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Protect Your Property During Renovation Video

Learn how to properly care for your property while a contractor is completing a remodel or renovation project. This video also includes information you want written into your contract and how to supervise your contractor while in your home. Also learn tips to ensure proper dust containment and final job analysis.

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Video Overview: Protect Your Home During Renovations

  1. Before You Start
    • Before the project begins make sure you have a contract that protects your existing property before, during and after the project. The contract should include a list of what work will be done each day, how the home will be left at the end of the day, what is included in set-up, how they will protect the surrounding property and how the room will be left at the completion of the project.
    • Homeowners should supervise the project throughout the process and should not let themselves be intimidated by the workers.
  2. Preparing to Start
    • Before any work is started, the contractor should make sure the room and surrounding property are protected. For example the floor should be covered, cabinets covered with red resin paper and the appliances moved without scuffing the floor.
    • Dust containment is very important with any project. The workroom should be taped off and sealed up to prevent dust from going into other rooms or electrical equipment.
  3. After It's Over
    • Before you write the last check and send the contractor on his way, make sure the project is done to your specifications and that they have thoroughly cleaned up.
    • The clean-up job should done as specified in the original contract and include the insides of related items, like cabinets.

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