So why build a
custom home? The answer is simple – Building a custom home enables you to have the home that best fulfills you
personal requirements and desires. Most homes today are built using standard
grade products that minimize costs and maximize profits for home builders
and real estate agents.
Frequently the
new homeowner gets inferior quality products installed in the home, such as
appliances and cabinets. Even if you sign a purchase and sales agreement on
a to-be-built new home in a new development you frequently are limited in
house styles and features.
Benefits of
Electing to Build a Custom Home
Choosing to build a
custom home, on the other hand, allows you the total freedom to decide on
features such as the building lot, style of home, the floor plan, types of
flooring and cabinets, lighting and a myriad of other options. Virtually every
aspect of the home design is for you to decide on.
There is a price however for building
a fully custom home. Unique features and products are not sold at bulk rate
prices at box home improvement stores.
Consequently you could expect to
spend 2 to 3 times more per square foot on construction costs when building a
custom home.
Building a semi custom home,
alternatively, is a compromise between purchasing a spec home and building a
fully custom home. As a result, building a semi custom home provides you with
the ability to select some of your home’s features, while not breaking your
banking account.
When building a
semi custom home, the builder usually presents you with several house styles and
floor plans to choose from. In addition, you are usually allowed to select
flooring, cabinets, appliances, lighting fixtures and lighting locations.
Frequently the flexibility is offered via “budget allowances”.
For example a builder may offer you a $2000 kitchen
appliance allowance where you choose what kitchen appliances you want installed
in the home. If you decide to purchase appliances in excess of the allowance
then you pay the additional costs out of your pocket.
In addition, when
building a semi custom home, rather than building a custom home, you will frequently have the opportunity to select
various building options such as attached garages, family rooms, unfinished
rooms and even deck sizes.
Deciding to build a
custom home is not for the faint of heart. Even if you have selected a great
architect and builder you will be required to do a lot of work and make a lot of
choices. Expect to spend many a day at kitchen and bath centers, flooring
stores, lighting stores, etc. You will need to make decisions on many
features and products when you decide to build a custom home that you would not otherwise have a chance to do if
purchasing a spec home. However, for most homeowners who choose the path of
building a custom home, it is a positive experience. Everyday they live in the
custom home, they get to appreciate the choices that they made during the
building of their home.
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Construction Bid Sheet. The
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provides you with the knowledge you will need on how to plan for the building of
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and what to look for when hiring contractors for your new custom home building
project. It
also includes a detailed cost breakdown table and spreadsheet for estimating
your own new custom home building costs.
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