What is a Master Home Builder?
A Master Home Builder has completed a series of courses ensuring that your home is constructed with the best home building practices. Graduates are trained with more than technical house building skills as they also put in place the systems and people necessary to provide understanding and caring service.
How many homes does Cardon Homes build each year and is it a controlled quantity?
By controlling our size at Cardon Homes Ltd., we are able to maintain personal contact, working with you throughout the building of your home from blueprint to choosing the many different options of your home. With Cardon Homes you are dealing with the same team from sale to construction to after care service.
What kind of questions should I ask my home builder?
The decision to build a new home is one of the most important decisions that you will make in your life. You are about to enter into a contract that touches and transcends both business and personal issues and details. As a client you should have complete confidence in your chosen builder and the track record of their company. We suggest that the following list of questions are an excellent guideline to assisting you in making your choice of builder.
- Can you show us in writing that the pricing allowances in your quote will adequately cover the costs of our home as we envision it?
- Is the builder's expertise in custom or spec home construction?
- Are you able to deal directly with the person(s) that make the final decisions regarding plans, pricing, and changes after construction has begun or do you deal solely with an agent or sales representative of the builder?
- Is the builder a member of Alberta New Home Warranty?
- Does the builder participate in ongoing professional education programs to keep up to date with the latest building techniques, materials and regulations?
- How many years has the builder been in business?
- Does the builder have a written service/warranty policy?
- Is a current list of trades available to assist you in determining whether the builder is organized and pays his bills on time?
Most Importantly Are Cardon Homes clients satisfied with their new home?
Satisfied clients are our most effective form of advertising. What are the experiences of our past customers? Confirm past references - check them all, it is your investment:
- Where they involved and happy with the planning and design process?
- Would they build with Cardon Homes Ltd. again?
- Were they satisfied with the quality of the finished product?
- How was the service after the possession date?
- Was the builder receptive and instrumental in changes?
- How were the changes through construction handled and were they priced fairly?
What if I want to make a change to my house after you start to build?
Unique to the industry, Cardon Homes Ltd., not only encourages but welcomes your ongoing input to your new home.