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Building the Dream: How to Find the Right Home Builder for You

Congratulations! You’re on the way to achieving the quintessential dream, you’ve found yourself a good paying job or better yet established a thriving business, and now you finally feel stable enough to take the next step towards building a happy home. It is understandable to feel overwhelmed when in the process of making such a life-altering decision as you wonder where would you even begin?



Fear not, for you can always find and avail the services of a home builder in order to help you design and build the house of your dreams. But first, let’s answer the big question:

What Exactly is a Home Builder?

  • The answer to that question can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be, however in a nutshell. A home builder is simply a contractor that is involved in building residential housing, in short- a team of professional that will help you navigate the logistics and complexities of designing and building your dream home. However, the type of contractor you will need may vary depending on the kind of home you want to build.





But in general there are two types of builders:

Design-build firms – are companies that will help you design and build a home completely from scratch, completely custom! Some firms may even have an in-house architect, or have contracts with architects (or even interior designers). However, such a degree of freedom and personalization typically comes with a higher price tag.

Build-on-your-lot builders – These kinds of contractors will typically have a library of pre-made floor plans that you can choose from, and the level of customization you are allowed will vary from builder to builder. While this is generally more cost effective, just make sure that the plans match your ideas

How to find a good home builder?

Now that you know what a home builder does, and what kinds of services you can expect to avail, you can now take the following steps to find the builder that is best for you:

  1. Be specific- Building your house will be a resource intensive endeavor so you should not hesitate to be as specific as you can. How much is your budget? What style of house do you want to build? How many floors? What materials do you want the house to be made of? And any other must have features. The clearer and more specific your criteria for the construction of the house, the easier it will be for the builder to do their job and set your expectations on what they can and cannot provide

  2. Verify Experience and Ask for Credentials- This is one of if not the most important aspects that can both figuratively and literally make or break your dream home. Look for how long the company has been in business, how many homes they have built. Ask for examples of their work, and most importantly. Make sure that they have the necessary licenses to comply with regulations. In this case. Home builders in the Philippines must be accredited by the Philippine Contractor’s Accreditation Board (PCAB) as stipulated by Republic Act No. 4566

  3. Ask about Warranties- As the saying goes: “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong” so You should definitely consider getting insurance for your home just as an extra safety measure just in case something goes wrong, this could mean anything from an act of god to your contractor going out of business. As a general rule of thumb you should have clauses in your contract that protect you from suffering too much financial ruin.

  4. Read Customer Reviews- Thanks to modern technology, you no longer have to rely on word-of-mouth to determine if a particular home builder is right for you. The internet grants you access to a wider customer base’s reviews. While this is by no means a very accurate measure of a builder’s reputation, it will at least allow you to glimpse an overview of how a particular company treats its clients. To make this process even easier, you can simply ask for a referral from your real-estate agency or any other industry professionals

  5. Take a Tour- In order to get the best picture of a home builder’s workmanship and safety standards, you can request to take a look at how one of their jobsites operates to get a feel for what the work flow on your own job site will look like.

  6. Don’t Rush- Last but not least, you should definitely take your time when looking for a contractor, taking the necessary time to do your research in the beginning will save you loads of money and time in the long run, you know what they say: “Slow and steady wins the race”

All in all, I wish you the best of luck as you navigate through the journey that is homeownership.

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