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There are two approaches to designing and building a Custom Home:
Approach 1: Work Direct with an Architect of your Choice and then Bid the project out.
Step 1: Research, interview, evaluate and contract with an Architect.
Step 2: Pay the Architect
Step 3: Dream and Design your "Wish Home"
Step 4: Pay the Architect
Step 5: Research, interview, and evaluate several builders that you would consider
Step 6: Be responsible for answering multiple builders questions over the course of several weeks while waiting for pricing.
Step 7: Meet with each builder, seperately, to review proposals. Be shocked at the price each time.
Step 8: On your own time, try to compare apples to apples on each of the proposals and generate multiple questions to multiple builders to find out what their
proposal doesn't say
Step 9: Go back to the Architect and announce a redesign to lower the cost
Step 10: Pay the Architect.
Step 11: Back to Step 6.
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Approach 2: Design~Build
Step 1:
Define your Target Budget.
Design~Build Advantages
Cost Savings - The ability to craft the project to fit within your budget instead of ending up with a design you love, only to find out it costs three times as much to build as you had planned!
Time Savings - Because bidding periods and redesign are eliminated, total design and construction time can be significantly reduced.
Quality and Control - Having one point of contact, from start to finish, ensures adherence to the plans, specifications and building codes.
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Why should I Design~Build with Kuhlkin Builders?