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| Building Your Dream |
By Home Builder’s Institute of the Greater Atlanta Home Builder’s Assocation
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Once you have decided to build your dream home or add to your existing home, choosing a custom builder/remodeler is the most important step you will take. Custom means that a home or addition is designed and built especially for you.
The amount of time and money you will invest requires that you do your homework carefully when selecting the company who will, in essence, become your partner in making your dream come true.
Achieving your dream should be a rewarding experience that results in your complete satisfaction with the end product. The following tips can help you make the all-important choice of the custom builder/remodeler to do the job.
Doing Your Homework:
- Ask the prospective builder/remodeler for a list of former customers you can contact for referrals. Then, call the referrals and drive by their homes
- Have the prospective builder/remodeler take you through homes designed, built, or remodeled by the company
- Ask local Realtors about the prospective builder’s/remodeler’s professional reputation
- Ask the prospective builder/remodeler for financial references. Then, check the references.
- Get a copy of the company’s contract, sample specifications, and written warranty. Determine how comprehensive each is.
- Try to determine how flexible the prospective builder/remodeler is regarding changes, upgrades, or cutbacks
- Check out the prospective builder’s/remodeler’s current job sites for neatness
What to Look for in a Custom Builder/Remodeler:
- Professional presentation
- Courteous staff
- Attractive office, neat job sites
- Technical know-how
- Financial soundness
- Flexibility in making changes
- Full, upfront disclosure of costs
- A full-service, team approach
- A comprehensive contract with written warranty
- Sterling written and oral referrals from former customers
- Ability to listen
- Fine finish work
- Long-term relationship with subcontractors and suppliers
- Commitment to customer satisfaction
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| Yes, there is LIFE during remodeling! |
Our company prides itself on making every effort to minimize disruption during the remodeling process. Nonetheless, some intrusion on your household’s daily routine is inevitable.
- At the very least, unfamiliar faces will be around your home for days, weeks, or months
- Construction materials and debris will be stored on your property
The Solution
Careful planning and communication among family members and our company will make life during remodeling easier for all involved.
How We Can Help
Seeking, earning, and maintaining the good will and confidence of our customers requires an ongoing effort by every company representative and subcontractor. We have established a set of Job Site Regulations that demonstrates a professional attitude and respect and concern for our customer’s family and property.
- Loud and abusive language is forbidden
- Keeping the job site neat and clean is a daily responsibility of all company representatives
- While radios are permitted, volume is to be kept at a minimum
- No daily start times before 7 a.m.
Special Note
Our reputation for leaving the premises in maid-clean condition is without equal!
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