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custom home builders conroe
These are real builder questions that I got from readers of my e-book", "Residential Development Made Easy" with answers from a major USA Master Builder, in 48 states.

Question 1

My wife and I are planning a new home. We intend to be a builder or two in this area, and I plan to keep them on these issues.

My wife is very skilled in planning and research. Under what circumstances would you recommend we hire an architect? And why or why not? (This is not loaded. I'm not an architect
and neither is my brother. We would prefer to construct without the setting of an architect.)

Reply

It depends on your budget. Some architects in the U.S. for free as much as 10% of the funds for a home to the plans. Master Builders, as opposed to "Local Builder Bob", "do not like their customers in a position for hiring an architect, until they really need.

The best advice our clients receive is the prioritization of the measures as follows:

First: Get the loan;

Second: Get the land;

Third: Get the Interior Designer;

Forth: Get the architect.

In our case we have in-house architects and civil engineers.

It is best professionals Interior Designers (ASID) and they work with you in designing the floor plan that is uniquely suited for how you and your family are taking and the way you like.

Armed with this floor plan you would then send it to us and we will create your plans by the architect is.

Construction plans are part of the bid, we offer our customers. In this way, they do not have 'Sticker Shock' from a local architect.

Question 2

How much does it cost and quality of research materials, we can again expect that our builder to do or to
have done?

Reply

This depends on the builder's plate you rent. In most cases, you can not expect too much. Most builders in their comfort zone.

They use materials that they are to work with. You will usually not try something else, unless highlighted on the home buyer or developer. And then usually hire an outside source to do this.

As Master Builders, we use the latest technologies and one of the reasons why we are profitable and successful is that we are always on new technologies and want our buyers and developers, that this power in their homes.

3rd issue

Does it make sense for us to ask our builder to identify his subcontractors and allow us to talk with the primary result, before we signed a contract with him (and after)?

Reply

It may be reasonable in your view, but not very realistic. Subs come in and out of the site. If you are not another one is in.

Once you have a contract with a contractor, he is your "One Point of Contact". The suppliers are the consequence - not you. Remember that you have with him for his building management know-how to work on time and costs.

That means he must have full control and therefore you talking directly with the result you are confused. You can not have two leaders at a job.

Confusion costs more money. If you or your wife talk to a sub-category, you are not in a social conversation. Let's say you have an innocent comment about some aspects of the sequence of work - like you regret picking the tiles in the bathroom and saw some beautiful. This is everything you said!

Can you see how this could be a sub against the client to the question why he has not finished the bathroom yet. "" Well, the customer told me two days ago that the amendment of the tiles in a different way "." It does not matter that you do not say that - but it caused confusion and delayed the work of at least two or more days.

Instead, want access to the sub-categories with which you have no skills, you should focus on ensuring the builder has the proper permits and insurance for the construction industry. Especially for the workers and for liability comp.

Few customers know that they be held accountable if the builder does not have the right insurance.

Suppose that a child comes to the side after the client has for the day. Decides to climb onto the roof and jump. Guess who the liability? Check the references from other customers, he is built.

One last point about access to the suppliers.

Many home builders have very poor spatial location and can not imagine an overview of the space designed for them - they can not imagine, but the finished house, never mind what the finished colors and tiles look like.

For this reason, they feel the need to be able to make changes in every phase of the project. This is what is behind this issue to be able to speak for the following years. You can make changes to your house design at any time, as long as you know that any change will cost heaps and blow your budget sky high.

To these changes, you ask the architect to an estimate by the Owner for any change. You can then decide whether you can afford it or not. If your request for the worst (most expensive), it is said that too.

What is the answer to all this? All the decisions about what you want and need them in your
Plans and specifications.

Question 4

What does a builder, expect the homeowner to do (except to pay and when you agreed).

Reply

A builder expects the home buyer to be reasonable and realistic in their expectations. The time you spend in planning and thinking about what your home is worth real money. If you're not good at planning, an Interior Designer is required for the ultimate happiness.

If you are not your thoughts on the important aspects of the design, go and check to see examples of what you do and how the interior designer, to what you want in the plan.

The biggest problems that most builders run into is the home buyer, change what has been agreed upon or is unrealistic, what they want. This is the reason why we have our customers sit at home with a
Interior Designers.

The ASID can contact you and help you to visualize what you want and help you all compromises
You have to make.

It is very expensive to make changes in a project. Let's say you wanted a 17x20 kitchen. Sounds like a big kitchen.
Probably too big. However, if the cabinets and appliances start coming in you realize that it is too small and want to enlarge the kitchen.

This will cost you an extra $ 50k to these changes. You can even a small fortune by first working with the ASID space, storage, placement, design and style.

Author & $ 1.2 billion for developers, Colm Dillon has the best selling "How-To" E-Book "," Residential Development Made Easy "," with the reader in all states of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand , United Kingdom, Germany and 79 other countries. His Independent Web Site is: http://www.realestatedevelopmentcoach.com/ez