If you are choosing to have a home built especially for you instead of purchasing an existing home that doesn’t quite meet your needs, it will be important to choose a designer and builder who you can trust and have a good working relationship with. Or, you might decide to hire someone who does both.
Design-build is becoming more common in the construction industry because of the many benefits it provides. Instead of working with a designer and a builder separately, the design and build aspects of the new home construction project are contracted by a single entity. Here are a few advantages to consider:
- Streamlined Communication – Miscommunication between separate entities happens often in new home construction, but a closer working relationship between the design and build professionals on one team means it’s faster and easier to clear up confusion and prevent it in the first place.
- Accountability – Multiple entities working on a construction project can turn into one group blaming another for a problem or less-than-stellar work. A design-build approach means the design-builder is responsible for the whole project, incentivizing them to provide exceptional work.
- Faster Project Completion – A design-build approach removes the bidding process from the equation. It allows professionals to complete design and construction simultaneously, adjusting the plans or construction in real time with changing needs.
- Cost Savings – Because design-builders have the flexibility needed to assess needs throughout the new home construction project, they can keep it on budget effectively.