Build Your Own House With Clear-Cut Building’s Help
Unimaginative plans can’t offer the kind of personalization you want in a new home. Whether you buy an existing home or settle for pre-designed stock plans, you may find yourself settling for something less. Why compromise on something as important as your residence when you can build your own house?
By partnering with Clear-Cut Building, you can eliminate the need for a general contractor and pocket the savings. Often, these savings can be thousands of dollars. Plus, our experienced team will work with you through each and every step necessary to complete your home.
Begin With A Budget
Perhaps your most important tool, besides your building plans, is your budget. You cannot begin building your new home without one. Having a written budget allows you to understand and control your costs.
Essentially, you can break your overall budget into 3 main areas, building, landscaping, and furnishing. Your building budget should incorporate the cost to acquire land and construct the home.
Yet, after you’ve completed the construction of your home, you’ll have a patch of barren dirt. Grass, plants, walkways, and other outdoor features are part of your landscaping budget.
Finally, you’ll need some new furnishing like sofas, lamps, and tables to match your new home style. Thus, you’ll need to set aside some money for these essentials. A free downloadable new home budget spreadsheet is available for your use here.
Clear-Cut Building Can Help You Pick Your Plot
The next step in building your home is finding your piece of land. Most consumers will look for land meeting their criteria for a good school district or access to shopping. However, other factors such as soil type and water tables need special consideration when building a home.
North Carolina is a state of diverse geography, with a broad range of soils within our state. Some soil types can put a home’s foundation at risk. For example, some soil types are expansive. During the wet season, this type of soil will expand. Then during the dry season, it will dry out and contract. As the soil expands then shrinks, your foundation may shift or even crack.
One of the benefits of working with Clear-Cut Building is our decades of construction experience. Over the years, we’ve consistently delivered high-quality residential and commercial buildings. We know soil types and how to build a strong foundation. Together, we’ll find the perfect piece of land on which to build your new home.
Choose Your Floor Plan Based On Your Budget
Certainly, your floor plan is one of the most important decisions you’ll make concerning your new home. A floor plan is a 2D drawing of the layout of a home. It will show the type of rooms and their respective sizes.
In considering floor plans, you need to think about your family size and the ages of your children. You’ll also need to assess the amount of entertaining you do. As you consider your needs, make a list of the most important features you need in your new home.
This is the time when you need to make decisions about size or amenities. While you may want a large kitchen with an island, you may need an extra bedroom. Narrowing down your needs can help you eliminate floor plans beyond your budget.
Use Clear-Cut Building To Build Your Home And Save Thousands
When you hire a general contractor to build your home, you’re basically hiring a supervisor. Your general contractor knows the steps to build a home and who to call to get it done. After all, you need a variety of tradespeople working as subcontractors to complete your house. Masons, carpenters, plumbers, and electricians are just some of the professionals you’ll need.
Typically, your contractor will know reputable tradespeople and when these subcontractors need to do their job. Of course, a contractor receives a hefty fee for managing your construction.
However, you can save thousands of dollars by acting as your own general contractor. Even if you know nothing about building a home, you can manage every aspect of your construction. With our knowledge and experience, we can navigate you through every aspect of building your own home. Financing, budget, building plans, material choices, and subcontractor options – we’ll help your every step of the way.
FAQS: How Clear-Cut Building Can Help You Build Your Own House
Building a custom home can generate many kinds of questions. If you’re overflowing with questions on how to build your own house, you’re not alone. Below, we’ve answered some of our most commonly asked ones.
What Is The Difference Between A Spec And A Custom Home?
Sometimes, builders will construct a new home without a specific buyer. Also known as a spec home, the builder uses his own floor plan. If a buyer contracts with the builder before it’s finished, the buyer may be able to choose some options.
Whereas a custom home is a unique house built according to the buyer’s needs and wants. The buyer chooses the architectural design, layout, and size of the entire home.
How Long Does It Take To Build A Custom Home?
Typically, the entire process relies on several variables. Thus, all good contractors will give a generalized time frame for the completion of a custom home.
Sometimes, the process cannot begin until you make certain decisions. For example, floor plans, choice of subcontractors, and material options fall into this category.
Of course, some factors are beyond your control. For instance, a string of rainy days can really set back your schedule. As an experienced builder, Clear-Cut Building can help you construct a realistic timeline.
Why Choose Clear-Cut Building?
If you’re thinking you can’t build your own house, you’re absolutely wrong! Often, what folks lack in undertaking any type of project are experience and knowledge. That’s where Clear-Cut Building excels. With our many years of experience in construction, we can guide you through the entire process.
Simply call us at 336-602-3662 to set up an appointment for your no-obligation appointment. You’ll be amazed at how much money you’ll save and how easy it can be to build your custom home.
