| It's been a long time since I've had a big problem, | | | | providing that item. |
| working on a construction project. Whether I'm | | | | The worst thing you could do is to not ask any |
| building a new home or remodeling an old one, the | | | | questions or few questions about your new home |
| importance of asking the right questions as a | | | | building project and your potential home building |
| home building contractor and the owners is going | | | | contractor. Don't let anyone tell you any different |
| to play an important role before, during and after | | | | or make you feel stupid for asking any questions, |
| the job is completed. | | | | just keep asking as many questions as you can. |
| We're not talking about a small home repair that's | | | | Most of your better home building contractors |
| going to cost less than $50, were talking about a | | | | understand this and accept it as part of their job. |
| large construction project that could cost | | | | Create a list of questions that you want to ask |
| $500,000. There are a lot of things that go into a | | | | your contractor, subcontractors, architects, |
| new home and the more things there are, the | | | | engineers and building department. Always leave a |
| more questions you're going to have to ask. | | | | couple of lines or a small space in between each |
| I could give you a few samples of questions to | | | | question so that you have room for your |
| ask, but it wouldn't hurt to get an itemized | | | | answers. |
| estimate from a home building contractor and | | | | Any question asked is a good question. Don't |
| then double check to see if every single item | | | | make assumptions about anything or you could |
| that's going into the home is on. In other words, if | | | | find yourself dealing with financial and emotional |
| your home building contractor gives you an | | | | problems before, during and after your home is |
| estimate that doesn't have something in it, you | | | | built. |
| need to find out who's going to be responsible for | | | | |