WINNING
WISDOM
from Adam McIntyre
■ Be the general
contractor—
if
you w ant to. “ It’s a
reasonable job if you
do your research
and are organized
and detail-
oriented,” Adam
says. You could save
about 10 percent
on the p ro ject
■ Create a
staging area
for
m aterials so they
don’t get in the
w ay or have to be
constantly moved
around. W ork on
one room at a tim e
if possible and m ove
on. Working on too
m any room s at once
gets confusing.
■ Consider
custom
features.
‘ ‘You
don’t have to settle
fo r w hat you see on
store shelves.”
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