We want to help you create your ideal home, and often the best way to achieve this is to design and build a completely custom home. The experts in this industry have learned a lot about what makes custom home construction successful, as well as how it can go wrong. In this article, we’ll go over some of the most common mistakes we’ve seen when it comes to building custom homes so that you can avoid stumbling into them during your project.
- Rushing the Design – When building a custom home, it’s essential to get the design just right. Some homeowners are so eager to get to the actual construction that they rush the design process, leaving them with significant flaws that need to be fixed later. We urge you to take your time during this critical phase of the custom home construction process so that you can double-check that every part of your design is correct before you start building.
- Putting Off Decisions – Another common mistake we see in custom home construction is the inverse of the one above–namely, taking too long to make decisions. The construction process involves long lead times, meaning that materials have to be ordered well in advance of when they will be installed, and putting off deciding on key features will grind the whole operation to a halt. Your contractor should help guide you through the bulk of these key decisions during the design phase so that construction can go off without a hitch.
- Bad Budgeting – Lastly, a third serious mistake in building custom homes comes down to poor budgeting–specifically, not setting money aside to cover unexpected expenses. Contractors aren’t perfect, and sometimes mistakes happen, materials break during installation, or you may change your mind. If you want to be able to fix mistakes in a timely fashion, make sure to leave some wiggle room in your budget to cover these costs.
Custom homes are beautiful and are a great investment, and that’s all the more reason you should be careful during the construction process. Keeping these common mistakes in mind will help you avoid any headaches in the process.
