Scope of Work Defined

     If you're working to turn your pig's ear into a silk purse, it'll be helpful to think of your project in terms of scopes. 

    In a home renovation, roofing, plumbing, electrical, and painting are examples of distinctly different scopes of work. Considering them separately as you think and plan out the project will be beneficial. 

    In the restoration of a car or truck, you'll be well served to break things down comparatively, yet the scopes will be different; engine build, body work, and upholstery to name a few. The same type of similar breakdowns can be applied to restoring an old boat, fire truck, motorcycle, and anything else with a lot of potential that is on the other side of a thick fog of planning and work.

    When possible, you want and need specialists on your team. From my experience, not too many masons are also experts in fine carpentry and vice versa. And I doubt that the mechanic who rebuilds the transmission for an antique car is the best option to take on the re-chroming of the bumpers. However, sometimes specialty contractors will veer out of their own lane, but from what I've seen it's usually more of a favor to the silk purser (the person in charge of the project) than a wholehearted desire or need to really take on a scope they aren't all that well suited to complete. They'll do it but would rather not. I know. I've been there. I get it. It's better to let the pros focus on the scope they can really blow and go with.

    Part of the fun of tackling a daunting project is being the general in the position of making the decisions and directing troops on the march to the finish. Breaking the effort down into scopes will build on this anticipation and also help to make the transformation from pig's ear to silk purse more palatable. Perhaps most significant though is that it will also make the undertaking more manageable.

    So, if you're rehabbing, restoring, or renovating something that needs a bit more than a good cleaning or tender loving care, break your project down into multiple scopes.