Assembling the Best Team to Build Your Home

Without the right, reputable professionals, building a home can be extremely difficult, if not downright nightmarish. Following is a list of specialists whose services you’ll need during the course of your home’s construction:

• Residential Building Contractor, i.e. Builder. Builders breathe life into blueprints and turn them into three-dimensional living spaces. Your home builder will employ his or her own team of trusted, skilled subcontractors (framing, plumbing, electrical work, masonry, etc), who will work together to build your home.
• Interior Designer. Interior designers work with you to create a cohesive look for your home, recommending everything from cabinetry and countertops to paint colors and draperies. Like builders, interior designers also utilize a network of partners to convey your distinctive, personalized style.
• Local Architect or Engineer. Familiar with local regulations, an architect or engineer will determine if any alternations need to be made to the original home plan in order for your home to be up to code.

One tip to consider is to ask your chosen architect, builder and designer whether they have worked together before and what their experience was like building that home.

Let’s not forget…

• Inspectors. Local building inspectors visit the home at key points during construction, confirming that major elements, such as structural elements, plumbing and electrical, have been built to regulation. Once construction is successfully completed, the inspector will issue a Certificate of Occupancy.
• Financiers. If, like most people, you won’t pay cash for your home, you’ll need to find a banker or mortgage broker to work with. This person recommends the appropriate type of financing for your needs and ensures that funds are made available at key milestones during the building process.