<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kitchen quotes vary so wildly I don&#x27;t know what&#x27;s reasonable anymore]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">We're finally doing our kitchen and I've had three contractors out so far, and the quotes are so different in structure that I can't actually compare them. One gives a single lump sum, another itemises everything, and the third is somewhere in between with a bunch of allowances I don't understand. I've been looking into the <a href="https://kitchenbathpaloalto.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Top kitchen and bathroom remodeling contractor in Palo Alto</a> as one option, but the bigger problem is I don't know what to ask to make these quotes comparable. Should I be insisting on a detailed breakdown, or is a lump sum actually safer? And what are the usual things contractors leave out that end up costing more later? I'd rather go in prepared than get surprised halfway through.</p>
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