NEW CONSTRUCTION ADVICE || THINGS WE WISH WE KNEW Before Starting The New Construction Home Process
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- Here is our New Construction Advice for those Starting the New Construction Home Process Pt. 2. This is great for those who are just beginning the process and debating whether or not to start! I hope this helps you guys and that you are able to learn from some of our mistakes. Don't miss the "awesome" BLOOPERS at the end ;) Thanks so much for stopping by :)
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One helpful idea I’ve heard when it comes to the design center appointment, is to ask them if you can tour the design center before your scheduled appointment. That way you can walk in, take pictures, get ideas for what they have and pick out stuff beforehand so you’re not so rushed during your limited 4 hour appointment.
That's a great idea! When we went to ours we actually weren't even allowed in for the actual appointment (it was back in April) But they did have a virtual tour available which we did several times. I feel like an actual tour would have been very helpful!
I'm watching this a year after you made it as my friends are starting to build a home. I just have to say, hearing you and Mike say that you weren't "handywork" people, you've both come a long way! What you two have accomplished in your home in a year is amazing. Congrats.
Absolutely we are in the process of new construction, we are going to have a pre slab before the foundation is poured, pre drywall and final. Yesssss always will have independent inspection.
I just want to let you know that after watching your video where you advise us to be assertive about what we want, I called our electrical and got them to fix the location of our hallway pendant. THANK YOU!!! I was trying not to be bothersome to them but you are so right about how we are the customers and we are paying A LOT for these homes. I'm so glad that I took your advice!
Thank you for all of your videos! We are going through the process right now. Haven't broke ground yet, but with watching your videos I feel like I'm a step ahead. Thanks again!
This was such a good video! Your husbands face when you said you need multiple console tables cracked me up!
These videos are so very very helpful. Like I have watched so many and I took away so many good points from yours that can truly make a huge difference when buying our hose and save us thousands. Thank you so so much.
The Vidieo was fantastic! Thank you
Love it! Glad to see you are venturing into RUclips! Your video quality is so great and it’s awesome to see your personality and journey. It’s always easier to go more in depth here compared to Instagram. Congrats on the home journey adventure 😘
Oh my gosh this comment seriously makes me want to cry! Thanks so much for the encouragement! I’m having so much fun making these videos. I was kind of struggling with finding the value in my Insta for a while and this is such a better creative outlet for me I think. Thanks for the positivity girl ❤️🥰
@@jennapierce4543 yes totally! With Instagram it is just like "here is a pretty picture" and *maybe* they will read a thoughtful caption. But In YT you can go n depth with a topic you actually care about and people care about what you have to say.
I am loving these videos!! This is what I needed!
Mx X Awe yay! I’m so glad! 🥰
This is fun to watch in the future because you’re both so handy!!
I close in 6 days, but I got the model home so I didn’t get the design center experience. Over $100k in upgrades, I wouldn’t have spent that much but I needed a quick move-in (new puppy needed a fenced yard) 💕
Thank you for this video! Our home building just started a week ago, and this video helped! I need to stop going to homegoods, b/ c our garage now is full 😫! Your husband is funny, good luck on your channel, I’m sure it will grow. Congrats on your new home! Subscribed
Awe thank you so much! This comment made my day. Glad I'm not the only Homegoods hoarder LOL. I will say though we moved in two days ago and I was kind of glad to have all of the stuff I bought haha. Sucks to live with while you are waiting but so fun when you move it all in! Thanks so much for watching and subscribing girl! Congrats on your build! :)
This video is so necessary, very informative. Thank you!
Thanks Amber! I have a couple more in the works that should be out in the coming weeks. Thanks for your kind comments
Hello Jenna and Mike - amazing initiative. I really appreciate your help for new home buyers. Would you be able to provide the home inspection service details (and not an individual name) you guys opt in for - on this forum?
Being pushy is a must!! We had to do that in the beginning of the buying process and ended up getting money off the house! But i def plan on being there for a lot of the building process when that starts!
Wow that's so awesome you guys were able to do that! Good for you! And yes we basically were driving by our lot every other day like MAJOR creepers haha. But it's so awesome to witness the whole process and worth it. Good luck with your build :)
Design center meeting in less than a week. You guys have been so amazing!
