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            <title>Part One: Overhaulin' (The Home Edition)</title>
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Overhaulin' your modern house?  Unlike the popular TV show's seven day makeovers of forlorn cars, you'll be lucky if you can crank out a house renovation in seven months.  That said, your newly overhauled house can turn a generic developer's box into a personalized home that will last a lifetime.  When properly done, your investment can substantially increase the value and your family's enjoyment of your property.  Believe me, it beats the time and money pit of rebuilding that '72 VW Karman... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 04:37:15 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Part Two: Remodel War Stories: Are they Avoidable?</title>
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Continued from Part One...

     So if you have the trust thing down with an Architect and have started to weigh options, what should you expect in terms of construction budgets?  The first thing is to know the difference between a &quot;budget price&quot; and a &quot;bid&quot;.  I'm constantly asking clients not to use the term &quot;bid&quot; unless they know that it is a fixed cost and the scope for that cost is well defined and agreed upon.  Unless you have a completely fini... ]]> </description>
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            <title>Part One: Remodel War Stories: Are they Avoidable?</title>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Long before they've hired me for a remodel project, my clients have heard horror stories about construction.&nbsp; Projects go over-budget or over-schedule.&nbsp; General Contractors flake out and have to be replaced once, maybe twice, or, as I unfortunately saw on a project years ago, three times!&nbsp; Sub-contractors whom the Owner hasn't even met aren't paid and file liens.&nbsp; Material suppliers deliver something that looks completely different than what was ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:54:52 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>bill@hanselldesign.com (Bill Hansell)</author>
            <title>Marin Remodels: Do I need an Architect (and what do they do anyway?)</title>
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&quot;I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and want to build or renovate a house. Why do I need an architect? What's the difference between a designer, an architect, and an engineer? What's the line between an architect's work and a general contractor's?&quot; Having practiced architecture for over twenty years now, I have answered these and similar questions many, many times. 


A few years ago, when my son was in pre-school, I gave a little talk to his class about my job and... ]]> </description>
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