Building Tip #9 -Where are your windows facing?

When your building a home the framing stage is an important stage to see where your windows are positioned. You can see if your window is right in front of the a tree trunk or somewhere with an unattractive view. In the framing stage you can see where you windows are and can still change them. You can work with your builder to move the window a few feet.
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Building Tip #8 -Electrical outlets

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 Often times new construction buildings place electrical outlets per the electrical code, and not necessarily where you will need them. If you want a TV in your bedroom, make sure there is a cable or internet connection in the right place. If you want lamps on either side of your bed, make sure you don’t have to run an extension cord to place them there. When you build you get to decide where you want and a need your outlets. You can place them in you mudroom cubbies, or on the side of your kitchen island, or put two in your bathroom, the possibilities are endless and can be exactly what you want. Be sure to talk to your builder on what they are willing to do.

Here at Echelon Homes we provide outlets every 8 feet in every room for your convenience so you are never far from a place to plug in as well as working with you to satisfy every need you may have. We also put in raised oulets for a flat screen TV. So you will never have to worry about any electrical cords showing from your flat screen TV, and we provide reinforced framing for a flat screen TV. So you will never have to worry about your wall holding flat screen TV, this is all for you free of upgrade charges. Learn more about we do as a standard HERE. 

We love to here where you would want outlets or where you wish you had outlets, leave us a comment or message us anytime. 

Building Tip #7- Location, Location, Location

Just like when buying location matter when building. When building find out what lots are available to you, through your builder and ones that are one the market and check with your builder to make sure they will build on any lot you buy in the area.
When looking a lot there are a couple things to consider:

• Is there an HOA? If so what are the costs and the benefits?
• What is the community like? -Talk to the neighbors, and people in the area
• What is the traffic like? Rush Hour? -The drive may not take long when you see it on a Saturday, but could double or triple doing the week.
•  How far is it from your place of work? Grocery store? Pharmacy/Hospital? 
• Research the city and county -they may have different ordinances and laws that may affect you.
• And anything else you find important in your life

If you would like help finding the right location and a lot in the area you can give us a call anytime at 801-882-2622 or visit our website at buildingahomeinutah.com

Building Tip #6- Plan the Floor Plan

As with buying a home when you build a home you are paying for every square foot, the difference is you get to control and make decisions on every square foot. The saying goes 'If you fail to plan you plan to fail.' This holds true when building a house deciding on a floor plan in a crucial step in the building process and it can be a tricky one.

When you look at a floor plan consider what you need and want in terms of square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, entrances, garage space, and layout. A lot of builders don't allow you to change the floor plan or even use an outside plan, being aware of this needs to be a high priority when choosing your builder because the floor plan becomes your house and you deserve to be 100% happy with it.

At Echelon Homes we fully believe you deserve to have the perfect floor plan that is why we work with you to redesign any floor plan of your choosing to make it exactly what you want. We move walls, rooms, and anything else you want changed at no extra cost to you. If you want to find out more click HERE.

Just Remember when you are in the building process make sure you understand and are happy with every square foot of you future home. Then ask your builder to really help you visualize what the floor plan will be like when its built so everyone is one the same page. Right now at Echelon Homes we are working on creating 3D floor plans (example pictures shown) for all our plans so that all our clients can better visualize the home we can build them to find out more about us call us at 801-882-2622 or at http://buildingahomeinutah.com/

Building Tips #5 -Ask Questions

It's important when building a home to ask your builder any and all questions you can think of. They are building your home and you deserve to know everything you want about them and how they are building your home. To help you out we have posted a bunch of questions that you can ask yourself and your builder.

• What is a good design for our needs?


• What is a building code? Does it effect us? How does it work? What doesn't it do?


• Who is responsible, overall, for my building project?


• What are good sizes and proportions for rooms? What style do I want?


• What am I really getting from the builder?


• What problems do I have in my current house that I don't want to repeat?


• Where can I find answers and help? How do I make my desires known?


• What does that line on the drawing mean?


• What is a dispute; a lien?


• What are specifications? Does the builder write and provide them?


• What if my builder does something in a way I don't like? Is the house going to be complete; will something be left out?


• When will the house be finished?


• What is a contract? How do I play a part in it? What does it say?


• What is "an extra"?


• Is that a good material, I've never heard of it?


• Can I change things?


• Who picks the color of the paint, wall coverings, etc.?


• Is landscaping included? Sod? Seed? mud and rocks? Slopes? Are landscape features guaranteed?


• What if I disagree with the builder? Can I stop the work?


• Am I allowed on the job site? Can I inspect the work as it goes up? Can I bring someone with me?


• I really want this ________________in the house -- how do I get exactly that?


• I can buy the light fixtures from my brother-- but who will hang them? What do I do?


• Should I close on the mortgage and pay the builder in full? I have several items that I don't like - must I still close?


• Why do we have to make all these trips to pick things out?

We can and will answer all of these questions for you and any you can think of, you can give us a call at 801-882-2622 or check out our website at http://buildingahomeinutah.com