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Planning a renovation shouldn't feel like gambling with your savings.

Be Your Own General Contractor gives you the complete system and tools to plan, budget, and manage your renovation like a pro.

Save money. Avoid mistakes. Stay in control.

Real Tools. Real Knowledge. Real Results.
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What's Inside

The way a professional runs the job, turned into worksheets you can follow

No guesswork and no construction jargon. A clear, step-by-step system from the first budget to the final inspection.

Plan Like a Professional

Scope the work, set the phases, and walk in with a plan instead of a hope.

Control Costs and Change Orders

Keep money behind the work and stop change orders from quietly blowing the budget.

Avoid Contractor Mistakes

Vet subs, write a protective contract, and catch the problems before they get buried.

Use Ready-to-Go Worksheets

Print them, fill them in, and run your whole project from demo to done.

Manage Timelines With Confidence

Sequence the trades in the right order so nothing stalls and nobody waits.

Protect Your Budget

Build in the contingency that absorbs surprises instead of derailing the job.

20+

Budget, Bid, and Inspection Worksheets

The heart of the book. Ready-to-use worksheets that turn the professional process into something any homeowner can hold in one hand and work through, page by page, from the first estimate to the final walkthrough.

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Wyatt Briggs
The Author

Wyatt Briggs

50+ Years in Design & Construction

Wyatt Briggs is the pen name of an architect with more than 50 years of experience helping homeowners navigate construction projects. His practical system takes the way professionals plan, price, and run a job and turns it into clear worksheets a homeowner can actually use to save money and avoid costly mistakes.

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