Solving the Top 5 Construction Woes When Building Your Home

​After careful planning and designing; comes the actual construction of your new home. Imagine what happens when you got your blueprints mixed-up, have your schedule move all of a sudden, etc. Being prepared can help you succeed and avoid suspending your home’s construction all of a sudden.

1. Getting Plans or Blueprints Mixed-up
   During construction, your subcontractors work on a set of blueprints. At some point, you might have a few changes and adjustments added to it.
   
   Make sure that everyone and all subcontractors have the updated or final set of blueprints. Stamp a date on each copy to help avoid any confusions.
   
   
2.  Scheduling and Delays
   It is every homeowners’ nightmare; having delays in the construction. May it be for lack of communication, organization or coordination, delays cost so much more than time and money. Some delays are acceptable, but it is still the number one priority to follow the schedule strictly.
   
   Discuss the production schedule with your contractor. You should know when the work starts and ends each day. If delays should occur, ask them to notify you immediately of any changes that must be made. A heads up will help you get the time you need to make some of the proper arrangements that might be necessary.
   
   
3.  Unanticipated Expenses
   It is atypical in construction to come across some conditions that might have been overlooked. Termite damage, rot, bad soil and other issues that need extra work and emergency spending might be inevitable.
   
   What you can do is to add unexpected costs to your budget. Give yourself a security blanket to cover for unforeseen costs.
   
   
4.  Keeping Up with the Constantly Changing Regulations
   Many regulations have to be abided during construction. From city, county, state and federal. Talk to you contractor and make sure that you are all in touch with the latest updates with the regulations that may have some affect your project.
   
   
5. Missing Paperwork
   If you are diligent in keeping everything on paper, that’s good for you. But remember that you also have to make sure that you keep a backup of everything just in case. Have your copy, in paper or digital, just in case that something gets misplaced. It would help you save time and stress when tracking papers or documents that are necessary like contracts change orders, receipts, orders, invoices, certificate of insurance and more.

 
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