Hi, I’m Rachel

I’m an owner’s representative for residential renovations. I manage the day-to-day so you don’t have to.

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My Approach

Communication

Most problems on a renovation start as a question nobody answered. The GC needs a tile decision by Thursday. The architect is waiting on your response. You're at work and never saw the email, and now the schedule slipped a week over a question you'd have answered in ten seconds.

I'm the one who catches it. What decision is due, who needs it, and associated risks.

You hear from one person. Everyone else hears from me.

Organization

Onsite directives, email approvals, meeting minutes, submittals, change orders, invoices. Projects come with an enormous paper trail that need to be tracked and organized.

I keep it. Every decision documented, every approval in writing, every invoice checked against what was actually built.

Advocacy

Your architect wants the design realized. Your contractor wants the job to run profitably. Both of those are legitimate. Neither one is identical to what you want.

I’ll listen to all your concerns and represent your interests from start to finish.

Why an Owner’s Representative?

Your architect designs, your contractor builds, and I make sure what gets built is what you agreed to.

I review the bids, attend meetings, walk the site, check the invoices, and tell you what I'm seeing before it becomes expensive to fix.

You have a job and a life to focus on. Your project is my focus.

When To Involve an Owner’s Rep

Before You Build

  • Perform a needs assessment with you and the architect

  • Budget validation & bid leveling

  • Identify project risks

While you Build

  • Weekly site visits with written reports

  • Change order and invoice review before you sign or pay

  • Serve as the single point of contact for you, the architect, and the GC

Project Completion

  • Punch list walkthrough & completion

  • Collect warranties, manuals, and lien waivers

  • Verify all work is completed before you make the final payment

For Architects & Designers

If you have a client whose project needs are more management than your scope covers, let’s have a call.

I have experience working with other architects to alleviate the construction administration workload. Allow me to field client calls and concerns, freeing you up to focus on the vision.

Get in Touch!

Schedule a free 1:1 introductory session with me.

Tell me about the project: where it is, what stage it's at, who's involved, and any concerns you have. If I can help, I'll tell you how. If I'm not the right fit, I'll say so and point you in the right direction.

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FAQ

  • Often that's exactly when. An architect is responsible for the design; a contractor is responsible for the build. Neither is contractually responsible for protecting your budget from the other. Most owners take that on themselves while also managing a full-time job.

  • A conversation, no charge. Tell me about the project: where it is, what stage it's at, who's involved, and what's worrying you.

  • My fees can be structured three different ways: a percentage of construction cost, a flat monthly fee for the duration, or hourly for smaller scopes. Which one makes sense depends on the size and length of your project. I'll propose a structure in writing after our first conversation, before any work begins.

  • For a full renovation, from before the contractor is hired through final closeout. Some clients bring me in for pre-construction only: validating the budget, leveling bids, helping select the team. Others bring me in mid-project, when something has gone sideways. All three are fine.