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   Poglavlje 1: Hi, and welcome to Home the Second Story. 299s · Speaker 2

   Hi, and welcome to Home the Second Story. I'm Sherry Scott with Springhouse Architects in Cincinnati, Ohio. And I'm Marilyn Modinger with Runcible Studios in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Boston, Massachusetts. And today we're doing something…

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   Poglavlje 2: Some, you know, pocket neighborhoods that, you know, pay a tax for living in those neighborhoods. 118s · Speaker 2

   Some, you know, pocket neighborhoods that, you know, pay a tax for living in those neighborhoods. The fancy tax? Fancy tax, yeah. And that's so unfair, but it's true. Also, with that number and lumping in, that's a pretty large renovation, …

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   Poglavlje 3: $300,000. 302s · Speaker 3

   $300,000. So a lot of times I'll start off by saying, hey, is that your construction budget or your project budget? Is that your all-in number? And then we do a little math problem and we subtract out those other things. That's smart. That'…

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   Poglavlje 4: if our budget is realistic before we get too far down the road? 62s · Speaker 1

   if our budget is realistic before we get too far down the road? So we've talked about this before, about how to set costs, how to set budgets, how to talk about costs early. And I think it just boils down to, as usual, you need a good team.…

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   Poglavlje 5: Too many variables. 116s · Speaker 2

   Too many variables. Well, that leads us right into the second question. Oh, perfect. Do you want to read it? Yeah. Who do we hire first? So talking about the professionals. Yeah. My husband and I know we want to either renovate extensively …

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   Poglavlje 6: You are licensed to use. 300s · Speaker 3

   You are licensed to use... use those. You can take that design and talk to multiple builders. So when you get it designed by an architect, designer, draftsman, whatever you choose, you can take those plans and talk to different builders. Ye…

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   Poglavlje 7: we're talking about roller shades. 300s · Speaker 1

   we're talking about roller shades. But we wanted it in a pocket. It's in the drawings and it is a continuity all the way through instead of different people picking up different parts. Exactly. I think that also goes towards the architects.…

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   Poglavlje 8: and say, not what architecturally do you want to do, but what activities are you currently unable to do properly in your house? 95s · Speaker 1

   and say, not what architecturally do you want to do, but what activities are you currently unable to do properly in your house? What are your traffic jams? What is causing strife in your home? And what I've learned over the years is when I …

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   Poglavlje 9: You know, and it's it goes back to the point like we're not we're not looking for a home run huge project every single time we go talk to somebody. 204s · Speaker 2

   You know, and it's it goes back to the point like we're not we're not looking for a home run huge project every single time we go talk to somebody. We're actually looking to help them. Yeah. And if I can walk out of there and say, yeah, you…