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Sam Brusco of Brusco Design & Renovation was the guest on the Rhode Island Builders Association radio show You're Home on WPRO on November 22.  Sam was invited onto the show to talk about "Planning an Addition to your Home".  (Coming soon:  To hear the show, click here.)

How to Avoid a Renovation Horror
a.k.a. Remodel Your Home Without Going Crazy or Broke

Learn how to spot bad contractors;
how to find good ones; and
what happens during a renovation.

"We need to educate consumers, and this seminar does just that... Very informative."
-- George Whalen, Executive Director of the RI Contractors' Registration Board
"The Scream" by Edvard Munch

 
 
Learning Connection
Providence, RI
Saturday,
January 10, 2009 at 10 AM
click here to register
  
Learning Connection "Renovate without Going Broke"

 

Unlike new construction, remodeling is very much a personalized service.
It requires the client to place a great deal of trust in the remodeler,
much like one would trust a doctor, accountant, babysitter or an auto mechanic.
It is not buying a product and having it installed in your home.
This seminar will help you choose the professional who is right for you and your circumstance.

Topics include:

  • Selecting a GC (or tradespersons)
  • Acting as your own General Contractor: Pros & Cons
  • The contract
  • What to expect during a renovation
  • How to resolve issues that may arise
  • Documenting your wants and needs / Drawings
  • Green building
  • Zoning, permits, and inspections
  • How a remodel can help your home’s marketability
  • How to keep the dust out of your life, literally

A couple hours could save you a lot of time, aggravation and money!

"I've owned property for 43 years... I wish I had known this stuff a long time ago." -- P.H., Cranston
"I've hired contractors in the past;  I guess I was just lucky." -- B.D., Coventry

Everyone has a remodeling horror story – the contractor who never showed up, the one who did then did a lousy job, the missed deadlines, the cost overruns, the wrong color on the wall.  Trust us when we say this is not a cable TV 30-minute project.

Your home is your most treasured investment.  Let's face it, it’s difficult to sell your home in this market, so you may not be buying a new one either.  And bankers aren't granting new mortgages as freely as they used to.  (But there is financing available for those with good credit and/or equity in their homes.)

Renovating is the best way to improve your home and to add more useful living space – a new kitchen for meal preparation and entertaining, a media room to watch the latest movies, or a master bath to soak away the stress of the workweek in your hot tub.  But where to begin?!

Come to our informative, valuable and at times entertaining seminar on how to ensure your renovation project is a success. Don't be one of those cocktail party horror stories;  come and learn.

Created by Sam Brusco of Brusco Design & Renovation and Joe Cracco of Modern Yankee Builders, with the cooperation of the RI Contractors’ Registration & Licensing Board, the Cranston and Providence Building Departments, and the Rhode Island Department of Health.
 
Learning Connection
Providence, RI
Saturday,
January 10, 2009 at 10 AM
click here to register
  
Learning Connection "Renovate without Going Broke"

To find out about other upcoming dates, please call us at 401-632-0765
or send us an email at infoat signBruscoDesign.com

coming soon

Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) "Staying in Your Own Home after 65"
maintaining a safe, active and independent lifestyle
How can you (or your parents)
afford to make modifications to your family's home
on a fixed income?
Read this article
from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
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