Be sure to ask your builder about his or her specific policies and procedures.
Keep in mind that the homebuilding process may vary from region to region and builder to builder, especially if you’re building an elaborate custom home. To help you prepare for and understand your new home’s construction, this article outlines the typical steps your builder will take during the construction of a new home and will help keep you abreast of what happens at key stages. “They spend a good bit of time designing the home to be unique to their family needs and tastes so seeing it all come together is rewarding for them,” says Perschino. “Once the home has drywall, they start to visualize themselves living in the space and how they’ll use it - imagining what furniture goes where and how they’ll entertain friends and family there.
“Our homeowners enjoy watching the home come together, from pouring the foundation to framing and watching the home take shape,” he says. Chip Perschino, senior vice president of construction at Edward Andrews Homes, says it’s understandable that buyers are excited to see their new home, from start to finish.