To ensure that our house is built in accordance with the art of construction, it is necessary to hire reliable, solid, and proven building contractors.
The task is not easy, which does not mean that it is impossible. Currently, in most professions, there is a growing shortage of builders. So where and how to find the best construction team?
Stop “Last Minute” Construction Crews!
The emigration of many construction professionals, the decrease in the number of construction school graduates, and the increased development of multi-family construction mean that there are fewer and fewer good professionals on the market who can be hired to build a single-family house.
Therefore, in order not to operate under time pressure, we should start looking for a contractor early enough. Searching at the last moment may result in finding an unreliable construction team, which is not what we want. The construction of a house usually starts in spring, so let’s talk to professionals in autumn or winter.
If we do not yet have a permit to start building a house, we should not sign a contract with them. It may happen that the formalities will be prolonged and the contractor will withdraw or demand compensation for profits lost during the downtime.
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Where to Look for the Best Construction Team?
A good source of information is family members, friends, or neighbors who have recently completed their house construction or renovation project. After all, they know best whether the construction team they hired is worth recommending.
Besides, we can check the effects of their work. When looking for specialists, producers or sellers of construction materials can also help. They recommend contractors who specialize in specific fields.
Most often such teams have undergone specialist training organized by producers of construction materials we can check it by asking the contractor for a certificate confirming the training.
We can also look for professionals in the media, by browsing ads in newspapers or on the Internet. Remember, however, that such advertisements can be placed by anyone and they are not verified.
An additional source of information is building internet forums. However, a satisfied customer rarely posts an opinion about a company; most often there are entries of dissatisfied investors, and it also happens that they are wrong.
What is Worth Asking a Building Contractor?
It is a good idea to invite a construction specialist, for example, the future site manager, to an interview with the contractor of your choice. In case of unclear or contradictory information provided by the contractor, he will quickly realise that we are dealing with an unreliable company that does not know its job.
Ask the professional whether he has the appropriate construction equipment (he should have at least the basic tools necessary to do the job) and about the training of employees (it should be confirmed by diplomas and certificates).
Our inquisitiveness may annoy the contractor, but it will reduce the risk connected with employing him on our construction site. Before finally choosing a contractor, it is also good to look at his other realizations and ask his opinion. A contractor who has nothing to hide will give us the addresses of his previous construction sites.
Find out if ncc section j report and Thermal Performance Assessments are available for the type of residential project you’re working on.
