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I have a studio in Willoughby Walk and would like to do some renovations, such as installing all new floors, taking down a couple of small walls to reconfigure the layout a little, having closet systems put in, and completely gutting and redoing the bathroom. Also there’s something weird going on near the windows with cracks and peeling on the wall, so that needs to be addressed. I’ve never owned before this apt and never done anything like this. My question is, do I hire a general contractor to do all this? Or do I hire someone to come in and do the bathroom, someone separate to do the floors, someone else to address the problem near the window, etc? I looked at the website for one popular GC in Brooklyn that mostly does brownstones. I love their work, but will I be seriously overpaying if I go that route? Thanks very much, any advice would be much appreciated!