Pros and Cons of Building Your Custom Home

By Luis Pezzini


When building your custom home, you want to build it right. Much of it goes beyond finding a good architect, engineer, and builder/contractor. A lot falls in the hands of good communication throughout the entire project. In addition, much of it has to do with preparation before the construction process begins.

However, much of the future of the new construction depends on the land it sits. The process can be more costly if the land is raw land - land that is not prepared with a road to get to it, electricity hook ups, water ... In addition, there may be conservation issues, or historic preservation issues with the building of new construction. The building process may be slowed down by setbacks such as issues with wetlands, easements and other land use regulations, zoning, and other issues. In addition, it is important to determine if you will need a septic system or not.

The first issue deals with planning. As simple as it sounds, to complete a project correctly and on time, you have to plan every stage of it. There are no shortcuts to this part of a home's construction. From considering the design of your home, the materials, and sources, as well as the professionals that will work on the project, their scheduling, the scheduling of material delivery, the scheduling of permits, inspections, and other issues, all of this has to be planned. In addition, you must plan a budget.

Another important issue is to find out if the title is clear - are there any liens or any encumbrances to the land? It is important to know that raw land will be more expensive to build on than a lot that is already prepared for construction. There are also lots that even have approved plans to build. If you choose a lot that is ready for building most of the investigation and research on it has been done already, so you will be saving time and money. In addition, raw land conditions may delay your builder at some stages of the construction - there is no way to know this ahead of time.

One important issue is that after you choose your lot you consider several ideas for design of the home you want. Communication with the architect is very important at this stage. Your builder will follow the plans and blue prints in front of him/her so if you change your mind in the middle of the project, the whole project will be delayed - in construction, one stage (and even small issues) affects the next. Clear communication is of the essence at all times, from beginning to end of the project when building your custom home.




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