Are you not ready for a bid, but want a professional with 20+ years in the residential construction industry to review the plans one last time?  Animas Estimating offers a 1 and 2 hour plan review depending on the size of the house and complexity of the project. The plan review will examine constructability issues, potential cost areas, and future home performance and livability issues.  I review plans for

1.       Constructability issues, such as what beams will be exposed below the ceiling and will need to be exposed or wrapped in drywall.   

2.       Potential cost issues such as beam size and buildability issues and ways to decrease construction material and labor costs.  

3.       Future home performance and livability issues such as ice dam issues or a potential problem with light switch location when a room is accessed by a pocket door.   

While these may sound like minor details, if they are overlooked in the planning process they can have a negative impact on the construction cost and livability of the home.

Stand out from the competition with a quality professional presentation of your estimate that includes detailed information about your company. The Client Handbook is a professional way to not only present the bid, but information about how your company operates and other important information that clients need to know before starting the project.   It includes topics important to educating future clients to ensure each project gets off to a good start.   Topics include: communication, how the draw process works, what are allowances, how you accommodate for change orders, and other aspects of working together over the next several months.

  The client handbook template is delivered in a word document format that is easy for general contractors to modify for their specific needs. General contractors will be able to completely customize this handbook to their specific company policies in approximately 5 hours.   With the purchase of the Client Handbook, I also include 3 hours consulting to answer questions about how the templates, bidding sheets, materials selection guides work, and how they can be easily customized to your specific needs.  

A video explaining The Client Handbook Template can be found here

Finish the job with a professionally prepared homeowners guide book that includes all specific details for your client’s home.   This small detail will leave a lasting impression of professionalism with your clients.  

This 12 page template includes easily modified pages for each project that include: welcome home letter, table of contents, final budget worksheets, list of major sub-contractors and suppliers, specific materials selection such as paint and stain colors, and a convenient place to put all important paperwork for warranty information.  

The homeowners guide book is in word format for easy modification to your specific needs.   General contractors will be able to easily customize the homeowners Guide Book Template in 1 hour with the specifics of their company and customize it for each custom home in about 2 hours.     

Do you have other specific project management needs? Let Animas Estimating create specialized Excel or word worksheets that can be replicated job after job to help with streamlining productivity.   These include time card/job costing templates, material selection worksheets, or other project management projects that will save you time and money.   Contact me with your needs and I will find a solution to speed up your system.

Every Home Owners Association has different rules and regulations.   Let Animas Estimating complete this paperwork on your behalf.   Simply email us the link to the HOA website or submittal information and let Animas Estimating complete HOA submittal paperwork on your behalf.   Starting at $150. 00 and price depending on how complicated their submittal is.

This includes necessary calculations, material selection guide and necessary paperwork for Design Review Submittals.   It includes, but not limited to: building heights, lot coverage square footage calculations, siding % by elevation and list of materials selection and other items required by an HOA.

Animas Estimating can complete bank loan submittal information on your behalf.   Starting at $150. 00 and price depending on how complicated their submittal is, it.  includes modifying the budget to meet the bank’s format, completing materials selection list that allow the bank to accurately value the house prior to construction, and other necessary paperwork.