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The scope of work is the document that decides who is right.
A bid is a number. A scope of work is the thing you argue from when the job goes sideways — and in Ohio it is also what decides who can put a lien on the building.Bidding and scope · 10 minBidding and scopeCleveland, OH · 10 min - A-01
What you can legally hand a handyman in Ohio, and the $25,000 line
Ohio sets no dollar limit on unlicensed handyman work. It draws the line somewhere less convenient — around the kind of work, not the size of it. Here is where the line actually falls on a punch list.Turnover and make ready · 9 minTurnover and make readyCleveland, OH · 9 min - A-02
Painting a Cleveland rental is regulated work. Here is what that adds to the bid.
On the near west side almost every rental predates 1978. That turns a repaint into work only a certified firm may legally perform — and the cheapest painting bid is very often the one that priced it as if the rule did not exist.Turnover and make ready · 10 minTurnover and make readyCleveland, OH · 10 min - R-01
What a roof costs in Cleveland, and how to read the bid before you sign it
Roofing is the trade where the price and the scope are least connected. Two bids can be $6,000 apart and both be honest, because they are not describing the same roof.Roofing · 9 minRoofingCleveland, OH · 9 min - M-01
Furnace and HVAC replacement in a Cleveland rental: what it costs and when to do it
A Cleveland winter does not wait on a callback. The cheapest furnace you will ever buy is the one you replace in August, on a schedule, with three bids on the table.Hvac · 9 minHvacCleveland, OH · 9 min - E-01
Knob-and-tube wiring and your insurance
The wiring is rarely what kills the deal. The insurance quote is. Here is what carriers actually do, what a rewire costs, and the line most rewire bids leave out.Electrical · 9 minElectricalCleveland, OH · 9 min - C-02
How to read an itemized contractor bid
Two bids on the same job come back $900 apart. Nine times out of ten that gap is scope, not price — and the bid with no markup in it is the one that should worry you.Bidding and scope · 10 minBidding and scopeCleveland, OH · 10 min - A-03
What a unit turn costs on Cleveland's near west side
The national average is $3,872. That number is useless to you. Here is the line-item build for a near west side unit, including the cost nobody puts in the budget.Turnover and make ready · 11 minTurnover and make readyCleveland, OH · 11 min - P-01
Lead and galvanized water lines in Cleveland: what to look for, and what you may not have to pay for
Cleveland stopped using lead in 1953, which tells you exactly which houses to check. Before you write a cheque for a service line, find out whether the city is already replacing it for free.Plumbing · 10 minPlumbingCleveland, OH · 10 min - G-01
Pulling a plumbing permit in Cleveland: license, bond, registration
The state licenses you. The city registers you. Only one of those lets you pull a permit, and plenty of good plumbers find that out at the counter.Permits and compliance · 9 minPermits and complianceCleveland, OH · 9 min - G-02
Cleveland rental compliance: registration, lead-safe, and what it actually costs
Before a single unit gets rented in Cleveland, the city wants three things from you. Here is the order to do them in, what each one costs, and where operators lose a month without realising it.Permits and compliance · 11 minPermits and complianceCleveland, OH · 11 min