Month: February 2020

House construction is among the most important investments most people will ever make. The average family lives in the home for 3 decades, making payments and adding touches on the way. If it isn’t built well to begin with, it could be a drain through those 30 years. So the range of a contractor is a huge decision. Here’s making a sensible decision.

Look at homes the company has already built. Tour the houses while they’re empty, but have been completed. Pay close attention to the detail, towards the fit and flush and true. This is the true measure of a careful home builder, also it speaks to to produce. It speaks on the quality of the crews and subcontractors used. It speaks towards the check in and inspection procedures how the contractor has in place. You want HIM to obtain the imperfections, instead of you having to do everything whenever you make a punch list at the end of construction.

Ask the contractor about subs which he uses. In a perfect world he’ll almost certainly tell you that he maintains their own crews, but realistically things have to be subcontracted. Ask if he uses the identical subs whenever and insist that they contractually vouch for their work. Talk about materials. A good contractor can have accessibility to top construction materials. This is from framing wood to final coats of paint. You don’t want corners cut around the grade to construct materials used.

Ask for names and addresses of people …