Ron has overseen tens of millions of dollars in construction — and trained, consulted, and coached dozens of GCs, project managers, designers, and architects. He's even flipped, gutted, and rebuilt his own homes. Now that experience is here to help you make the right calls on your project.
Ron isn't a consultant who read about construction. He's a GC who has run the jobs, caught the mistakes, and eaten the cost of the ones he missed. That's the experience pointed at your project for thirty minutes.
Clever Real Estate, Home Renovation Trends — 78% of homeowners went over budget; 35% by $10,000 or more.
Run past schedule. Every extra week is another week of rent, storage, or living in a construction zone.
Blow the renovation budget. Not by a little — by enough that the last phase gets cut entirely.
Halted a renovation halfway through because of costs they didn't see coming.
It happens because homeowners walk in unprepared. Thirty minutes fixes a lot of that.
Have Ron get your scope detailed up front — every line spelled out, so there's nothing left to charge you extra for.
A $12,000 "tile allowance" that buys builder-grade and bills you the difference.
Vet the team properly — before anyone sets foot on your property.
Meeting the salesman, then never seeing him again after the deposit clears.
Use Ron's payment schedule template, built so money released always matches work actually completed.
Being 70% paid out on a job that's 40% built.
Get coached on the practices that keep mistakes and misunderstandings from happening at all.
A verbal yes on site that shows up as $8,400 on the final invoice.
Athletes have trainers. Businesses have accountants. But your remodel — the biggest investment in your largest asset — comes with nobody in your corner. That changes here.
Bring one. Bring all of them. That's the call.
By the time the framing is up, the contract is signed and the allowances are set. That's why the call happens first.
A contract written by the other side. A bid you can't fully decode. And nobody in the room whose job is to protect you.
He's negotiated this a hundred times. You've done it once, twenty years ago, on a smaller house. That's the whole problem.
They had someone in their corner who'd read a thousand bids before theirs. That's the difference. That's what this call is.
Thirty minutes. You talk, Ron listens, then he tells you exactly what he'd do if it were his house and his money. No software to buy. No course to enroll in. If you want ongoing help after, ask him. If you don't, don't.
Every project is at a different stage — so the call meets you at yours. We'll dig into whichever of these you need:
Already have it? Let's go through it together — where the padding hides, which allowances are traps, and the language that quietly guarantees overruns before demo day.
Where do you even start looking? What separates a real pro from a guy with a truck and a Yelp page? The questions to ask before anyone steps in your house.
Our proprietary AI-powered scope-of-work software generates a real scope for your project — with or without plans — so you see what actual pricing should look like and compare quotes apples to apples.
Do you need the full remodel — or a smart refresh? The cheaper paths to 90% of the same look, and the spends that are actually worth it.
After the call, Ron sends your situation and next steps in a written summary. Nobody else does this.
| Line item | Qty | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|
| Demolition & prep | ||
| Cabinet, counter, appliance removal & haul-off | 1 ls | $3,400 |
| Rough trades | ||
| Electrical — 6 circuits, under-cabinet, code upgrade | 1 ls | $7,200 |
| Plumbing relocation — sink & dishwasher | 1 ls | $4,100 |
| Finishes | ||
| Cabinetry — semi-custom, shaker, soft-close | 22 lf | $18,600 |
| Countertop — quartz, 3cm, eased edge | 48 sf | $6,240 |
| Flooring — engineered oak, incl. underlayment | 210 sf | $4,830 |
Same project, start to finish. On schedule, on budget, every change order questioned before it was signed.
The pre-remodel playbook — fire safety, lighting, spend vs. save, contractor traps, and more.
A real scope of work for your project, generated by our software — so you can compare every bid apples to apples.
A summary of your call and your next moves — straight to your inbox within 24 hours.
"Ron explained EVERYTHING to me in as much detail as I wanted. He educated me and I learned quite a bit about construction as a result. He is patient and thoughtful. He is truly PHENOMENAL."
"Ron was personable, kind & asked great leading questions. He returned with three options — Good / Better / Best — and provided the reasoning behind them all. He kept the team on schedule and pushed hard to ensure we could come back ASAP."
"His attention to detail, timing and quality workmanship was superior. Ron communicated frequently and checked on the progress of the project. We would hire him again for any project without hesitation."
Fair question. Straight answer.
Some homeowners who do the free call end up wanting Ron in their corner for the whole project — reviewing every bid, every change order, every invoice until the punch list is done. That's paid coaching, and it's how this whole thing works.
But most people just need the 30 minutes. They get their answers, they get their next moves, and they run their project sharper than they would have. That's fine. That's the deal. Ron builds his audience by actually being useful — the people who need more, ask for more.
No pitch unless you ask. If coaching isn't a fit, you still leave with your written next steps. There is no version of this where you lose 30 minutes and get nothing.
Ron Hogen has overseen tens of millions of dollars in construction — multi-million-dollar custom homes, full-gut remodels, commercial builds, and every screw-up in between. He's trained, consulted, and coached dozens of GCs, project managers, designers, and architects — and flipped, gutted, and rebuilt his own homes along the way.
He runs Ron Talks Construction on Instagram and TikTok, where 10,000+ homeowners follow along for the stuff their contractor won't tell them. This call is that same straight talk — pointed at your actual project.
Your questions answered. Your bid decoded. Your scope of work generated. Your next 3 moves in writing. One free call.