it! Our clients appreciate having a fully-managed remodel taken off of their hands with our approach to Design-Build. By enlisting the help of Legacy Builders Group, you’ll know your home is in good hands with a team of expert designs and tradespeople who have a proven track record for giving homeowners throughout the Cincinnati suburbs and Northern Kentucky regions the breathtaking homes they’ve always dreamed of.
