#project timelines

[asestimationsconsultants]

How a Residential Estimating Service Optimizes Aging-in-Place Home Modifications?

Aging-in-place home modifications are increasingly in demand as more people choose to stay in their homes as they age, rather than move to assisted living or nursing facilities. This trend has led to a growing need for specialized services to ensure homes are safe, accessible, and comfortable for seniors. A residential estimating service plays a pivotal role in optimizing these modifications, helping homeowners, contractors, and designers achieve the best results within budgetary constraints.

Understanding Aging-in-Place Modifications

Aging-in-place home modifications focus on making homes safer and more accessible for older adults. These modifications often include installing grab bars, widening doorways, adding ramps, modifying bathrooms, and ensuring homes are free of hazards such as stairs or tripping obstacles. The goal is to create a living environment that supports independence and reduces the risk of injury while maintaining a familiar and comfortable space.

The Role of a Residential Estimating Service

A residential estimating service provides an essential function in aging-in-place modifications by offering detailed cost estimates, scheduling, and resource allocation. The primary way they optimize the process is by providing accurate, realistic, and comprehensive budget plans that address the specific needs of aging homeowners.

Accurate Budgeting: One of the most significant challenges in aging-in-place projects is managing costs. Home modifications, especially when tailored to a senior’s unique needs, can become expensive if not planned carefully. A residential estimating service ensures that all materials, labor, permits, and other expenses are accounted for accurately. This helps avoid unexpected costs that might arise during the project.

Customized Solutions: Aging-in-place modifications are highly individualistic. Each home and homeowner will have unique needs based on mobility challenges, health conditions, and the size of the property. A residential estimating service can evaluate these needs and provide customized solutions. By incorporating specific requirements into the budget and project plan, they ensure that modifications are both functional and affordable.

Maximizing Value: With limited budgets often available for aging-in-place projects, a residential estimating service helps prioritize modifications that will offer the most significant impact for the homeowner. This could include recommending high-quality yet cost-effective materials or suggesting alternatives that maintain safety and accessibility without overextending financial resources.

Project Planning and Scheduling: Home modifications require careful scheduling to minimize disruption to the homeowner. A residential estimating service works with contractors to create a timeline that ensures tasks are completed in an efficient manner. This helps prevent delays, keeps the project within budget, and ensures that the final result meets the homeowner’s expectations.

Vendor and Contractor Coordination: To ensure that aging-in-place modifications are completed on time and within budget, the estimating service coordinates with various contractors and vendors. By leveraging relationships with reliable suppliers and skilled labor, they can secure better pricing and ensure quality workmanship.

Key Benefits for Homeowners

Aging-in-place modifications are an investment in long-term independence and quality of life. By utilizing a residential estimating service, homeowners benefit from:

Transparency: Clear cost breakdowns and project timelines reduce the uncertainty of the modification process.

Peace of Mind: Professional estimators bring expertise and experience, ensuring that the project is handled competently.

Cost Efficiency: The estimating service helps homeowners make smart decisions that keep the project affordable, avoiding overspending on unnecessary modifications.

Safety and Accessibility: Proper planning and design ensure that the modifications enhance the safety, comfort, and usability of the home for years to come.

Conclusion

In the growing field of aging-in-place home modifications, residential estimating services play a critical role in ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standard. With their expertise in cost estimation, project management, and vendor coordination, these services help homeowners achieve a living environment that promotes independence and safety in their later years.

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[cyber-soul-smartz]

21st Century Project Execution: Mastering the Critical Phase

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[vrailaru]

take a step into my mind palace

[indoorghost]

How I feel working on the timelines of any writing project:

[dreamweave01]

*Patting Leo’s back*

Honey…please….you are gay to the Marvel Cinemaric Universe and back….we all know this, yes?

But I beg of you MEET USAGI SO YOU CAN FALL IN LOVE ALREADY.

If it makes you feel any better, they do eventually get together :)

There's just a few things that need to happen first. . .

One of those things being for Leo to stop being a coward, put on his big boy pants, and allow himself to fall in love again. Though in his defense, establishing intimate relationships during the apocalypse wasn't exactly Paris.

[kymerauwu]

"Wrong generation"? Babe we’re literally in the same timeline where this is an official promotional artwork for Barou's maid café.

[14dayswithyou]

💖 Day 3.5 is now available! 💖

For the last couple of months, only Server Boosters had access to the 3.5 update... Buuuuut now it's available for everyone to play in the 14DWY Discord — and soon itch.io once I'm happy with the QA and state of the game — so please don't feel pressured to join unless you want to!!

