Things to Consider During the Custom Home Building Process

Buying a house by itself is both stressful and very exciting. Building a home is even more so. Trust Ridgewood Custom Homes to build you your dream home in the Bryan, College Station, or Navasota, TX areas. We can build you a home from any of our existing floor plans, or help you design your own home.

Before the whole home building process gets started, it’s important to have a good idea of what you’re getting yourself into. Here’s a list of several things you should consider during the home building process.

1. Create a solid design. Ask yourself what is the function of this home? Is it a summer getaway that you may sell one day? Or, is it a home that you will want to grow old in? Plan your custom-built home for the present and the future. 
   
   
2. Make sure your lifestyle can handle the process of building a new home. Building a house can take a while, so, make sure your family and your pocketbook are stable.
   
   
3. Come up with a system to organize and keep track of everything. Make sure you know where all your bills and invoices and purchases are for your new home. Staying organized will save your sanity. 
   
   
4. Does every room have a purpose? Don’t just build a room to have it there. Make sure to optimize the space in your new home. Whether you need a new home with space for your growing family, or you’d like an at-home office space and guest rooms, a library and more, Ridgewood Custom Homes is more than happy to accommodate your specific needs. 
   
   
5. Find a team that you feel comfortable with. Don’t put your dreams of building your own house into the hands of someone you don’t trust. Sit down our home builders at Ridgewood Custom Homes. We work very closely with all our customers to ensure all their needs are met to their exact specifications. Your dream home is our top priority.
   
   
6. Inspect the ground you want to build on and the rules that come with it. There are laws and codes that your house will have to meet. The faster you understand those requirements, the better. The team here at Ridgewood Custom Homes can help you with that as well!
   
   
7. Do your homework and prepare to spend your money. Building a house isn’t cheap, but it is worth it. Don't be caught off-guard by a surprise expense. The more you know about the home building process, the better off you will be.
   
   
8. Keep around 10% of your budget for unexpected expenses. It’s imperative to hold back a contingency fund. You never know what kind of surprise expenses can crop up – even when your new home is being built from the ground up. If you don’t experience any setbacks during the building process, consider yourself lucky; you can splurge on furnishing your new home or getting new appliances, etc. 
   
   
9. Don’t forget about landscaping. Building your house is the main project. But have an idea of what you would like the entire lot to look like. You don’t necessarily need to have a landscaper come and make your new lawn pristine but having an idea of what you want your front and backyards to look like is helpful. 
   
   
10. Create a list of what you want and how bad you want it. Are all the upgrades in a custom-built home worth it? Is granite a must-have that you are going to splurge on? Decide this now to help you sort things out later. You never know where you’ll be able to either splurge or save some money if you go through your wish list now!
    

We hope this checklist will help guide you through the custom home building process. If you have any questions about your dream home or would like to set up a consultation for building your home in the Navasota, College Station, or Bryan, TX area, give Ridgewood Custom Homes a call today!