Engaging Your Builder

I cannot emphasise enough that not all builders are created equal.  Their experience to get them where they are is different, their business structures are different, their personal preferences are different, their communication skills are different.  You get my point!

In this market of custom-designed homes, especially renovations, each project presents itself with a unique set of challenges. We prefer to tackle these challenges in collaboration with a builder to ensure the best possible outcome for the project. It enables us to fully unravel inherent risks and resolve the most suitable materials and building methods for this particular project.

We believe that the best time to appoint a builder is when our design is resolved to a point that we have locked in the layout and we are 100% confident with the flow and connectivity of the home. The Design Development phase has taken the concept sketch to a resolved 3D model. We have a good idea of how we are going to build it, the materials that we’ll use in the process, and the performance outcome of the home. However, it hasn’t been financially costed and there is ALWAYS some apprehension about the construction budget. By the nature of a custom-designed home and the unique site in which it sits, this is not a task that we, as building designers, can estimate accurately.

Engaging a builder early in the design process provides a great opportunity to build trust and rapport before contracts and signed and the nail bag is on. Share your budget and financial limitations and they will share their IP and ensure that your project is a success. In this market of custom-designed homes, especially renovations, each project presents itself with a unique set of challenges. We believe that tackling these challenges in collaboration with a builder will achieve the best possible outcome for the project.

We’ve put together a list of topics and questions that you may like to ask a prospective builder:

On site with Hustler Built and Carland Constructions

Read about how a engaging a builder early can influence the cost of construction HERE.