Home Construction Tips – Things You Need to

Know!

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE

BUILDING A NEW HOME

Imagine trying to build a model of a ship from scratch without instructions or even a

list of parts. Unless you’re extremely crafty or an expert at models, it’d be safe to say

that what you produce would not be a functionable boat. House plans, also known

as blueprints, are a set of construction drawings that define the construction specifics

of a house like the dimensions, materials, and installation methods and techniques.

They also include plans for the foundation, each floor, the roof, exterior elevating,

electric, and building sections. You should have plans for the house you want before

you even hire a contractor. Some people try to save money by not purchasing house

plans and end up paying more money to fix unplanned issues.

YOUR PLANS. YOUR NEEDS.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE

BUILDING A NEW HOME

The early stages of designing the home

weren’t quite as busy, but once the house

was framed and construction was moving, it

got crazy quickly. If you are in a situation

where you are already overwhelmed with

work and kids and life commitments, it

might not be the best time to build. just

think knowing what you are getting into

and possibly talking to your significant

other about how you will deal with these

issues when they come up is a good thing!

KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING INTO

This is the single most important decision

you will make because you will be working

so closely with your builder/architect

throughout the process and your overall

building experience is largely determined by

your relationship with them. Do your

homework before you make your

decision.Interview and meet with lots of

builders and ask for referrals. It’s also smart

to ask for names and numbers of the last

three people they worked for to get an

accurate view of how people felt about their

building experience with that builder.

Hire the right people

Whether you are remodeling your existing

home or building a custom home like we

did don’t rule out hiring a designer. If I

had it to do over again this is the one thing

I would do differently. if you hire the right

designer, he/she can actually end up saving

you money because they know how to cut

costs to help you get the look you want,

keep your project moving, and keep you

from making costly building mistakes.

Consider hiring a designer

Plan, plan and plan some more

Once things start moving it is a whirlwind of decisions being thrown at you daily. Time

is money when you are building a house and it is extremely stressful to have to slow

things down because you just can’t decide what tile you want in the kids’ bathroom.

Pick out as much as you can before you start! While we were working on our plans we

were also researching appliances, flooring, counter tops, backsplashes, light fixtures etc.

While some things do work out,

just know that there are going to

be a lot of mistakes made. There

just are! There is no way to

build a perfect house with

everything going smoothly

during the building process.

Building a house involves a lot of

people and a lot of changing and

moving parts. Know that you

aren’t going to get everything

exactly how you want it.

You’ll make mistakes.

it’s important to remember that

things always look worse before

they get better. You can see a lot

of evidence of this in my

previous before and after posts.

This is an obvious statement, but

a lot of times I would be so

worried about how something

looked and if I would have just

waited a few weeks I would have

saved a lot of stress because

everything looks better when it’s

completed.

Things look worse before they look better.

While there is no way to avoid

mistakes, you can minimize them by

being specific and making it very clear

what your expectations are. SO many

mistakes happen simply because of

miscommunication. Don’t assume.

Explain it and show a picture and go

over it again and then make sure you

are at the new house often to catch

mistakes early on so they can be fixed

without too much time or money

wasted.

Communicate everything and don’t assume anything

Framers, cement crew, drywall

installers, electricians, painters,

carpenters, etc. – we got to know

them. We made them feel

welcome and appreciated.

Be kind to everyone involved in your building process

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Home Construction Tips – Things You Need to

Know!

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