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>> The job we're doing here, we took

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about a 1,500 square foot house
and we had a second story on it.

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I think overall we added 2,300 square
feet, so pretty much from start

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to finish, it's about a year long project.

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Made a straight line here because I'm
going to extend this wall down so that,

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see so I'm going to have a
wall like this here also.

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Because originally it was just,
it was just stopping right

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where it is and that tub was pushed back.

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So we took the toilet out from there and moved
it over to behind you and then this wall's going

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to come down further and have a bigger shower.

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On a job this size, you're
pretty much going to be talking

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to the homeowner at least every other day or so.

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You've got to stay ahead on ordering stuff.

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I have a front door actually ordered now, but
that took a while to figure out what they want

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and as soon as we get it
drywalled and insulated,

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we'll look at hardwood floor finishes, we'll
have to discuss, the homeowner and I, cabinets,

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countertops, tile, bathroom fixtures.

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So on something like this, this
big, you're pretty much in contact

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with the homeowner almost every other day.

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>> Yeah, it's all new electric.

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It was all ragwire electric so, that was
all torn out, almost all new plumbing.

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We had to keep three walls
to still have it be a remodel

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and not an actual new home
for permitting purposes.

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They had three bedrooms upstairs and I
believe, I think we're on four full baths,

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so we added new kitchen, everything,
and a 20 by 20 addition, two story.

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Getting the contract for a job like this,

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there's actually several steps
before you ever even break ground.

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First would be several meetings with the
homeowner, budgeting, what they like exactly

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and meeting with the architect and getting
plans drawn out to submit for permit.

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After that, draw the permits, you need to
break ground and start from the ground up.

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My ideal job would have to be probably
just building decks, in the summertime.

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You're outside all day, you get in a
good workout, and then in the wintertime,

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just moving to finishing basements.

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Don't get cold in the basement,
finish basements all winter long.

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Those would be the two ideal ones.

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Bathrooms are too small.

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I'm here almost every day checking on guys,
some of the subs that I have in there,

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like I have plumbers and
electricians in there now,

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and I'll do other small jobs
as I'm doing this job.

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We probably have like three
more months on this job.

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We're close to closing in the outside with
siding and everything and within the next week

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or so, we'll have all the inspections
done for all the trades: HVAC,

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plumbing, electric, and my close-in.

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So we'll be able to go with insulation and
drywall and then it's just all the finishes:

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your hardwood flooring, window, any
trim, interior doors, kitchen finishes,

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bathroom finishes, and finish out
from there, about three months.

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I mean, that makes me feel good, first off
because I can see that I accomplished something.

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And then once the homeowner's happy,
then everything's done and you're good.

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As long as the homeowner's happy, as a
contractor, you should be happy, really.