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Planning
Build Your Renovation Team
Answer 7 questions and find out exactly which professionals your project requires and why.
Hiring the wrong professional at the wrong time is one of the most expensive mistakes in home renovation. This branching-logic quiz analyses your project type, scope, permits, and coordination comfort level to recommend the right team: Architect + GC, Designer + GC, Design-Build, and more, with a full explanation of what to expect and who to hire first.
Who should be on your renovation team?
One of the most expensive mistakes in home renovation is hiring the wrong professional — or skipping one you actually needed. This quiz analyses your project scope, permit requirements, and coordination comfort to give you a specific team recommendation, not a generic starting point.
- Branching logic — not a score. Your answers drive a specific recommendation.
- Know who to hire first, what to watch out for, and what to expect.
- From Cristina DePina, NCIDQ — 200+ kitchen projects, 20+ years of practice.
Learn how to use this tool
This tool is taught in the following lessons. Pick up where it fits in your renovation plan.
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The Renovation Blueprint, Part 2: Finding and Hiring the Right Team Lesson 2: Do You Need a Designer for Your Renovation? How to Know and What It Actually Costs(requires Pro)
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The Renovation Blueprint, Part 2: Finding and Hiring the Right Team Lesson 3: Design-Build vs. the Two-Contract Model: How to Know Which Setup Is Right for Your Project(requires Pro)