Building your new home is an exciting and at times overwhelming experience, but for your builder it is very routine, which is why you need to be an active participant in all aspects of the home building process to ensure you end up with "YOUR" dream home.

Building your new home cannot be a passive exercise, because there are so many decisions that "must be" made by you. If you are unable or unwilling to make these decisions, you will force your builder to make them and run the risk that your new home won't turn out the way you envisioned it or cost what you thought. Here are 5 things you must know and take into consideration when building your new home:

1. Know your numbers

Before you start building your new home, run some numbers to determine whether you can afford to build the home you want. Most house plans offer a cost to build tool (usually for a nominal fee) to give you an accurate estimate of construction costs based on where you're building. The numbers include the costs of construction, tax benefits, funds for the down payment and slush account, and other related calculations.

Once you've determined you can afford to build the house you want — purchase your house plan and head to the bank to arrange for financing. Keep in mind that home construction lending is a little different than regular mortgage financing. First you'll need a home construction line of credit that will be used to pay subcontractors and suppliers who perform work and provide supplies. Once your house is constructed, you will need a residential mortgage to pay off the construction line.

2. Check the reputation of your builder

Many builders are out there, but not all are created equal. Do a little research to find out which builders have the best reputation. Whether you search for information online or get recommendations from your family and friends, find out whether a builder is respected for doing quality work as well as being punctual. Our architects and designers recommend that you use only builders who are members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

3. Build with resale in mind

No matter how much you love the house that you are building, it's unlikely that it will be the last home you will ever own. Knowing that, you should be mindful of its potential resale value. Don't add so many upgrades that you overprice your home for the neighborhood. And don't choose anything too out of the ordinary. Ask yourself if the features you're considering installing are likely going to appeal to others.

4. Think Green

Make sure you do your research to maximize energy-efficiency in the design of your new home. Your architect and builder can help ensure that your windows are South-facing so you get as much sunshine as possible heating your home. You'll want to makes sure that bathrooms, laundries and garages are on the south side of your home and have small windows to minimize heat loss. Spend time choosing your insulation and HVAC systems, as well as energy-efficient appliances and WaterSense faucets and toilets.

5. Don't forget the punch

Part of the final phase of building a new home is to go over your "punch list." A punch list is a list created at the end of construction that shows what needs to still be done or what needs to be repaired on the new construction. You and your contractor will create this list the week before closing when you go through your final walk through. You should be taking notes every time you visit your construction site or do a walk through.

If you have a real estate agent, it's a good idea to have them participate in the punch list because they are not emotionally attached to your home and may have a better eye for identifying flaws.

When creating a punch list for your new home, keep in mind that problems typically fall into two categories: reasonable flaws and unreasonable flaws. Reasonable flaws are flaws that fall within the tolerances of building construction (or insignificant flaws
When creating a punch list for your new home, keep in mind that problems typically fall into two categories: reasonable flaws and unreasonable flaws. Reasonable flaws are flaws that fall within the tolerances of building construction (or insignificant flaws that generally do not affect the quality of the new home). On the other hand, unreasonable flaws are flaws that have to be fixed. These problems do affect the quality of the home. Once any unreasonable flaws are corrected in your new home, this is called substantial completion, which means the new home is livable and can be occupied. Before closing on your new home, you'll have one final walk through to verify that the items on your punch list were fixed. As long as the new home has reached the point of substantial completion, you should be able to proceed with closing even if everything was not completed.

Be sure you put the money for the completion of your punch list in escrow. This will allow you to move into your new home while still requiring the builder to complete the items on the punch list. The punch list marks an exciting time in the process of building your new home, because your home is almost done! Remember not to get so excited that that you breeze through your punch list, because you don't want regret that you didn't take the time to fix these problems.


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Good info OP

So finally after the whole FTC hustle,I got this land to my self. It took only persistence and hard work

Just remember cement price ain't the same.

So monitor your stuffs very well.

SHaLOM

.also make sure that u supervise d work to monitor d quality Maka ndi apriko

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I have nothing to say about this post.

Nice one, just add something new to my knowledge.

@OP
I think it's high time we start copying nd pasting stuff that are applicable to the Nigerian context . That up there is not even applicable to the west . Cos you buy your house built .
In Nigeria you want to go to the bank and borrow money to start a house realy ?
As for #4 you should ja e removed that completely reason is in Nigeria we strive to have a cooler indoors not Hot cos by default Nigeria is too HOT .

Good

No 4. shows this short article isn't made for Nigeria's climate. "Minimise heat loss" is a no no for me because there's too much heat already.

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La copy, La Pastè, Lacazettè

Here are my modifications and additions.

For the No 4 point, change the heat to cool breeze.

When building, endeavour the bedroom window is opposite the direction of the wind because that's where you spend your sleeping hours and most of your days at home.

Also, try as much as you can to make sure every nook and cranny of your house is reachable by sunlight.

Your store should not only have a door, but small Window or opening with fancy block for cross ventilation.

Avoid having ceiling fan in your bedroom, rather a standing fan.

Go for water system that requires less amount of water to flush a load of waste.

No matter the space, create one (even 8f na 50cm by 50cm) to farm.

Having flowers in you compound only needs about 30cm from the fence. Not a bad idea.

Endeavour you sitting room has cross section of windows for proper ventilation due to crowd, and always opposite your dinning room.

In the kitchen, always position your cooker opposite the door in case of emergency.

Avoid unnecessarily wide and long toilet/bathroom to avoiding consumption of tiles.

Use energy saving electronics to save more on energy bill.


What again o...



modified.

If your house perimeter is going to be close to the fence, then it is advisable you make it half block and half metal work for easy access of air.


Ensure you have two doorways leading into your built apartment - one by the sitting room and the other by the kitchen.

Dont let any so called Engineer build your house, there are fake engineers every where. Dont allow your designer build your house too. They will say they can do it. It's not their job. They are designers not builders. Use the services of a Reputable Registered Professional Builder. Build Right, Build Wisely

I am a new nairalander, how do I create a thread?

Good advice, I won't forget when I start my new building.

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Just remember cement price ain't the same.

So monitor your stuffs very well.

SHaLOM

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[/quote] Avoid having ceiling fan in your bedroom, rather a standing fan. Pls what is the reason for the above,

This is obviously not for the Nigerian situation . People don't build houses here for sale in future.

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Pls what is the reason for the above,

Heat rises up. Ceiling distributes this hot air in the room while standing fan blows the cooler air at its horizontal level.