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Check Out This Crappy Project Estimate

Blue Jay Exterior Renovations was recently selected to complete a siding replacement project in Edmonton, even though our initial quotes for the project came in 24% and 41% higher than estimates from the other contractor. Does this mean that our customer made a poor financial decision? Definitely not, and this article explains why.

How Often Should a Project Manager Visit the Job?

Project management is not a science. That’s why different contractors will have different ideas about how to structure the crew and the job to get the best results.

At Blue Jay Exterior Renovations, we believe that a dedicated project manager should visit active jobs on a daily basis. Here are 5 ways that daily site visits help us to deliver the best results possible for our customers.

How Siding Renovation Projects Go Wrong

How Siding Renovation Projects Go Wrong

During our time working for James Hardie Canada, we were Alberta’s first point of contact for homeowners stuck in a nightmare Hardie siding renovation. Over the years, we became frustrated with almost every siding contractor in Edmonton for what we felt were poorly thought-out practices that left homeowners in the dark and increased their stress at every point of the project.

Here are the most common ways that a siding renovation project can go sideways, and what we do to make sure that we can minimize project hiccups: