Easy Steps to Build Your Dream Home in Colorado

Posted by Elite Internet Technologies on November 25th, 2016

Are you planning to build your dream home? Congratulations! It’s a big step and you have to be careful about possible train wrecks, particularly at the contracting stage.

The planning stages of your home building project

Keep your planning well organized from day one. Most added costs and “financial surprises” happen because people don’t focus on the practical issues of planning. Something gets left out, or a plan change derails the budget. Avoid this situation at all costs, quite literally.

Thanks to CAD, a good builder and/or architect can do all the basics for you. They can create a core structure, and manage the details systematically. This is easy. What used to take weeks or months now takes a few minutes or hours.

The building stage – Choosing a contractor

This can get tricky. You need a top quality contractor able to do all the work under a single contract. A few suggestions:

Get a local builder with a high-end reputation for quality. You need to see a high standard of work, complex designs, and excellent quality workmanship.

Talk to your contractors. A good contractor is a problem solver, and a do-everything instant contact when you need advice. Talking to your contractors will also give you a clear picture of their idea of quality standards and communications skills. If you hear techno babble or vague answers, get another contractor.

Check the contract. It should include insurance, clean up, OHS, and any dollar figures should be clear. Get your lawyer to check it out in detail. Make it clear that you want a covers-everything contract, with no gray areas regarding costs or liabilities.

In Colorado, you have a good example of a top quality contractor almost next door. It’s a construction company in Boulder called Vaughn Paul Custom Homes. They’ve been in business for over 30 years, and their work is top of the range. They do custom built homes, a good “character reference” for quality. They also do custom home renovations, meaning they’re able to do a wide range of different types of construction work.

check out their website here at www.vpchboulder.com/ and see what a good contractor can do. Problem solved?