4 Things Builders Should Do Before Construction Starts
Written by SayBuild Administration // April 7, 2020 // Home Construction Planning // Comments Off on 4 Things Builders Should Do Before Construction Starts
Whether a builder is specializing in a residential or commercial project, they have to follow the same steps of planning. While you may be excited to start seeing some physical progress on your land, certain things needs to be done first. Here are four main things that your builders should be doing before any physical construction gets underway.
Give You a Price
There are a lot of components that go into building a new structure. Understanding the specifics of what these are and what they’re going to cost you is a must. Any good builder should be able to provide you with a bid for the entire project. While some areas may be open for slight changes later on during the construction process, most should be identified ahead of time. This just ensures that your build is on-budget for your bank account.
Consult an Engineer
While builders are fluent at constructing structures, engineers are more fluent at ensuring those structures will last. Your builder should have consulted a geotechnical engineer to ensure that the ground that you’re building on will sustain the structure that you plan on having built. You don’t want to invest a lot of money in a move to only find out that the building will settle unevenly in the near future.
Show You Blueprints
In order to get a clear idea of what the ending structure is going to look like, your builder should provide you with blueprints. These help to bring the structure to life. You can look over it and determine if there are any changes that you want to have made before the construction gets underway. It’s much harder to change things mid-build than it is to simply alter a blueprint.
Give You A Construction Schedule
While the building industry does depend on the weather outside, you should still be given a feasible deadline schedule from your builder. From the moment that they’re going to start digging to the moment that they’ll be handing you the front door keys, everything should be clearly laid out. This way, you clearly know whether or not the project remains on schedule after it starts.
Builders must do many things before they ever get to the actual process of building. The above are just four different things that your builder should be discussing with you. It’s always important to ensure that you understand every aspect of the construction process for your new building before your contractor gets to the physical building part.
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