Homeowner Remodeling Resource FAQs
Your Homeowner Remodeling Resource Questions Answered
Find answers about NARI’s remodeling checklists, safety guidance, energy efficiency tips, and permit resources to help you prepare for your home remodel.
Remodeling Done Right offers project planning guides, a Contractor Checklist, Safety & Lead Awareness information, Energy Efficiency Tips, Permits & Regulations guidance, and homeowner blog articles. Use these resources to prepare questions for your remodeler.
NARI's Contractor Checklist on Remodeling Done Right helps homeowners evaluate potential contractors before hiring. Use it to organize questions about qualifications, references, project expectations, and the proposed agreement.
NARI's Safety & Lead Awareness page provides homeowner information about lead-safe remodeling, including considerations for homes built before 1978. Review it before planning work that may disturb painted surfaces, and discuss applicable requirements with a qualified contractor.
Use NARI's Energy Efficiency Tips to prepare questions about improvements appropriate for your home and project. Discuss insulation, windows, heating and cooling, lighting, and other relevant systems with your remodeler. Ask how proposed changes may affect comfort, energy use, and your project budget.