Not sure what to expect with your what to expect with a home remodeling project? Because we believe an educated consumer is our best customer, we’ve provided this page of Common Questions for your benefit.
Every trades person working on your home has been hand picked for their skills and professionalism.
Any kind of construction will naturally be noisy. But, we’ll do our best to let you know when the peak times of noise will be and keep it to a minimum.
Some phases of renovation and building will be messy, especially during the demolition phase and during sanding/cutting of materials. However, you can be sure we’ll take care to keep it to a minimum using our dust control system, which means less airborne particles floating around your home.
During pre-construction meetings, we discuss any plantings and gardens that you want to keep so we can do our best to avoid those areas with our equipment and foot traffic
Of course. We are professionals and are fully insured. You’re in safe hands with Ilya Remodeling.
We always want to be aware of your family’s schedule and needs. Our working hours are 7:30 am – 4 pm Monday through Friday so we will always be out of your house before dinner.
We prefer our clients to be home. But, if you can’t be, your house will be in good hands whether you’re present or not. We can provide you with onsite cameras to see progress online during the all course or remodeling process.
We understand that a remodel can disrupt your life. If we are creating an addition, we work hard to keep your existing living space intact for as long as possible.
Yes. We are a full-scale design firm. Our team will work to develop a plan for your project if needed.
During the course of the work on your project, sometimes the scope of the work can change when unanticipated situations arise. Change orders are issued as a result of unforeseen issues or items which require extra labor not covered in the original scope of work after removing walls and ceilings. Change orders are also issued if the Homeowner wants to add, delete or change the work to be done. Change Orders can either be an Invoice or a Credit and are due to be paid upon receipt.
We will not take advantage of you in regards to pricing when drafting and estimating change orders. Change orders are calculated the same way as the original estimate.
Funding for our projects comes from the homeowner or a lender. We request a down payment at the beginning of the project of 30-50% of the total and the remaining balance is divided evenly over the estimated number of weeks or milestones.
The final payment is a small payment that isn’t due until the completion of the punch list.
If we’re behind schedule a week or two, we may skip a week of payment.
During additions and renovations, there are normally about 6-10 inspections that occur on different elements of the construction process including (but not limited to): footing; framing; rough electrical; rough plumbing; rough HVAC; insulation; drywall; final electrical and final total inspection.
Generally, the inspections are done through the local municipality or township as part of the permitting process. The electrical inspections are usually done through a third-party agency.
Ilya Remodeling takes care of all permits and makes all the arrangements for all inspections.