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Turn a renovation idea into a realistic scope, budget, and sequence before you hire anyone — so you go in informed instead of getting sticker-shocked or scoped. Use when asked to plan a renovation, budget for a remodel, how much will renovating [X] cost, or scope my home project. Produces a scoped breakdown of the work, a realistic budget range with a contingency, the sequence and rough timeline, must-decide-early choices, where costs balloon, and what to line up before getting quotes — flagging that local prices and permits vary, so verify with real quotes.

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# Renovation Scope & Budget

Renovations blow up on budget and timeline because people start without a clear scope — then every decision becomes a costly mid-project scramble. This turns a vague "I want to redo the kitchen" into a defined scope, a realistic budget with a contingency, and a sequence, so you can get quotes from a position of knowledge and spot when a bid is padding or the plan is drifting.

## What This Skill Produces

- **A scoped breakdown** — the work split into components (demo, structural, systems, surfaces, fixtures, finishes)
- **A realistic budget range** — a band per component plus a contingency (renovations reliably surprise), with the big cost drivers named
- **Sequence & timeline** — the order work must happen and a rough duration, including lead-time items
- **Decide-early choices** — the selections that must be locked before work starts to avoid costly changes
- **Where it balloons** — the classic overrun sources (moving plumbing/walls, hidden damage, spec creep, permits)
- **Pre-quote prep** — what to define so quotes are comparable and you're not scoped

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