Hi everyone,
I wanted to get some feedback from people who have gone through the process of building their house. What would you say are things to get right from the outset? What would you have done differently? What are some things to look out for?
Any helpful advise/tips would be great as I am meeting with a builder tomorrow.
Thanks in advance guys!
Cheers
Kris
Don't pay them their money until everything they promise has been met. Our experience with building our home was after paying them and getting the keys (yeah we were excited) they didn't want a bar of us. Make sure all your paperwork and correspondence is in order for quick referral. Document phone calls, faxes, everything you can. Keep an eye on each stage of building – our builder was requesting progress payments for stages that had not even been started. It's okay to ask questions and be picky – at the end of the day you are paying them a substantial amount of money to provide a service. Make sure everything it up to your standard. Problems fixed earlier are always easily fixed earlier than later on.
Good luck
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