Creating a home for your family, from the ground up, can be an exciting experience. But with the numerous steps involved in building an Orlando home, and the sometimes unexpected setbacks that can plague new construction, it can also be a stressful experience.
Knowing what potential setbacks lurk ahead can help you come up with a realistic schedule for the building of your Orlando home. Having a good idea of what can go wrong and preparing for the possibility of a setback will help lower your stress and make the process go much smoother.
Following are some of the setbacks commonly experienced in new construction:
• Weather: Depending on the stage of the home building process you’re in, rain can cause a work stoppage. If you’re building your home during a time of year when there’s typically a lot of rainfall, you’ll probably have setbacks, especially if you’re just starting the building process during this time.
• Building permits: If numerous permits are required before building can begin, there may be a delay. Permits can involve a lot of paperwork and time. Also, agencies which issue permits may not move as quickly as builders and homeowners would prefer.
• Reworks: Most people building a home visit the building site frequently to keep an eye on work in progress and make sure that what they’ve asked for is being done. Even when you take this precaution, there are times when things will be done incorrectly. This will slow down work because the incorrect item will need to be removed, reordered (in most cases) and then reinstalled.
These are just a few of the things which can get an Orlando home building schedule out of whack.
To take some of the pressure off you, hire a professional real estate agent who has experience working with new construction. An agent can keep tabs on the building progress and make sure the work schedule stays as close to the original timeline as possible and follows the new home construction checklist.
If you’re interested in having a new home built, we can guide you through the process and make sure you get exactly what you want. Give us a call before you go builder or home hunting at 407-876-5771.
