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10 Important Questions to Ask Your Builder
What to Consider and Ask When Building a New Home
Pricing, craftsmanship and location are factors to consider when looking for the right builder for your new custom home. Once you’ve narrowed down your preliminary list and start to meet with Asheville home builders, ask these important questions.
1. How many years have you been in business and how many homes have you built?
2. Can I tour a home you built for a past client?
3. What type of home warranty do you provide to homeowners? What do you cover in the first year and what’s covered in 10 years?
4. Who will be my primary contact during the project and how will they keep me updated on issues and progress? Do you use a home building software platform where I can access project information.
5. Can you provide potential clients with references that are available to speak about their experience building a home with you?
6. Why is your company better than other home builders? What makes you different?
7. Will you build on land that I purchase or do you only build in planned developments?
8. Do you have a final walk-through after the new home is built?
9. How and when will the final price of my home be determined? Do you have a sample contract for new construction homes?
10. Will you work with my architect or help me make changes to a house plan I found online? If the home builder has stock plans, ask them how they charge for upgrades and how the change order process works.
The Home Building Process
There are many other important questions that you will want to ask, but this list is a good starting point. You’ll be spending a lot of time with the Asheville NC home builder you choose so be sure you feel comfortable communicating with them and have a good sense that they’re straight-forward and trustworthy. The home building process can be exciting, fun, confusing and emotional. It’s so much more than just a house. It’s an investment of time and money and usually the result of years and years of hard work. We hope this blog post will help you navigate finding a home builder that’s a good match for you. If we can help with your new custom home or home remodel, feel free to call us at (828) 274-4448.
Judd Builders Mentioned on HuffPost
Judd Builders, an Asheville NC custom home builder, was recently mentioned in a HuffPost article “Bad Real Estate Lessons You’ve Learned From Watching HGTV.” Our Director of Marketing, Lauren McKinney, was interviewed for the article and spoke about her experience working with clients wanting to remodel existing homes and their lack of knowledge about the cost to remodel due in part to budgets on HGTV shows that aren’t realistic in the Asheville market. She said “the biggest misconception I see as a result of people watching HGTV shows is that it skews their idea of what things should cost. Whether it’s an existing home that needs to be remodeled or they’re buying a lot to build a new home, they think they can pay prices similar to Waco, Texas, where ‘Fixer Upper’ is filmed and where the market is completely different and building and labor costs are much lower.”
Read more of the article at HuffPost.
Judd Builders’s Jerry Banks on realtor.com
Jerry Banks, project manager and home remodeling expert at Judd Builders, was recently interviewed for an article about the cost of building a garage on realtor.com.
With more than 25 years of experience with 10 years at Judd Builders, Jerry is an expert when it comes to all things construction and remodeling. His understanding of construction processes and estimating projects is invaluable. Keep up the good work, Jerry!
Abba’s House Opioid Treatment Center for Families
Judd Builders partnered with Western Carolina Rescue Ministries to build this first of its kind treatment center that will house women and their babies who are addicted to drugs. The 14 room Abba’s House will help combat the opioid crisis in Western North Carolina.
Each room has a bed, crib, dresser, and private bathroom. Safety is of highest concern so each room has a biometric lock and security cameras to ensure everyone’s safety. Women will receive addiction therapy, counseling, and support to help build healthy and loving relationships with their babies during the 12-18 month program. New families are scheduled to arrive next week.
We have worked on various projects with Western Carolina Rescue Ministries and look forward to helping them continue to enhance their space where such important work for the community is taking place every day.
To volunteer or donate to Western Carolina Rescue Ministries click here.
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