u/WasteVanilla9025

We would like to add some square footage to our master bedroom and adjacent bedroom . We would also like to redo the 2 adjoining bathrooms. We reached out to a contractor and they said they could do the project. We said our budget is less than 100k. They quoted us 95k to 100k with a 10k deposit. Is this how it’s supposed to go? I asked about drawings but they said they get the deposit first and then they get the dimensions and elevations. Is this the usual process? Plus, we want to get a home equity loan to cover the cost. Does the bank need to be involved in the beginning stages? Just want to make sure we’re doing this right.