​​Costs in a remodeling project fall into two categories:
Fixed and Variable. Fixed costs relate to expenses the company has every month such as overhead required to maintain an office, liability insurance, and staff to run the business. Variable costs change depending on the project, such as what type of kitchen cabinets a client selects, how many dumpsters a project requires, etc. These costs are somewhat under a homeowner’s control in that if they want to lower their project cost, they can remove part of the work or go with less expensive fixtures. One of the reasons competing bids vary so much is based on a company’s fixed costs; a design-build contractor such as Dedicated pays for its office, insurance premiums and support staff while smaller, independent “handyman” type of contractors working out of their pickup truck do not have these expenses and can therefore offer cheaper pricing. However, this type of contractor frequently ends up costing the homeowners even more money in the long run with project delays, incomplete plans, failed inspections and subsequent change orders for work that should have been identified previously had an experienced designer been involved in the first place.