A Homeowner's Guide to the Custom Home Building Process
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A Homeowners Guide to the Custom Home Building Process introduces the new homeowner to the paperwork and processes that it takes to build a home from the ground up. The Homeowners Guide walks you through contractor selection, bidding and contract administration, all the way to project completion. You will learn of some warning signs along the way, so you dont get taken advantage of.
Building your new home can be an enjoyable experience, by educating yourself, staying positive, and visualizing the outcomeyour dream house.
I have personally known Christy for over twenty years. Christy is very personable, honest, hard-working, and dedicated. She has an excellent understanding of the construction industry and associated paperwork, and her estimates have always been accurate.
Paul U. Dritenbas, AIA, principal architect
Christy Ann Kicklighter
Christy has a Bachelor of Science in Building Construction from the University of Florida and is currently licensed in the State of Florida as a Certified Building Contractor. She has been working in construction for over twenty-two years and has experience in all phases of construction - estimating, bidding, supervision, project management, job-cost accounting, contract administration, scheduling, permitting and safety. She built her first personal home at the age of 22. She has managed tens of millions of dollars worth of high-end custom homes and renovations on the East Coast of Florida. Christy currently resides in Vero Beach, Florida with her husband and children, and manages a local construction company. In her spare time she enjoys all the fun-in-the-sun that Florida has to offer.
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A Homeowner's Guide to the Custom Home Building Process - Christy Ann Kicklighter
A Homeowner’s
Guide to the
Custom Home
Building Process
CHRISTY ANN KICKLIGHTER
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ISBN: 978-1-5043-2800-5 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-5043-2801-2 (e)
Balboa Press rev. date: 03/23/2015
CONTENTS
Introduction
Selecting your Contractor
The Cost Estimating Phase
Chapter 1 Bidding & Estimating
Chapter 2 Bid Proposal and Clarifications
Chapter 3 Options and Value Engineering
The Construction Phase
Chapter 4 Contract / Form of Agreement
Chapter 5 Insurance and Bonding
Chapter 6 Lien Law
Chapter 7 Building Permitting
Chapter 8 Payment Applications
Chapter 9 Change Orders
Chapter 10 Project Schedule and Photographs
Chapter 11 Material Selections and Submittals
Chapter 12 Project Meetings
Chapter 13 Quality Control and Punch Lists
Post Construction Phase
Chapter 14 Moving In
Chapter 15 Warranty and Operation & Maintenance Manual
Chapter 16 Home Maintenance
In Closing
Construction Glossary
About the Author
INTRODUCTION
Building your next home should be a pleasure, not a stress-filled cluster of to-do lists, tedious decisions, and I can’t believe that you spent so much money on those granite tops!
Think about it - you’ve gotten to place where you can actually build a home, from scratch, just the way you’ve always wanted it - cool right? Yet, so many people get to this point, with all of the positive energy that got them here and get bogged down in fears and worries, and thus the whole experience turns into a nightmare. I have even known couples who have split after building or remodeling home, haven’t you?
But it doesn’t have to be like that. With just a little bit of information, you can dilute your fears and worries and make this an enjoyable experience. Do not go into it thinking that every contractor wants to rip you off. Do not go into it believing that you’re building a money pit. Think of it like buying a new car - you know you have overpaid in the past, you might believe that all car salespeople are crooks, and you have no idea how a car is put together or how to fix one. But that doesn’t make it any less fun to drive that new car home with that fresh new car smell. So arm