Tips from an Expert Custom House Builder

Building a new home is the dream of many people and especially of the new generation of children, about to face a project of life together, cohabitation or marriage.

The thought has been consolidated in the collective that the construction of a new house has a high cost. This was true until a few years ago, but today there are many solutions in the market that allow the construction of low-cost properties, for example with a prefabricated house, or a wooden house.

If you are informing about the construction of a new house, you will probably have heard about cheap houses, but the choice of a house built in the economy could also be a double-edged sword if you are not familiar with the materials that are used and of the realization procedures.

Sometimes it is cheaper to build a traditional masonry house than a prefabricated house. You must have in mind the type of house you want to build, starting from parameters such as surface and seismic functionality, thermal insulation, quality systems.

Then, it is recommended to compare it with an expert Custom Home Builders from Calgary in the field, who can advise you freely.

How to build a house nowadays: the process

The keyword when you have to build a new home is planning. Yes, you must organize yourself to deal with the bureaucratic process.

Various steps must be taken to get to the possession of the final documentation that will allow you to have the papers to start construction work.

Briefly summarize for you the salient passages:

•   Building land: the first thing you need to do is have a land where you can build your new home, and it must be considered as building, and for this you need an appraisal in the technical office of the municipality where you will build, to establish the volume of the dwelling;

•    Documents for the municipality: once you have purchased the land, you must provide the municipality with the documents for the purchase of the land and the beginning of the work;

• Verification of the cadastral and/or urban situation, which you will have to entrust to a technician. You will thus be able to obtain the certification of urban planning;

•   Deed by the notary: for the deed and the various practices, after you have obtained the certification of the urban destination;

•  Permission to build, do not forget this important document. It is usually prepared by an engineer, architect or surveyor, who after having examined the feasibility of the work, prepares you the documents that you will have to present in common to obtain permission.

The costs increase proportionally with the surface of the house: increases the cost of construction, the cost of maintenance, the cost of living, the lengthening of the time for cleaning, higher taxes. Have you defined the size of the house? How many Bedrooms? How many bathrooms?

Have you thought about the pros and cons of a compact house? For a family that is not too big and not too demanding, a compact house, where a preliminary study of the optimized layout of the spaces and functionalities is carried out, allows considerable savings both in the construction and in the living area.

A well-distributed house, even if small, can offer large surfaces that can be used inside and a comfortable living area. Stairs, common areas, and corridors together with the large walls are those spaces to be exploited and made to measure, having the possibility.