The full devlog + even more screenshots are under the cut ^^

What's been added to the 3.5 version?

📺 Streamer Mode!

I've been told that it's difficult to stream and monetise age-restricted videos on YouTube and Twitch, so I added an option to remove the sexual content and strong language used in the demo.

Now y'all can invite Ren into your bed for cuddles without putting your streamer career on the line /silly /lh

This won't affect the 18+ rating or dark themes/elements of the game, however! Although Streamer Mode will prevent you from seeing any "gruesome" CGs in the future, most of the core elements of the game will still be tied to the choices and decisions you make. So you won't miss out on the overall experience by using streamer mode!!

⚙️ Custom Pronouns!

It only took me one entire year to get around to it, but you can finally choose your own preferred pronouns (or use a set of pronouns instead)... At the cost of being able to change them mid-game ^^;

Since the original pronoun screen wouldn't update until a new scene was displayed, I temporarily disabled the feature. But once I find a workaround, I'll bring it back!

💗 Choose how others perceive you!

You can now choose how the cast and narration perceive you! Originally, the narration was kept strictly gender-neutral (outside of pronouns and genitalia picked by the player), but this will soon change in future updates.

For more clarity: you don't get to choose the words specifically, but you can choose between masculine, feminine, and androgynous terms!

📋 Separate top and bottom genitalia!

You can now choose your tatas and pps separately! >:3

Alongside that, you can also choose your preferred body type!

I removed the "both" genitalia option because a few players still assumed it was an obscure version of "intersex". That wasn't my intention and I don't want to mislead anyone, so I took it out for now ^^;

I also didn't want to include a screenshot of the new genitalia choices in action (because it's NSFW), so y'all get the same character menu screen for the nth time instead lmao

📱 Relationship Screen Overhaul!

You can now change your own status for more immersion, and long-term Server Boosters will eventually be able to submit and use their own icon within the game as well!

Stalking finding your friends has now become easier by using "Buddy Maps"; a new app that allows you to see the location of all the cast members!

I want to offer players more incentive to check the relationship screen since they tend to miss the status updates, so hopefully this might help ;v;

It also says it "updates every few hours" so folks don't go overboard and check every 5 seconds to see where Ren is gdsghf (also keep in mind that he's a hacker lol)

🖤 Additional Scenes Update!

Day 2 received a brand new CG!!!!! Originally, I planned on only adding a few CGs sporadically throughout the game, but it didn't feel right to leave Day 2 so... empty... so I added a brand new CG to (hopefully) make things feel more balanced and natural!

If you decline Teo's offer on Day 3, Leon will now call and try to convince you to reconsider. However, players are still allowed to decline, and if they do, they'll reach a dead end.

After listening to feedback on itch, I changed some of the dialogue during Days 1-3 to make it seem more consistent! They're only small changes though, so it's honestly not worth looking for sdgjssga

🎶 Updated BGM and SFX!

I wanted to try out a different style of music to see if it fits the vibe of 14DWY more! The BGM features more acoustics to suit the "beachy" theme of Corland Bay, though I made a conscious effort to include piano elements as well to stay true to the original!!

I figured it'd be better to give players a live example before I make a poll (to see if they prefer the change or not) and publish it to Itch.

Some new SFX have also been added, though it's very minimal and honestly not that noticeable.

How to download and play the update?

(warning: clicking on the following links will open Discord!!) To download the Day 3.5 update, simply join the 14DWY Discord server, verify your age, and visit the "14dwy-updates" channel!

Alternatively, you can also wait until the update is publicly released on Itch to play it as well!! (It normally gets released shortly after a round of QA testing/getting feedback from the server, though I may release it earlier if I feel like it hehe ^^)

Enjoy!!

[sparklychimecho]

Final Wonderland - Kururingo

Pokemon canon why do I have to do everything myself!?

Final Wonderlands your Subway Bosses lol

Sketches that turned into a lot more than the first study I did for fun... I may return to this idea when I have time... Alas editing a video on my phone sounds like a nightmare at the moment. ≧ ﹏ ���

[nkoprra]

i want a girl dad!toji , who learned from his mistakes w his first son and is desperately trying to right his wrong , who was never expecting a child w you let along a baby girl .

he didn't know what to do , and frankly , neither did you , but as you two finally decided on something , regardless of the outcome , it was already too late to even consider alternative options . you found out about your pregnancy late , and twelve weeks had already passed.

but he vows , the moment he feels the little creature kick inside your belly , how he would love them and protect them no matter what , just like he did with you . he was not going to be tied to what his demons dictate anymore .

