The most common issue homeowners encounter during a construction project is not agreeing with one another on things both large and small. It’s okay. You can get through it with a little pre-planning.
You must determine a way to deal with decisions when you come to an impasse. It is stressful making hundreds of decisions that affect future decisions and cost a lot of money to boot. In addition, going back and forth on where to place a window takes time, and time is money. The ability to quickly make decisions to keep the project moving is a critical piece to the puzzle.
I recommend using bargaining chips as a solution for indecision. Each party starts with 5 chips (if you have too many, it won’t work because you can keep one-upping each other and get nowhere). Instead of pulling your partner’s hair out, you can use one of your chips to override your partner and conclude an issue you just can’t seem to resolve. If you really want the range oven in the island, and your partner wants it on the wall, you can use a chip to resolve the dilemma. Just be aware that you might have to succumb to the 4-burner range instead of that 6-burner beauty you had your eye on if your partner uses his or her chips to knock yours off the table. You may determine other tricks that work better for you, but agree in advance on how to resolve these types of impasses. Setting some ground rules on how to get past challenging circumstances will help you both keep all of your hair and make the process a lot more fun.
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