subject: Custom Homes Orland Park Who Is The Main Contact At Site [print this page] When looking to have a custom home built a question that needs to be asked early in the process that most people do not think about is who will be the main contact. This may not sound like a big question but can give some insight into the builder and if you will enjoy working with them.
You will find some builders will supervise the custom home building process in person. These builders are often out at the job sight most days and take a very hands-on approach. This can be helpful because the person you negotiated with, and who understands the big picture, is the one dealing with the day-to-day operations.
Having the owner at the job site can have the trouble of them not being there all the time. There are often other tasks such a permits, bill, and the running of a company that need to be taken care of that will draw the builder away from the site, leaving it unattended with work going on.
Other builders will have a superintendant or foremen overseeing the day-to-day operations and will get reports from them but the builder may not be there every day. This can beneficial especially if the builder has multiple homes being built at the same time. By having a superintendant on the site everyday you will have contact with the person who knows what is happening and who can answer your construction questions.
Although the superintendant is on the site at all times, they do have some drawbacks. Often they do not have the authority to make changes and will need to refer the request to the builder. Additionally they only have a very limited scope of understanding about the complete dream you have; this can sometime leave them not knowing the why behind what you are asking.
There is no right or wrong answer to the question of who will be your main contact but it does give you an idea if you will like working with the custom home builders. By asking the question, you will help insure you find the right custom homebuilder for your needs.
