When building a custom home, most clients want to know what they can do to keep the process running smoothly and efficiently. One of the most important steps you can take is to keep communication lines open with your builder’s representative, the project manager. Talking directly to this person helps to ensure that steps are not missed and your budget remains intact.
Get the Right Look
Walking into your master bath and seeing a flooring material that isn’t quite right is frustrating. It is often easy to immediately think about what would look better, and go directly to the person handling the installation to request the change. Unfortunately, complications often develop when clients do this. The process of making this change requires ordering new tile, returning the unused product and potentially holding off other sub-contractors, deliveries or inspections. Only your project manager has this information and the ability to make the change while minimizing costs and delays.
Avoid Stress
While construction of your property is underway, stress and complications often develop when you talk to the wrong person about changes. You may want a different showerhead or faucet installed or the location of a junction box moved slightly. To accomplish this, the sub-contractor often needs another professional’s assistance with, say, drywall, plumbing or electrical. This turns a seemingly simple project into an expensive and lengthy one. Going to the wrong person also increases the amount of follow up a client needs to make. Constantly feeling the need to check back in on the house to see that things are done right is time consuming and stressful for the client.
Going directly to the project manager prevents confusion. Professionals like the team at Alair Homes Kitchener have processes in place to ensure things are done right, you remain informed and any additional costs are clearly disclosed. Avoid feeling left in the dark and prevent frustrations by allowing your project manager to oversee day-to-day construction and changes. Make this a practice to follow throughout construction.
Remain Informed
Ensure that you understand how the project is moving along by staying informed. If there are any complications, having a direct line of communication with your project manager helps to clear them up quickly.
The project manager is the most informed person on the job. They are responsible for oversight and holding all sub-contractors accountable to a certain building standard. They not only manage the team but check on each part of the house that is being built. This ensures that everything is performed correctly and to your specifications.
Respect Everyone’s Roles
The sub-contractors working on a home are typically polite when clients ask questions. However, they prefer that you speak directly to the builder. Making requests with sub-contractors often causes delays and mistakes. The request also sometimes is never completed because the sub-contractor’s mind is on the task at hand and not your requested changes. Asking for help also sometimes causes them to break policies that are enforced by the builder. When this happens, it results in tension.
Maintain control over your custom home building experience by going to the right person with change requests or concerns. Talk to your project manager first. This helps to keep the process running smoothly and more efficiently. When everyone remains on the same page, clients avoid confusion, mistakes and delays.