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Thinking of building a new Custom Home? Before you pick your Location, your Custom Home Plan or your Custom Home Builder, invest some time, to read about the 7 common mistakes when Custom Home building. Avoiding these mistakes can ensure that your Custom Home creates… The Wow Effect.
1. Finding a Custom Home Builder with … Passion!
“Custom Home Builders with Passion” – In every town, there are always a few Custom Home Builders that are so passionate about their craft, that every Custom Home they build is a “Work of Art?. Their attention to detail, ensure that they will always be at the top of their industry.
When you first meet a “Custom Home Builder with Passion”, you will notice their charm, and keen listening skills. They are very similar to a great doctor. Their focus will be entirely on listening to the patient, or you the Custom Home buyer. They will have many questions, which will help them diagnose or determine your needs.
Once they understand your needs and desires… Hang On. They will begin a presentation of ideas and possibilities that will astound you. You are now sensing that they are more than just a Custom Home Builder.
To find your “Custom Home Builder with Passion”, begin by asking for referrals from friends, subcontractors, Interior Designers, and Architects. Also visit new real estate developments, looking for clues.
One of the “Secrets to Great Curb Appeal” in a new Custom Home, is the importance of “Staggered Visual Lines”. Square boxes are not visually interesting, without another visual dimension added to it. Our eyes and our emotion, love to focus on… curves, angles, depth, texture, and color tones.
When first meeting with the Custom Home Builder, listen to their story. How are they different from the other Custom Home Builders in the area? How do they capture trends in New Custom Home Building Construction Ideas?
Important – do not make your decision on the lowest bid. Almost anyone can make various cuts to lower their final estimate.
Invest the time, to find your “Custom Home Builder with Passion”. Their ability to balance your enthusiasm and the realities of building, are what make them so unusual.
2. Saving Money On Your Lot? … Maybe Not
If you are saving money on your lot today, you will have to pass this savings on tomorrow. The Number One Rule is … go heavy on your lot purchase. This is Critical!
Unfortunately, it is very rare that you will find a good deal. Great location comes at a price. Do not make your decision based on price alone. Look at the other Custom Homes that are in or will be built near your location. Are they in the same price range? What are the future and current traffic patterns? What direction does the lot face?
Note – Location truly is everything. This is one of those decisions in life, when you cannot make a mistake. Always, go heavy on your lot investment; you will never regret this decision.
3. Common Floor Plan? … Lost Opportunities
Creating drama is much easier when building a Custom Home from the ground up. Within your building plan, you must design and designate some areas of unique opportunities. This is where you will be able to create the drama in your Custom Home.
The additional investment for a Tray Ceiling, Niche, Barrel Ceiling, Dome Ceiling, Unique Drywall Spaces, Dramatic Dining Room, or Grand Columned Entry Way, are minimal for what they can add to the total market value of your Custom Home.
Bring your Interior Design team together when you are drafting your floor plan. Their experience from previous projects and gift for great design can offer you a collection of ideas to introduce in your Custom Home. This additional step can ensure that you do not miss out on the many creative opportunities in the designing stage.
4. Is Your Custom Floor Plan Marketable? … Review Your Plan With An Architect
Custom floor plans are the Pinnacle of Custom Home Building, but make sure that your dream Custom Home is marketable in the future. We have all seen floor plans that were not as well thought out, as they should have been.
If the floor plan for your dream Custom Home is truly unique, I would encourage that you discuss your project with an Architect.
Architect’s have the vision to identify problem areas and discover new areas of opportunity in your Custom Home that you may not have considered.
Finally, someday, maybe sooner than you think, you will be selling your Custom Home. Could you sell your Custom Home tomorrow? What is it about your Custom Home that will generate Custom Home Buyer’s knocking at your door? Take the additional step to share your Custom Home plan with an Architect.
5. Lost In My Design Layers … Share A Coffee, With An Interior Designer
Once you have agreed on your floor plan, and have drafted your unique spaces or opportunities for drama, the next step is … Interior Design.
Here you will coordinate all of the layers of your Interior Design Project. This can be overwhelming at times. All of these design elements must flow congruently to create a dramatic effect throughout your Custom Home.
I would strongly encourage you to discuss your project with an Interior Designer. They have a unique gift to visualize multiple layers of color, texture, and effect, which is difficult to do. Discuss their fees, which can vary from nothing, to an hourly fee.
6. Electrical Decisions … I Wish I Would Have
This has to be high on the list of regrets for many Custom Homeowners. It is so hard to visualize all of the areas where you will have future electrical needs. During the holidays it may be a receptacle on the stair landing, front porch, or separate breakers for outside lighting.
Important – go through the seasons, reviewing how all areas of your Custom Home will be used. Will a bedroom someday become a future office? Remember, lighting is so important when you are staging a room. Meet with a lighting specialist to discuss these many decisions.
If you invest the time, you will be well prepared, when you get the call to meet with your Electrical Contractor.
7. Budget Blues, Not Designating Funds For … “The Wow Effect”
Everything in the Custom Home Building Construction process revolves around the target budget. But almost everyday, you will be confronted with new cost overrun decisions.
Keep in mind these words … Drama, Effect, and Staging. If you truly wish for your Custom Home to have ?The Wow Effect?, then you must designate a budget for it. Without designating funding, the opportunities that you have designed and drafted into your floor plan will not create the drama or effect.
Think back, we have all gone through the annual Custom Home Builders Parade of Custom Homes, and waited in line for the 1 or 2 Custom Homes, that truly understand “The Wow Factor”. It is hard to describe its effect. It will stop you in your tracks. You will stop and stare, trying to absorb what you are seeing. All senses are kicking in. Conversations can be heard around you.
Look at this room,… Wow, what is it?”
“I love the colors. What is the finish on the walls? It is almost translucent.?
Did you see the Barrel Ceiling finish, is that Italian Venetian Plaster?”
“Did you feel the Dining Room Walls? Cold like stone, but felt just like marble or granite… Wow!”
The Best Custom Home Builders and Interior Designers will always include a room that will take your breath away. It is bold, but not brash. It can change your taste in an instant. The ?Wow Factor? has pushed you out of your comfort zone. Contact these professionals to discuss your project.
Finally, building “Your Dream Custom Home” is an important goal for most families. But a word of caution, the Custom Home Building process can be stressful. As a couple, I would strongly suggest that you discuss the following rule … “Preferably, over a Glass of Wine and some Great Italian Food.”
“The Marriage Saving, Custom Home Building Rule”
“As a couple, if you cannot agree on a Custom Home Building Decision, then wait on the decision. Sleep on it that night. The next day, begin to look for a better idea. You will not be as emotionally charged, and together, you will come up with a much better solution.
“When emotions are high and each side has dug in, you will be glad you have discussed this rule. This will give you a reason, to set aside a difficult Custom Home Building decision, preventing it from becoming a much bigger issue than it really is. Trust me … It Works!
To ensure that your new dream Custom Home, has a minimal list of… “I wish I would have’s”, you must literally… “Live In Your Floor Plan”. Your opportunities for any change in design are… very brief. Lastly, the “New Custom Home Building Process” is an incredible experience. Looking back, you will never forget the memories, the lessons, the laughs, and the new friendships you have made in this exciting chapter of your life.
So If You Are Looking For A Remodeling Contractor In Venice Then Please Give Us A Call At 310.261.1110 Or Click Here For Estimate
