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House upgrades

These are hire jobs. The pages teach you what the bid should include, which version of the room you are actually buying, and when the cheap number is a different building.

  1. Finishing the basement: what the bid should include

    What a finished basement actually costs, when a bedroom needs an egress window, and the moisture and permit questions to ask before drywall.

  2. Four-season sunroom: HVAC and permits

    What turns glass into year-round living space: heat, cooling, insulation, the permit, and the lines that have to be on the bid.

  3. Sunroom vs three-season porch: what the bid is actually selling

    Three-season glass vs a year-round room, what those jobs cost, and the questions to put on the contractor before you sign.