When building new homes, careful planning is vital to a positive outcome.
It's important to choose builders you can trust to use keen attention to detail throughout the project.
You need to consider the future as well, for example, will your family be expanding down the road or will you be hosting guests on a regular basis? You might have a good idea of how you want your new house to look or how many square feet you want, but there are some details that are frequently overlooked when building new homes.
The HVAC system in your home is an important detail you cannot afford to overlook.
If your system isn't carefully laid out you could end up with mold or mildew, among other problems.
You need to choose a system that is big enough to handle your house's square footage and is properly installed for best energy conservation and airflow.
Also consider including a system to keep the air clean as well.
The air inside a house is more than twice as dirty as the air outside due to the use of cleaners, cooking, and other contributing factors.
With a filter system designed to keep the air fresh and clean, your indoor air quality could be vastly improved.
Planning for storage space is something often overlooked.
It's easily to plan for a certain amount of square footage, but how much of that will be used for storage? Take into consideration whether or not you need a walk-in closet, or would you rather have a larger bedroom? Also consider how large you need the linen closet and pantry to be.
You don't want the storage space to take over the house, but you do want enough storage room to keep your things out of sight.
There is also no excuse for poor lighting in a house that was just built.
Although there should be plenty of light fixtures, there should also be a lot of windows and skylights.
Having ample natural light both brightens rooms and allows you to use fewer electric lights.
Of course, you also need enough electric lights to keep your house well-lit.
You don't need to appear to live in a cave due to lack of light.
A surprising number of houses don't have enough light.
Extra rooms beyond bedrooms are something to keep in mind.
Consider whether or not you really will use a playroom or workout room.
Making sure rooms can be multi-purpose, such as a combination guest room and workout room, means you can be sure the space will actually be used.
Also consider laundry room placement.
Some people prefer to do their laundry in a far, out-of-the-way corner of the house, but many prefer having it located close to the bedrooms.
With your laundry room near the bedrooms you can save a considerable amount of back-and-forth.
Conversely, bedrooms should be placed as far as possible from noisy areas like the living room and kitchen.
Don't let the construction team try to dictate what you need.
Only you know what you and your family need most.
Although you should take suggestions into consideration, make sure your needs are being met.
Building new homes is a time-consuming, lengthy process, and you need to be sure you get what you want when all is said and done.
It's important to choose builders you can trust to use keen attention to detail throughout the project.
You need to consider the future as well, for example, will your family be expanding down the road or will you be hosting guests on a regular basis? You might have a good idea of how you want your new house to look or how many square feet you want, but there are some details that are frequently overlooked when building new homes.
The HVAC system in your home is an important detail you cannot afford to overlook.
If your system isn't carefully laid out you could end up with mold or mildew, among other problems.
You need to choose a system that is big enough to handle your house's square footage and is properly installed for best energy conservation and airflow.
Also consider including a system to keep the air clean as well.
The air inside a house is more than twice as dirty as the air outside due to the use of cleaners, cooking, and other contributing factors.
With a filter system designed to keep the air fresh and clean, your indoor air quality could be vastly improved.
Planning for storage space is something often overlooked.
It's easily to plan for a certain amount of square footage, but how much of that will be used for storage? Take into consideration whether or not you need a walk-in closet, or would you rather have a larger bedroom? Also consider how large you need the linen closet and pantry to be.
You don't want the storage space to take over the house, but you do want enough storage room to keep your things out of sight.
There is also no excuse for poor lighting in a house that was just built.
Although there should be plenty of light fixtures, there should also be a lot of windows and skylights.
Having ample natural light both brightens rooms and allows you to use fewer electric lights.
Of course, you also need enough electric lights to keep your house well-lit.
You don't need to appear to live in a cave due to lack of light.
A surprising number of houses don't have enough light.
Extra rooms beyond bedrooms are something to keep in mind.
Consider whether or not you really will use a playroom or workout room.
Making sure rooms can be multi-purpose, such as a combination guest room and workout room, means you can be sure the space will actually be used.
Also consider laundry room placement.
Some people prefer to do their laundry in a far, out-of-the-way corner of the house, but many prefer having it located close to the bedrooms.
With your laundry room near the bedrooms you can save a considerable amount of back-and-forth.
Conversely, bedrooms should be placed as far as possible from noisy areas like the living room and kitchen.
Don't let the construction team try to dictate what you need.
Only you know what you and your family need most.
Although you should take suggestions into consideration, make sure your needs are being met.
Building new homes is a time-consuming, lengthy process, and you need to be sure you get what you want when all is said and done.
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