Reading builder bids, in plain terms.

Short guides for people designing a custom home or a major remodel, and for people holding bids now.

• For people in design
  Closing the gap between what you picture and what your builder priced

  Your builder can only price what's written down. Where the gap hides in trim, tile, and showers, and how to close it before bidding.

• For people in design
  How to get builder bids you can actually compare

  What to send every builder before they price, so each bid is pricing the same house.

• For people with bids arriving
  What a complete custom home bid should include

  A bid can be accurate line by line and still leave out what costs you most. What the complete version of each item looks like.