How to Compare Bids on a Custom Home Brighton CO

Use the following tips to help you compare bids for a custom home.

Local Companies

Century 21 Metro Alliance
(303) 452-0540
300 East 128th Avenue
Thornton, CO
Carlson Associates, Inc.
(303) 457-2966
12460 1st St., Box 247
Eastlake, CO
G P Enterprises LLC / Palombo Real Estate and Insurance
(303) 653-4384
PO Box 1691
Eastlake, CO
Alliance Residential Company - Broadstone Avena
(303) 920-2100
1882 E. 104th Ave.
Thornton, CO
Stone Mountain Apartment Homes
(720) 929-1100
11625 Community Center Dr.
Northglenn, CO
Benchmark Mortgage
(303) 920-1052
11160 Huron Street, #200
Northglenn, CO
Lend America
(303) 255-5942
12000 Pecos St., #290
Westminster, CO
Lend America
(303) 452-8677
12000 Pecos St., #290
Westminster, CO
Byrne Realty Advisors, LLC
(303) 877-5324
2391 Ranch Reserve Ridge
Westminster, CO
Canyon Chase
(303) 452-5550
400 W. 123rd Avenue
Westminster, CO

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If building a custom home, you most likely will have a few builders bid on constructing your custom home.  Use the following tips to help you through this process.

 

  • Work with an architect on the custom house plans to show potential builders.

 

  • Have detailed plans to show the potential custom home builders that include floor plans as well as specifications for finishing the house and fixtures.

 

  • Consider only general contractors or construction managers who have a portfolio to show you their work.

 

  • Check several references of previously built custom homes.

 

  • Actually walk through homes that the contractor has already built.

 

  • Find out the contractor’s skill level of managing all of the different work crews, subcontractors, etc. involved with building a custom home.

 

  • Spend time interviewing the general contractors with specific questions that you have prepared.

 

  • Have the general contractors submit bids to you in writing that are firm proposals.

 

  • Do not necessarily choose the cheapest bid.  Weigh all of the factors – references, previous work, bid, etc. 

 

In the end, go with whoever you think that you can work with the best.  However, do not ignore feedback from the references.  They are people who have already used the general contractor and know first-hand what the experience of building a custom home with that person is like.  These references are perhaps your biggest asset for choosing the best builder for your custom home.

 

Published on February 15, 2007

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Featured Local Company

Century 21 Metro Alliance

(303) 452-0540
300 East 128th Avenue
Thornton, CO

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