Renovations. As time went on, however, demand started outpacing the company’s capability. Peter remembers getting a lot of calls from people asking for help, and he’d have to turn them down because he was too busy: “I would say ‘Maybe next year I can take your job,’” he recalls. “But people were telling me ‘I just need a little bit of help. I want to do it on my own, I just need some instructions.’ So I started helping them. That’s how the consultancy part of the business was born.” In the years since, Premier Quality Renovations has heavily refined their consulting service, and consulting is a significant part of what they do. That service is geared towards homeowners who are planning renovations and basically know what they want; they just want experienced back-up along the way. Premier provides those owners with the knowledge, advice, and confidence they need to make their project successful. They also provide inspection of the work done. For on-site consulting, they charge $500. For online consulting, they charge $250. The goal behind the Premier’ consulting service is to help owners “be their own general contractor,” Peter explains. The first step, he says, is teaching them the basics of the industry – “similar to learning to fly a plane, you first have to learn the theory before you step foot in the plane.” That’s why he wrote a book called ‘How To Be Your Own General Contractor,’ which teaches readers just what the title says. The book is now available for order on Premier’s website anytime – Peter says it has been selling “extremely well, especially during the pandemic.” AUGUST 2023
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