When you have decided to have a custom home built the time to hire your Naperville home builder is early in the design stage, by doing this your builder can help monitor and control the overall cost of the project. Your primary task at this stage is to negotiate firmly with the builder on how he wishes to be compensated, rely on the builders knowledge and expertise to solicit bids from various materials suppliers and sub contractors rather than you parceling out the work yourself. To get the full value from a custom designed and built home you must work within your budget, a custom home is a “one of a kind” so bring together the designer, architect and the builder in all together so they can leverage their collective experiences.
Finding a Naperville home builder:
If you have hired an architect or designer these people are actually your best source of names. House designers have always got relationships going with house builders, they also have firsthand experience with the quality of their work, their communication skills and their business practices. There are other sources of names that you may wish to rely on:
* Local lending firms can offer insight into local builders and their track record of completing the job on time and on budget.
* Real estate agents have experience in the local home market and are a great source of names.
* An internet search will certainly turn up names of home builders in your area. Their web sites will usually give enough information on the type of work they normally undertake.
What to look for:
What you do not have to be looking for is a large organization with a fleet of trucks and a million dollar advertising budget, what you want is a Naperville home builder that has sufficient time, interest in your project, financial capacity, communication skills and experience.
When you are choosing a builder it will help if you can get a resume of all his current projects as well as his track record of building homes similar to that which you want. The best contractors are great organizers and understand the importance of work flow and time management.
Choose three home builders that you believe can do the work, set up interviews with each of them. Remember that you are the customer; it is in your best interest to look at their portfolio and listen to their specific achievements as well as asking questions and observing whether the applicant is listening well and seems to fully understand what it is you’re asking. When you reach a point where you can honestly say “I can work with these people” then you are well on your way to completing your dream project.
If you are considering having a new home built to your specifications and design then you will need a skilled Naperville home builder to turn your dream into reality. Click here to contact us.