Awe that's so exciting! Good luck! And congrats on the new build! :)
Thank you for your information especially with hiring an outside inspector.
This video is so helpful to me. Thank you!
Yay! I'm so glad it could help! Good luck with your build :)
One thing with our house is you can actually pick out furniture because it has a 3D model and measurements through a virtual tour it’s pretty cool
Wow that is super fancy! We definitely didn't have anything like that haha. I would take advantage of that for sure! Especially with all the sales going on right now!
Thank you soooo much for this
Love ur videos!!!! Thank you 🤗
I had a question our builder is giving us the walk-in closet for $9000 with an island in the middle … I don’t knw if I should go with that option or get it from someone else
Good video thank you ! 👌🏻
So glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching!
As a family in custom home building your experience bums me out. Builders need to be very clear and upfront that models show all the upgrade options and usually add 30% cost to total build. Request complete drawing and costs. I’d also recommend making sure builder is willing to give names of all sub contractors. We just swapped out a sub on a build due to holding up and not holding to timeline.
Good tips
Great video! I’m in the process of a new construction and went to look at my poured slab and noticed the elevation of my front porch is short, it should be a long to the edge of the house. I’m heartbroken and reached out to my realtor and just now waiting to see if this will be able to get fixed before the foundation is set up. Im taking pictures and videos of EVERYTHING!! Lucky I have a great realtor that has a lot of experience with new construction builds and as my back through this process as he contacted the sales agent/ builder to solve this or any other issues I may have.
Thank you! :) Oh no! Well I am SURE they can and will fix that! They need to! I'm so happy to hear you have a good realtor! That is SOOO important! Good for you for taking pictures! Seems like you're super on top of everything. Good luck with your build! All the headaches will be so worth it when it is done :)
I love the hardware in your kitchen 😍😍😍. I need that in my life
Thank you! Yes we ALMOST didn't upgrade the hardware but then thought about having to find the perfect hardware to match the holes and we just decided to splurge haha
@@jennapierce I love it. Haven’t seen that color before. what color is it? Brass?
@@Humblethyself656 The builder referred to it as "modern bronze" haha
@@jennapierce very nice! Thank you😊
Did you have a construction to perm loan, they also do some type of inspection but I am looking into a 3rd party for the early inspection. We will definitely do the 3rd party final inspection.
For the floor, did you do the upgrade or go with carpet and replace later? I think we should have a book on how to buy new construction home for first time home buyer.
HAHA I TOTALLY agree!! And we did end up upgrading our floors because we didn't want to deal with the hassle. It wasn't too much more (maybe a couple hundred?) I will say when you go to design center, ask if you can take your flooring outside in the natural light because we just got ours put in yesterday and it looks SO different with the natural light shining on it than when we picked it out in the dark showroom.
I’m so glad I found your channel and videos journaling your new home build experience. I’m finding your videos very helpful, especially in calming down my doubts and anxieties about a new home build. We are looking to initiate the process-currently reading through the purchase agreement. What was your process of hiring a real estate agent and I’m curious how they get compensated for their services (were you directly charged for her services, did she get a percentage of the closing costs)?
Jenna I am interested in this question also could you please explain to me also! Thank You
Did the inspectors find any other major issues aside from the mold? Did you inspect at each stage, framing, electrical/plumbing, etc?
At what point did you get the independent inspections done?
As far as inspections go, did you two get 1) pre-drywall 2) pre-close 3) 11-month (pre-12 month warranty)? Simply trying to understand the process, as I'm in the midst of a new build now and timelines/the types of inspections weren't specified in the video. Thanks!
Very Helpful -- Thank you!!!
Essential tips #1@1:15, #2@3:02, #4@5:58, #5@7:17, #7@9:59, #8@11:09, #9@12:00, #10@12:52
Great Tips #3@4:39, #6@8:43
Bloopers @14:37
You tile the guys face twice @13:44 and then he tells the best joke I ever heard about tilers and -- well I think you snubbed him.
@15:16 - a guy who has finally realized his value.
You mentioned 3 inspections with the third part inspector but when did you hire him? At what stages do they do the inspections? We haven’t broken ground yet so I’m very interested in doing this!
