When hiring your design / build team for your new home or renovation, open and transparent communication is extremely important. Not only should your team understand what you hope to achieve, but that you feel comfortable enough to discuss your lifestyle and financial situation with them. Just as you wouldn’t tell your therapist how to do their job or ask them to provide drugs without a prescription, there are some things your team prefer that you didn’t say.

Design feedback is a double-edged sword. On one hand, your team wants and needs feedback to improve your project and make it better. On the other hand, your feedback can be ambiguous and not provide enough direction to get to those solutions.

Here’s how you can provide them with effective feedback, so you can work more fluid and faster together.