Feb 16, 2022
Having a place to call their own must be in everyone’s life goals. Whether you’re building a new home with your own family or as a present for your parents, building a home is one of the most exciting things that can happen in someone’s life because, surely, you’ve worked hard for several years to finally get that dream home, which is why it is important that the process of building it is carefully done.
Sadly, mistakes happen, and even one mistake in the process of building your new home will add up to your cost that may even exceed your planned budget. To avoid this, it is important for you to prevent these mistakes from happening by equipping yourselves with the knowledge of six common mistakes in building a new home.
As an individual, you have your own lifestyle, routine, and preferences. You know what kind of house you need or how the layouts should be done to fit your and your family’s needs, which is why you shouldn’t let anyone tell you what you have to put in your home especially if it’s adding to your spendings. Even though we recommend getting experts, it is still highly advisable for you to do your own research and make a layout of what you want before your appointment with the builder of your home, so you can tell them your priorities, and they can give an opinion about it. Once you have their opinion, do further research to ensure the possibility of the ideas and how much it will cost.
Again, your house, your priorities, your layout, which is why it is important for you to take the lead and not depend on your builder. No, you’re not an expert in construction, but the finished output of your home should reflect your lifestyle. You can achieve this by constantly communicating your ideas to your builder. You want your window facing the sunset? Tell them. Did they place your toilet where you asked them to? Check, and communicate. Never assume and still be open for suggestions and opinions. For these reasons, it is important to get a builder who is not only experienced, but who also gives importance to the creativity and individuality of their clients.
Once you have a builder, ensure that you have a contract between the two of you because this will protect you in case things go wrong during the building process and even after (depending on what’s stated in the contract). Builders usually make their own contracts, and you just have to carefully understand everything indicated there. Make sure that everything in the contract is specific, not vague. It should include the delivery dates and cost projections so that you won’t be held responsible for any delays or additional costs. If you have difficulty with this kind of thing, you may opt to hire a lawyer who can review the contract or even be the one who makes the contract.
We keep reiterating how your lifestyle affects the building of your home, and as we should, because there are times when our dream homes may not match our lifestyle. For instance, you want a rooftop to solely function as a crafting area where you will only place a working table, tools like a hammer, and other crafting equipment. Before having that done, think if you will really use that room because in reality, due to our busy schedules, a lot of rooms go under-utilized. With that, consider your lifestyle and think of what you can combine in one room to make sure that that space won’t be wasted. Instead of solely using the rooftop for a crafting area, you can divide the space, and add some other function like a laundry area.
After considering your present situation, you should then look into the future and the possible changes in your life so that you can build a home that will last for a lifetime. Will you need an extra room for your future children? Are the steps of the stairs too steep for a person nearing old age? Ask yourself these questions as you design your dream home.
Another thing you should look into is the possibility of delays. There are almost always delays in building due to weather conditions, inadequate supplies, or sometimes, unavailability of workers. This delay can be stressful for the owners, which is why you have to take that into consideration as you calculate your budget and your timeline.
A house with just four walls will be chaotic. How you want the rooms in your home to be divided and placed is very important, which is why you have to carefully think of what to put and where to put it. You wouldn’t want your bedroom to be near an active area like the living room because there may be times when you want to rest, yet other family members are gathering and making noise in the living room, right?
At the same time, be careful not to get lost in the details. Home building will cause you to make a lot of decisions, and each decision will affect another. Be on top of things by organizing your ideas and other people’s opinions in one place, so that you can easily go through them.
Finally, when your dream home is done, don’t get too excited to move in yet as you have to carefully check it first. Better yet, hire a home inspector so that you can find what issues may be a problem, remember that big problems would start from tiny ones so hiring an inspector is worth it for your peace of mind. If your budget can no longer afford to hire a home inspector, just be thorough when you’re inspecting your home. Are the layouts exactly as what you’ve talked about? Are the tiles flat? How about the bathroom tiles, does the water flow directly to the drainage or does it get stagnant somewhere?
Save yourself time and money by avoiding these six common mistakes when building a new home. Know your priorities, be mindful of the building process, take your lifestyle and your future into consideration, invest time in planning and designing, and finally, thoroughly inspect the finished product for issues.
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