| When you have architect-designed home additions | | | | construction or ground floor extensions. In such cases, |
| that have been approved for construction, you will | | | | don't compromise with the quality. |
| definitely seek a builder to start the work. For many | | | | For quality control, check your local department of fair |
| people, adding a floor in your home is one of the | | | | trading for the builder's rating. Try to avail services of a |
| largest investments they would make. And hiring the | | | | builder who has won awards for home addition |
| right builder can actually make the difference in | | | | projects. Get the opinion of past clients or review client |
| providing a smooth hassle-free experience of getting | | | | testimonials. Try asking the builder about the quality |
| bigger space. | | | | control systems they utilize. |
| So read on, in order to maximize the success of your | | | | · Manage construction issues during the |
| home improvement project while avoiding | | | | process- In this process, you are likely to allocate a |
| unnecessary pitfalls. There are various factors that | | | | construction supervisor who will supervise the trade |
| govern errors and help you to finalize a good final | | | | contractors working on your project. His role is to |
| result: | | | | ensure the construction time management and quality |
| · Stay limited to your budget- Upon proper | | | | control during construction. |
| consultation, you must have been given a rough | | | | Make sure that the supervisor visits the site on a daily |
| estimate of the building cost to be used as the basis | | | | basis during construction and also keeps you |
| for the project budget. While this is generally a good | | | | thoroughly informed about the progress. Always keep |
| starting point, each home renovation project demands | | | | a 24/7 contact number of your builder handy in case |
| different requirements and you do not want to be | | | | of emergency such as storm damage etc during |
| stuck with additional costs which were not included in | | | | construction. Try to get alternative contact numbers in |
| the price. | | | | case you are unable to reach your construction |
| · Avoid construction delays & check poor | | | | supervisor. |
| quality- Nature of construction differs for the first floor | | | | Since your roof area and parts of the ground floor will |
| home addition as it uses different techniques and | | | | become a construction site, you need to ensure the |
| systems than those required for new home | | | | protection of your belongings too. |