subject: Who Should Be Your Home Builder? [print this page] Who Should Be Your Home Builder? Who Should Be Your Home Builder?
You are building your home, but whom should you trust with the building process? It is a daunting task to find the perfect hands to build your house but if you know what you are looking for, if you have the right guidance and most importantly, a good feeling about it, it won't be that difficult.
First and foremost, plan your home well. A shabby design will not be transformed to a dream home even by the best of home-builders. Put in your best efforts and hire the right architect to do the job. Once you have a clear image about what you want only then start looking for the builders to accomplish the task.
Search on the internet; ask your friends and family to push you in the right direction.
Get it from people who have had custom homes built similar to the one you want, ask your banker for advice on the home-builders that remain within the budget limits, he would know, he's the one who passes the home loans! Visit construction sites of currently under work homes, see for yourself how certain builders are working, if you have a good feeling about some of the options that you have come across, change your research methods to find out specifically those builders.
Once you have come up with say three or four suitable options, contact them. Meet them personally and ask questions. Ask as many questions as you can about the way they work, about how much time they would require, do they understand and agree with your home-design, can they suggest methods to improve your design. They must appear enthusiastic and involved in the building of your home, reluctant hands produce repugnant results. So make sure that the people you eventually hire really want to create the perfect abode for you and your family. See if they can work within your budget, try and check their previous records or find out about the experience their previous clients had with them.
Take your own time to come to a decision, weigh your options based on all that you found out and go for someone who fits the bill and about whom you have a good feeling!
