How to Compare Bids on a Custom Home Danbury CT

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

Local Companies

Northeast Mortgage
860-664-4400
800 Main Street South
Southbury, CT
Realty Seven Inc.
(203) 762-5548
250 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT
SETTLERS MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC
(203) 227-2422
Evergreen Parkway
Westport, CT
A STRAIGHT TO THE POINT FINANCING
(203) 576-6877
242 GODDARD AVENUE
BRIDGEPORT, CT
Kovacs Construction Corp
(203) 743-4022
297 White St
Danbury, CT
J M R Construction Inc
(203) 748-7584
55 Ole Musket Ln
Danbury, CT
Skindmore Construction
(203) 798-9314
35 Seneca Rd
Danbury, CT
Jan Co Inc
(203) 778-0833
50 North St
Danbury, CT
Woodland Building & Remodeling
(203) 792-8448
32 Grove Pl
Danbury, CT
Morganti National Inc
(203) 743-2675
100 Mill Plain Rd
Danbury, CT

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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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860-664-4400
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Southbury, CT
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