and the vow to protect his little girl was renewed when he finally got to meet her , with your exhausted body holding her , toji's convictions were set . he was going to be the best dad to his little princess .

he would change and feed his little baby hoshiko , he would teach her how to fish , take pictures of every milestone she achieved , dance with her and you around his arms and especially he would watch every single barbie , princess and monster high film there has been released up to date . he would memorize her favorite character and always be sure to buy her toy .

in which every birthday koko was celebrated he would secretly shed some tears. you would find him in one ocation . crying in a princess dress that didn't fit him , his nails poorly painted and a crinkled paper crown . it was koko's fourh birthday and he saw megumi and koko smile , play and interact like siblings . you smile , your husband looking quite ridiculous and cute , but overall pitiful . it was your duty to hold him as he calmed down , toji never believed himself to be a good human . you digressed his beliefs , he proved himself with every tear you wiped off his face and with every aspiration he was telling you for his kids of how good of a human he actually was . even after all of his mistakes .

[netmors]

When I really wanted my AU to be consistent with the canon timeline and events, but now I have more and more desire to give up on this attempt.

And not a single source can give me accurate data on the events in this space opera lol (even in the books themselves, which is sad).

The only thing that makes me happy is that I am finally happy with Eli's redesign ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆

[autisticrosewilson]

You're all fucking wrong about Catholic Jason he wouldn't feel guilt about Jack shit, ESPECIALLY not killing. He would get the All-Blades and be convinced that this is God's go ahead and divine confirmation that he's right about everything and all of his opinions are valid and everyone who opposes his worldview is a moron blinded by idealism and naivete.

[icantbotherwithusernames]

You know I just realize that Evil/Henchmanic Ford au is kind of similar to Chaotic neutral Mabel. So how do you think Chaotic neutral Mabel would react to Evil/Henchmaniac Ford?

Also another question, how would Chaotic neutral Mabel would react to Cannon Mabel?

Anyway I hope you have a nice day

in regards to the second question: here's an event that very much could've happened considering the timeline difference between the canon and my au:

in terms of the first question, it depends on what type of henchmaniac Ford au we're going for. for the sake of the ask, i'll choose the type where 30 y.o. Ford learned Bill's plans and decided to join him (in whichever way)

[skeledough]

amaneism thursday 14 (amane bday edition)

ok it's not technically her bday for me yet BUT BUT it's already the 27th in jp so HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMANE!!!

(on that note this is my final amaneism thursday post...BUT i am nowhere near done drawing 0308. it is more so the struggle of posting weekly lol THANK U FOR THE SUPPORT OVER THESE 14 WEEKS!!!)

[bellart]

I made a post abt this a while ago so here is part 1 of Dick’s age timeline (sorry still some gaps between 21 and 22)

This is all based on his canon pre crisis age and I used info like the fact that he’s canonically the same age as Donna, abt 8 years older than tim, etc. to fill in the blanks. There are bound to be some inconsistencies with dc and it’s reboots but this is the timeline I go by and it took awhile so I thought I’d start sharing it 😋

[bixels]

What's K.O. CRISIS?

Hey all. Over the past couple months, I've gotten a lot of followers who probably don't know about my OCs and portfolio projects that I'm also working on, so I'm making a quick master-post for it!

K.O. CRISIS is a series of artwork––character designs, illustrations, sketches, and animations––inspired by late-90s/early-2000s anime and Y2K culture.

Set in an alternate-history Los Angeles in the year 2001, the story follows disabled Taiwanese-American Ashley Tang as she fights her way to the top of the bracket in the national augmented boxing championship.

As the youngest female fighter in the championship, she'll have to fight tooth-and-nail to defend her place amongst the heavy-weights. While her rare dual arm prosthetics help even the playing fields, it'll take more than brute strength to prove her worth.

But this isn't a story about an underdog triumphing against all odds. Throughout the story, Ashley will push herself to the limit for the sake of validating her existence under the grinding heel of the sports media machine, in a world that values disabled bodies more than their lives. As the championship rages on, one question seems to linger through the roar: Is Ash strong enough to win, or is she brave enough to quit?

Through the project, I'm hoping to explore representations of prosthetic-users in pop culture as "enhanced superheroes," as well as discussions of trans-humanism under medical capitalism, the fetishization of new technology, and the commodification of disabled people as entertainment.

Accompanying her journey include characters like Noora Balakrishnan, a local transfem prosthetics engineer who doubles as Ashley's ringside mechanical cutwoman.

The project is still in its early stages, especially since I sorta rebooted it earlier this year (meaning I'm no longer using past, outdated art for the project). If you enjoy it, you can find more artwork for the project under the #ko crisis tag!