Danto Builders Pros and Cons of Design-Build Construction | Page 5

These disagreements can happen fairly early on, as well. It is possible for the design
company to complete a design for a remodeling project, only to have the contractor come
in and say, for example, that the wiring will not work with the current setup. It is possible
a contractor might even say that a design change is needed because of too much space
taken out of a load-bearing wall or that there is not sufficient support for a higher floor
being installed.
Arguments over the costs of a remodeling project or new construction can also result in
the slowing down of a project. A designer might say that a kitchen remodel they have
created will cost twenty thousand dollars, but then a contractor may come in after the
design is completed and claim that it will cost closer to thirty, which leaves the owners of
the house in a lurch as to expected costs versus actual ones.