Phase 1: Planning & Design

This is the phase where you figure out what you’re doing. You define the project. You decide what stays and what changes. You set a budget that works. You start pulling ideas. You begin talking to trades.

Not everything happens in order. Some steps overlap. You might move into Phase 2 while you’re still wrapping up parts of Phase 1. That’s normal.

The goal is to get clear on what you're building, what it costs, and what it will take to get it done