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In the next month or two we will be having our kitchen and possibly a closet renovated in our Prospect Heights co-op. The closet holds a furnace and water heater; we will be getting a new furnace and hopefully a small ‘on demand’ water heater and turning the saved space into a small pantry. I have a few questions about the project as this is our first reno.

- are there seasonal differences in prices for contractors? Would we be better off waiting until after the holidays?

- should we have one person do both jobs?

- how much do we need to have prepared before we begin interviewing contractors? Do we need to have cabinets, counters, suppliers, etc or just general ideas?

- does anyone have recs for retailers for counters (quartz), cabinets, and other supplies? We’ve been told Mondial and Gold & Reiss but looking for others.

Any help greatly appreciated.