Value Engineering

Value Engineering is an approach to project planning and design that we use to help us deliver more of what you want within your budget. It involves allocating different proportions of your budget to different areas of your project according to your priorities. Take these two scenarios, for example:

If you are remodeling your kitchen and master bath and would love to soak in a whirlpool tub, we might plan to use more of your budget on the most magnificent master bath possible and your kitchen, while being done very well, might utilize standard home appliances, mid-priced stone counters, and good quality but mid-priced cabinets.

Then again, say that you are doing the same project, remodeling your kitchen and master bath, but you love to prepare gourmet meals for friends and family and you are not seeking to turn your master bath into a luxury spa. In this case we would recommend you use your budget to get upgraded professional stoves, ovens, and refrigeration units; make the kitchen bigger with more work area; and use custom cabinets so you can hold all of your special equipment. Your master bath will still be very nice, but it might not be as large or have as many expensive features, such as an 8-headed steam shower that pulses water in time with the music coming from your 5 in-shower speakers.

Both of these projects could cost the same, but produce very different results. This is the benefit of value engineering: it puts your money where your priorities are, and you end up with a project that is finely tuned to your desires.

For more information about how we can help you with your next remodeling project, please contact us today.