Before You RenovateClarity before pricing
Renovation Readiness Checklist
Use this before requesting final prices. The goal is not to know every answer—it is to make known decisions, open questions, and items needing verification visible.
Project snapshot
Project / property
Date / version
Primary decision-maker(s)
Target timing / important dates
1. The project story
What problem should this renovation solve?
Must-haves
Nice-to-haves / alternates
2. Room-by-room scope map
| Area | Remove / repair | Build / install | Finish / quality level | Open question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3. Known constraints and existing conditions
- Occupied during construction
- Access / parking limitations
- Working-hour restrictions
- Pets, children, or mobility needs
- Known water or structural concern
- Older electrical, plumbing, or HVAC
- Possible hazardous material
- Historic, HOA, or neighborhood rules
Details / other constraints
Before You RenovateClarity before pricing
Make the unknowns visible
A clear request separates decisions already made from placeholders, options, and conditions that still need investigation.
4. Selections and specifications
| Item / category | Selected product or quality level | Who purchases? | Allowance needed? | Decision due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinetry | ||||
| Countertops | ||||
| Fixtures / appliances | ||||
| Flooring / tile | ||||
| Paint / finish |
5. Items needing field verification
- Dimensions and quantities
- Wall, floor, or ceiling condition
- Structural conditions
- Electrical service / panel capacity
- Plumbing location / condition
- HVAC capacity / routing
- Waterproofing / drainage
- Access, protection, and staging
Who will verify what, and by when?
6. Before the same request goes to every contractor
- One current written scope
- Photos, plans, and relevant reports
- Must-haves separated from alternates
- Selections labeled selected or unresolved
- Known constraints disclosed
- Request for inclusions and exclusions
- Request for assumptions / verification
- Common quote comparison worksheet
7. The request sentence
Use or adapt
“Please price this scope and clearly list what is included, excluded, assumed, provided as an allowance or alternate, and still needs field verification.”