You Decide ...

You Decide! Yes, you decide.

What a great feeling when you decide on what to do. You have the capacity to decide on things on your life. What better way to exercise this right than to decide...

Where to live..

Who will be my neighbors..

How big is my room..

To have just the right size of kitchen.. Or to have a grand kitchen..

To have a master's bedroom that has a view of the sunrise.. or the sunset..

..you decide

Now for all these to happen, here is the question:

Do I go to an architect or go straight to a builder?

My suggestion is go to an architect you know or one recommended by a very close relative or friend who has worked with one.

Of course, there are a lot of advantages when you know the person. One is that he or she will look after your best interest (well..hopefully. Nobody wants a bad review.. ) and two, he can be a good source of advise in the full course building your dream home..

It will be hard to ask questions you do not know you should ask.

This only comes from years of experince.

There is another option. You can go to someone you know who works in the construction industry. You might know someone who works for a contractor and is familiar with building condominiums and houses. they can give good advice if they are not the one building your home. We need unbiased minds here.

You can even get advise, as mentioned earlier, from someone who already built their own home.

Ask them what did they do right and what they did wrong.. If given the chance to do it again, what would they do differently. What were the issues between them and the builder.

Start with the right information. The right path will be easier, much easier if someone can guide you along the way.


Emil M.