9. Don't do everything now. Stage or downscale the project. Before budget becomes a driving factor, we often get carried away and want to change everything. If there are parts of the project you could do another time without added cost, wait on those. Staging different parts of the project will allow you to save up more money beforehand.10. Do some of the work yourself. If you want to bring up this option with your contractor, be careful to stay out of his way while doing your own work. Maybe you can install the floating cork floor after the room is built but before the finish carpenters and painters come in — you could even do it on a weekend so there's no disruption to the contractor's schedule. Not everyone will be open to this type of arrangement, but it doesn't hurt to ask.More: Review a home pro you've worked withRead more in this series

jw york insp

Build me

toit terasse

Materials windows

Clean look

DARK TRIM

This house is described as a modern interpretation of a shingle style home. I like the exterior

Just love the exterior

I love the modernization of a traditional design here.

Good blend of style

windows

Too white, but good looking

White walls

Balanced Modern Exterior

wood and stucco

windows and pergola

PATIO

pergola

Transitional M

exterior

Windows

Exterior

Modern

Side entrance and covered patio?

Ext. Color

nice windows

Light stucco, big windows with dark trim

D

Colors

Windows

it feels restful and like home

cool modern look - love it!

Pretty covered patio

esta es la combinacion que quiero

Another view

red trim on white stucco

bottom window with transom

stucco

Windows with no trim

Proportions

I neeeeed this house! I love it! So modern and clean looking.

window placement & proportion--excellent.

Arbor

gorgeous windows

stucco

simply elegant

I like those windows

patio overhang

front stilt garden

black windows

Style+covered patio w/ half wall

looks like cantilevered idea from chad

Clean

Porch idea - add fireplace. Off bedroom perhaps?

traditional with modern design

Outside at side

neat

render

windows

Exterior

roofline etc

this style home

view from driveway...except bottom as garage??

windows?

style

Metal roof and overall design and style

exterior

polished farmhouse

windows

Nor cal living

Love the porch...

a few posts hold a lot of arbor

Farmhouse

Dark trim around windows

Transitional

patio

love this modern farmhouse!

Exterior

Casa

Exterior look

color

stucco

Love this contemporary home..

Modern windows and materials on traditional-looking home

I like stucco

Фасад

I like the clean lines.

6

Contemporary

windows

Modern

white stucco and wood siding

like windows, not stucco

the simple structure over the patio

Paint

My Austin Home

modern farmhouse

like

Extension on the left side--patio

wood canopy and belly board detail

White house black trim

Amazing Farm House ,...........

Covered patio

color

Awning

simple contrast color, mix spanish w contemporary

porch-like trellis may be able to unite parts of our project

window look

Covered patio

Italian modern

Love this, look at the windows!

White with dark windows and eaves

современная штукатурка

Exterior

Windows make a big difference to the Look and feel

I love the pergola, and the shape.

South front

stucco n wood

Facade

Coziness Feel

symmetry

Simplicity

gft

Colours windows wood

Patio en el fondo

Expansion coronado

Traditional contemporary craftsman

White house, dark trim

Proportions

windows

Modern farmhouse

outdoor living area

Modern farmhouse

beautiful clean lines

Exterior of Home in general. Metal roof.

awesome

smooth stucco look

Dream House

Front elevation

Window symmetry

Design is good... Simple

Love the line and lighting on the roof over the patio!!

same house/concept

Windows

Sherman 2nd story

Exterior

Good ideas

house color and trim

white and dark brown

Building budget ideas.

like one pillar holding up the trellis

This could be a remodel on Paul's home

Veranda, white house with dark trim.

like the wood work!

Beautiful

Colors

contemporary

outdoor colors

the terrace

portico

simply natural and warm

matches existing landscape in sleepy hollow

covered deck

really neat,open spaces, large windows

House style

contractor's tips for cheaper ways to remodel

exterior lines, materials

color lighting style

C/D

I like the feel of the color of the wall and the wood windows

wall around the patio to the side of the home

outside patio instead of front porch? also the sort of spanish colonial look. simple lines

covered area

See previous comment

Nice!

pergola, commercial windows

peak of roof

the windows n the feel

Modern and traditional

House

Windows

exterior

windows...

Modern farmhouse

These lines would work with a modern farmhouse.

Pitch and Flat Design

Change windows, siding, and roof to slate color

trellis, patio, windows

Colors and trim.

clean exterior lines, transom windows, modern pergola

Contemporary stucco

modern farmhouse

Simplicity. Porch. Color of stucco..