Contractors have a notorious reputation of being inflexible and unapproachable, especially when it regards changes to a signed contract. This is when most disagreements or missunderstandings occur. In the end, the customer will usually sacrifice the bid cap to push through a desired change. But isn't that what a 'custom' job is all about? Making it uniquely yours? So why would it be so difficult to alter the plan on the fly without it costing an arm and a leg?
We think you should be able to have it your way, whether you're ordering a hamburger at a fast food restaurant or adding a room to your house.
By letting you, the customer, be as involved as you choose, you can head off problems and misunderstandings before they happen.
Remodeling can be an extremely invasive proceedure, so why not be comfortable with the workers AND the work?