New Home Construction and Room Addition Bid Sheets on Sale at HomeAdditionPlus.com

New Home Construction and Home Remodeling Checklist Guides that Will Save You Time, Money and Hassles

By Mark J. Donovan

Before kicking off your new home construction or room addition project make sure to check out my home construction and remodeling checklist guides at HomeAdditionPlus.com. The “New Home Construction Bid Sheet” and “Room Addition Bid Sheet” will help to ensure you hire the right general contractor for your home construction project. In addition, they’ll help you through the planning process of your new home construction project. Moreover they’ll help you accurately estimate your new home construction costs or room addition costs so that you’ll know how much your construction project will really cost you. Having accurate construction costs up front will help with your project planning and financing efforts.

One of the key components in the  “New Home Construction Bid Sheet” and “Room Addition Bid Sheet” is an extensive questionnaire that you provide to prospective general contractors to fill out. Once completed, you can make easy apples-to-apples comparisons of contractor quotes so that you can make a more informed and better decision on which general contractor to hire.

The second major component in the “New Home Construction Bid Sheet” and “Room Addition Bid Sheet” is estimated home construction costs on a cost per square foot basis. It includes cost breakouts for all the various phases of the home construction or room addition project.

Lastly the “New Home Construction Bid Sheet” and “Room Addition Bid Sheet” each contain a detailed section for the homeowner on how to interpret the general contractor questionnaire responses and the reasons for asking the questions.

In addition to the “New Home Construction Bid Sheet” and “Room Addition Bid Sheet”, separate construction cost estimate Excel spreadsheets are provided to allow you to track predicted versus actual new home construction costs or room addition costs.

So make sure to purchase the “New Home Construction Bid Sheet” or “Room Addition Bid Sheet" for your particular home construction project. I guarantee you they’ll save you time, hassles, and a small fortune in money. Also check out many of the other types of home remodeling and construction bid sheets at HomeAdditionPlus.com.

Home Remodeling Contractor Hiring Guides on Sale at HomeAdditionPlus.com

By Mark J. Donovan

HomeAdditionPlus.com Home Remodeling Bid Sheets are a Must Have prior to Hiring a Home Remodeling Contractor and Starting a Home Construction Project

I just dramatically lowered HomeAdditionPlus.com's Contractor Hiring Guides and Home Remodeling Bid Sheets. Prices slashed by over 40% on many of them. Don't hire a contractor without first buying one of my home remodeling contractor hiring guides! You'll save yourself a bundle in money, time and headaches. See

Home Addition Bid Sheets and Contractor Hiring Guides.  

If you have plans for any of the following home improvement projects and plan to hire a contractor make sure to purchase the appropriate bid sheet / contractor hiring guide from HomeAdditionPlus.com first! You won't regret it!!

New Home Construction Bid Sheet

Room Addition Bid Sheet

Attic Conversion Bid Sheet

Kitchen Remodeling Bid Sheet

Basement Remodeling Bid Sheet

Bathroom Remodeling Bid Sheet

Deck Installation Bid Sheet

Garage Addition Bid Sheet

Wood Floor Installation Bid Sheet

Room Addition over Garage Bid Sheet

Asphalt Driveway Paving Bid Sheet

Asphalt Shingle Roofing Bid Sheet

Brick and Paver Walkway Bid Sheet

 

 

 

Lower Level Remodel vs Building a Room Addition

Does it Make More Sense to Remodel your Lower Level than Building a Room Addition

By Mark J. Donovan

It depends. Remodeling your lower level to create a finished basement living space is typically less expensive to do than building a room addition off the side or back of your home. However, if you have major water issues around your home’s foundation then it could become quite costly to have to excavate and install a perimeter drain around the entire house foundation.

If your basement is truly dry then a lower level remodel is the way to go for creating more finished living space, albeit there are some disadvantages. With a room addition, you typically can achieve more natural lighting for example. In addition, adding living spaces that include plumbing is also traditionally easier with building a room addition than finishing a lower level.

Remodeling a lower level is also easier to do from an inconvenience standpoint. Finishing a basement can be a diy project that can be done at a comfortable pace without disturbing the home and family that much. Building a room addition, however, is like building a new home with the exception that the construction is going on right in your home. Consequently when building a room addition expect many inconveniences such as experiencing a lot of dirt and dust, loud noises, and people constantly walking around and through your home during the construction.

Room additions are also typically much more expensive simply due to the fact that you’re effectively building a new home and attaching it to your existing one.

So if you’re looking for more finished living space in your home, consider these trade-offs before deciding upon either a lower level remodel or a room addition. 

See my Home Addition Bid Sheets to help find a reliable remodeling contractor and to manage your home construction project.