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The contractor communication habit that leads to expensive misunderstandings

Construction projects rarely implode because of one dramatic mistake. More often, they bleed money through a quieter problem: casual, undocumented conversations that everyone assumes the other side ...

Ask the Builder: Please stop hoping your contractor is doing the job right

This column is all about misplaced hope. You can lose thousands of dollars, or even tens of thousands of dollars, if you make this mistake.