Stewardship
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Advantages of the Design/Build Approach to Home Remodeling
by AJ Stones, Design Contractor
With
the Design/Build approach, you hire just one company for
both design and construction. AJ Stones has more than fifteen
years of experience with this approach and proudly provides
complete stewardship for his projects.
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• We work with you from start to finish. We start with
your ideas, work them into a thorough design, and manage the
project from demolition to the final clean-up.
• We offer complete design and remodeling services.
We hire professionals (including architects, interior designers,
plumbers, and others ) to do what they do best and provide
the oversight required to get the job done right.
• Onsite supervision from beginning to end. We pay close
attention to detail to your project, every day, and will finish
your job completely before starting the next big project.
Financially
responsible
• Our services provide value for money. A job well
done increases your house’s value. By completing the
job to your utmost satisfaction, we maximize your long-term
enjoyment of your home and minimize the short-term cost
to you — in terms of time and stress — of dealing
with the complexities of a major remodeling project.
• Our budget process gives you financial control.
We start with a rough budget, refine it during the design
process, and update the numbers as the project evolves.
You retain budgetary control.
• Our energy efficient planning provides long-term
savings. This planning increases your comfort and lowers
your utility bills, resulting in considerable savings. |
• We conduct lead-safe work. Lead-safe work practices
ensure the containment and removal of lead dust, the leading
cause of elevated blood levels in children and lead poisoning
in children under age seven.
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AJ is certified. In 1995, AJ earned the highly respected Certified
Remodeler designation from the National Association of the
Remodeling Industry (NARI). AJ has the knowledge and training
to manage your project expertly, and his commitment to continuing
education ensures the best use of current methods, technologies,
and products.
• Our work is verified. Our work meets current codes
and is done with all necessary permits. Third party inspections
ensure that the work was done correctly.
• Our firm is trustworthy. With trust in our full-service
firm, you can pursue your personal and professional activities,
even in the midst of a major remodeling project. Our stewardship
of your project frees you from day-to-day project management.
If you have questions about the design/build approach, or
how we provide quality services through careful stewardship
of remodeling projects, please contact AJ at (412) 241-6042
or aj@ajstones.com.
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customer recommends AJ Stones:
We
recently had a bathroom completely renovated and I would
like to recommend
AJ Stones. We were very pleased with the following features
of AJ's work:
- AJ
always took extremely thorough measures to contain dirt
and debris from the (indoor) work site. In general, AJ
uses envornmentally friendly practices and materials.
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AJ only works one job at a time. He does some work himself,
and he coordinates the various subcontractors (e.g. plaster,
insulation, plumbing) who come in, in person; the key
point is that AJ is on site himself almost every day.
Also, AJ has long-term relationships with the subcontractors
he uses, and all of them were excellent.
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AJ worked with us to design a plan that suited our needs
and would yield high quality results. He was very open
to integrating additional steps that came up while the
work was in progress, and even suggested some of these
(e.g. taking advantage of open walls to run additional
wires; adding insulation to areas other than the bathroom
being renovated).
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AJ provides regular budget updates, with charges broken
down into various categories. He also checks email and
phone messages regularly and is quick to respond to them.
--Jonathan
Rubin
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