How do I find a contractor that can help with design?
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Comments (4)Generally speaking, it's the job of the HVAC installer to size, design and arrange for the installation of ductwork whether they're using prefab or custom ductwork. Sheet metal shops will generally make anything you want, you just have to find someone to size, design and install it....See MoreHVAC contractors do not know how to design for this home....
Comments (21)I would be curious in seeing if you have a good grasp on the numbers I posted originally and the effects they truly have on a home, along with a program you use that actually takes into account some of these things, such as thermal bridging and extremely low infiltration rates...cause ours does. Some of the hvac guys I talked to their programs maxed out at r29 insulation in the walls! Not to mention their "infiltration numbers were, well not numbers at all, but rater "loose, medium, and tight". (tight being 2 ach@50 pac, still way too loose). Its not a fight between who is smarter. Its a matter of new ways of doing things. Tried and true and gut feelings are all fine and dandy on typical code homes, but not here. It gets people out of their comfort zones and actually size things correct, heaven forbid. My HERS rater and ES rater came back with similar numbers now. I guess we are all crazy and the home will really, really suck. (just like the PH homes in VT, IL, MI, and other places that use a single point cooling such as a mini split with great results....)...See MoreHow do you find a good general contractor?
Comments (8)Good luck finding a reputable contractor. We've lived in the same house for 26 years and in that time we've done many projects - new roof, new siding, a 1000 sq. addition, finished the basement, remodeled 3 bathrooms, added a screened in porch,installed a mahogany deck, a swimming pool, replaced brick walk with custom cut bluestone, remodeled the kitchen twice and had major landscaping done 3 times. We probably worked with 12 different general contractors and unfortunately only 2 of them would I ever work with again or refer to others. Even though we went through all the recommended steps in selecting our contractor calamities still happened - may of them directly caused by the GC trying to save time, money or appease one of his subs or another customer. You don't need to hear my horror stories I'm sure you've heard many. If you have the knowledge, the time and the fortitude to be your own GC then go for it. Just make sure you have all the insurance you need and an attorney to review all contracts. The last contractor we worked with was highly recommended by many people that I knew personally and whose work I had inspected. But he lost his foreman to an injury one week after my kitchen was demolished and everything went downhill rapidly after that. So even if you do everything right - there's still a good chance that things will go wrong....See MoreHow do you find trusted contractors?
Comments (11)You hire a Kitchen and Bath Designer and use her trusted contractor references is the easy way. That way everyone is giving you an accurate price based on what you really want rather than guessing with allowances. Allowances are evil. Or you ask friends and families. There aren’t enough good ones around. And you may need to give up your idea of contributing labor to work with a good one. And you’ll have to sort through apples and oranges without any documented real design work on the front end. All of the referral sites are jokes. Most good contractors won’t even deal with them. They charge he contractors to get leads, and n’t fo a good job of that either. Your kitchen job might end up a lead to a lawn and garden guy. Or a masonry contractor. Or a half dozen inapplicable contractors. [https://www.houzz.com/discussions/10-tests-for-you-and-your-contractors-first-meeting-dsvw-vd~5332686?n=90[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/10-tests-for-you-and-your-contractors-first-meeting-dsvw-vd~5332686?n=90)...See MoreDelson or Sherman Architects pc
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