Hey Amy! We hired them a couple of weeks before our pre-drywall meeting. We had a pre-drywall inspection and a final inspection ( about a week before our final walkthrough). Our realtor set everything up which was nice. If you are working with one that's definitely something they could help you with! Hope this helped.
Thank you! What state are you building your house?
You're welcome! We are building in North Carolina!
In Charlotte, you need a good realtor whether new construction or resale homes. The builder pays the commission, not the buyer, and a realtor can get you a better price!
When did you have your pre-drywall inspection? Did you have to schedule a time+date with the builder for this inspector to go in? We have our pre-drywall walkthrough with our builder tomorrow and they said we could not bring an inspector with us...are we too late to do the inspection? Should I be worried that we can't bring an inspector to our meeting?
Hey Angela! We got our pre-drywall inspection about 3 days before our walkthrough and yes we had to schedule it prior to our walkthrough. Do you have a realtor? I am not sure but I FEEL like you can tell them to re-schedule the walkthrough to make time for an inspection. Either that or you guys can maybe go to the walk through and then tell them you would like to get an inspection afterwards before they proceed with anything else. Don't get pushed around and make sure you get one if you want one. Talk to your builder and see what they can do to work with you. I know the inspection is typically done before the walkthrough and then addressed at the walkthrough but hopefully you guys can work something out!
@@jennapierce okay! So we had our walkthrough today and it went really well. We brought my husband’s grandpa. He used to work for PGE and do home inspections with city inspectors. He even brought a ladder and climbed into the attic! He said things are looking great and theyre using nice quality materials. I also talked to the builder while I was there and asked if I could bring in an inspector. He said “I don’t care. It’s your house!” So I don’t know why the seller’s realtor said we couldn’t. the builder said the drywall isn’t going up until late next week so we could bring the inspector early next week :-) I also do not have a realtor. Our realtor dropped out once they found out the commission wasn’t great :/
We’re in the process now and I’ve definitely realized how much you have to check in because they can be so slow to relay information. Hopefully the construction manager is more informative
Haha SOOO true! We feel the same! Our neighbors didn't even know they were closing a month later than they were originally told. Our builder just forgot to tell them! So crazy. Good luck with your build! Stress aside, it's still a fun process :)
Hello. Great videos and tips. Do you mind sharing your inspector? I’m also in Charlotte and building a new construction home at the moment. Thank you.
Hey there! Yes! We used HouseMaster’s Home Inspections! And they did a great job 👍🏻 Good luck with the build and thanks for watching 😊
Would you mind to talk a bit more about the independent home inspector part? such as how many times did he/she go to the site? and when is the process did he/she go? Where/how did you find he/she? etc. Thank you
S H Yes! We had 2 inspections and we went through a home inspection company that our realtor recommended to us. They would just send us the report and we were free to call them if we had any questions about their findings. If you don’t have a realtor, I would google some home Inspectors in your area and read reviews!
I’m honestly so sad that you guys had this experience. I feel like you guys had a terrible builder. Mine is in contact with me several times per week if not daily. He’s had to make concessions or fix things when an error has occurred even if it’s a minor one. He frequently goes to our site. He calls me in the event of a delay even if it’s by one day. Sometimes finding a smaller but experienced builder is better than choosing one that just in it for mass production and sales (community/housing plans). These large builders could care less about who they sub out. It’s sad...
Sooo when they make mistakes, do they offer freebies to make up for it?
You can always try for that but no, not usually. The contract you sign at the beginning always favors the builder. They might throw in something but not because they have to.
@@jennapierce thanks for replying! I've been binge watching your channel as we've decided to go the new build route and trying to learn everything I can
I think I got a few more words in this time 😂
Haha! Yup. Always coming through with the jokes
@@jennapierce I was just thinking, why the video keeps cutting when he talks. I was really listening to what he had to say!!
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Lol…he be looking like she beats him! I love the vids though.
Sorry Michael you are not the quarterback, that’s all her. Pretty sure she is the equipment manager too 😂
Haha ya you’re right about that. I think ball boy would be a more accurate title
HAHAHA how'd you know??
Looks like Pulte