Home projects · Interior remodels

The pretty choices only work when the hidden decisions line up.

Kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, paint, lighting, built-ins, and furniture all depend on dimensions, clearances, rough-in locations, preparation, lead times, protection, and the order of work. Keep the inspiration, but tie each selected item to the room and decision it affects.

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Interior remodels

What to settle early, and what to keep with the home.

Questions worth answering early

What problem should the room solve better than it does today?
Which walls, openings, plumbing, electrical, ventilation, or structure may change?
Which dimensions control cabinets, fixtures, appliances, furniture, clearances, and paths through the room?
Which selections must be made before ordering or rough-in work?
Which products are long-lead, difficult to repair, or dependent on another choice?
How will dust, water, pets, children, access, security, and daily life be handled?

Keep with the project

Room dimensions and clearances, the selections you have made and the ones still open, product names with finish and color, lead times, who approved each change, and the order the trades need to work in.

Keep going

The rest of the project record.

New construction

The home record should begin before move-in day.

Track plan and selection changes, site observations, walkthrough items, installed products, and the handoff record during a new build.

The whole guide

Define it, compare it, record the decision, track changes, close it out.

Every project, from a service call to a full remodel, follows the same five parts.

Between projects

Home care, system by system

Seasonal rounds and a chapter for each system, with the safety line for each.