Here are the top 10 questions you should ask a prospective log home builder.
Dreaming about your ideal log home is a lot easier than finding a builder to actually build it. Here are 10 questions to ask any prospective builder before you sign on any dotted lines.
1. Have you ever built a log home before? If so, how many? For which manufacturers? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
2. Were all these log homes the same style? Or do you have experience with varying styles? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
3. Were the building sites similar or quite different (rocky, heavily treed, waterfront, etc.)? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
4. Which subcontractors do you work with? (Contact the subcontractors as references.) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
5. What specific materials (vendors, products, models) do you use? Why are these your top choices? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
6. Based on my plans and building site, can you think of ways to improve my home’s design, streamline construction or save money? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
7. What are your terms of payment? How much money is due at the beginning, middle and end of the contract? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
8. How have you handled building disputes in the past? (You may want to make up some scenarios, present them and see how the builder has or would handle the situation.) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
9. What guarantees do you offer on materials and labor? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
10. What do you think will be the biggest challenge with my log home’s construction? How would you handle that issue? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
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