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The importance of the home owner’s selection schedule and how it relates to the new home building construction process is a very significant component of a successful building project. The sequence of events of a home building project begins with the architect drawing the plans, the architect completing a set of technical structural and mechanical construction specifications for the home and the home owner selecting the finishing specifications that make the home truly theirs. It is on the basis of these documents that the home builder is able to develop a construction schedule to build the home. Boca Raton home builder, Robelen Hanna Homes, specializes in building one of kind custom homes, working with the customer to help them through the selection and home building process that will make their home truly unique. As a Palm Beach County home builder with twenty five years experience as a general contractor specializing in custom home building we have developed a construction process that provides guidance to the new home buyer to make the home building process enjoyable as well as successfully completing their project on time and within the approved budget. The importance of the home owner selection schedule as relates to the implementation of the new home building construction process is not often understood. It would seem that certain selections and decisions are not important until it is time to install those items in the home. The builder’s selection schedule, meanwhile, is asking for the customer to make those decisions far in advance of their implementation. The technical interaction of these requested advance selection choices with the construction process is important to understand. The principal underlying interactions between the customer selection schedule and actual construction are: planning the implementation requirements for each selection, confirming budget acceptability of selections, ordering and confirming delivery dates of selected items to enable achievement of the construction schedule. Selection implementation requirements are of crucial significance to the general contractor and are often not understood by the home owner. As example, the type of floor surfaces selected, tile, marble, wood, carpet, etc. all have varying thicknesses that must be planned for when designing the structural floors. The selection of bath tile and marble determine the type of wall boards to be installed in the rough construction. The selection of plumbing faucetry, shower heads and tubs determine the dimensional installation of the shower wall boards and the depth of the plumbing pipes and valves in the walls that the plumbing faucets and handles require for proper attachment. These plumbing and wall board installations occur at the very start of rough construction, long before the plumbing valves, tile and marble will be installed. The selection of appliances for the kitchen, laundry, entertainment bars, BBQ summer kitchens, etc. is required to properly design the rough framing, electric and plumbing at the very start of construction. The venting requirements for stoves, ranges and BBQ’s require installation of specific types of vent pipes at the very start of construction. These required vent pipes determine how the floor trusses are designed to provide pipe chases in the trusses to run vent pipes through the floor system. This occurs at the very start of the job. The selection of appliances also affects the design of the electrical panels for the house and the proper placement of wiring and receptacles for specific appliances. The electrical requirements of different refrigerator and stove options vary between brands. The ability of the cabinet company to design the cabinet systems also depends on their having the specific knowledge of the appliances to be selected. The cabinet designs thereafter determine the dimensions of the wall framing for the kitchen, laundry and bath rough carpentry and drywall framing at the very beginning of the construction process. Additional important customer selections which each have an impact on the early construction process of custom home building are: exterior paint colors, roof tiles, window trim colors, stucco texture, exterior siding, driveway type, garage floor finish, etc. Each of these selections determines the execution of the rough construction. As can be seen, the customer selection schedule is integral to successfully implementing the construction schedule by the custom home building general contractor. The importance of completing the customer selections in a timely manner, which the home owner often cannot understand why these decisions are being required so early in the construction process, is critical to the home builder’s ability to achieve the desired construction completion schedule and to avoid costly change orders to accommodate selections received at a later date. At Robelen Hanna Homes it is our goal as an experienced custom home builder to guide you through this process so it is both enjoyable and successful in achieving your goals. It is our belief that the product we provide to you is both an enjoyable home building experience and a beautiful home. Please contact us to discuss how we can be of assistance to you in your home building or home renovation project. Robelen Hanna Homes 928 Clint Moore Road Boca Raton, Florida, 33487 561-482-9999 www.robelenluxuryhomes.com Robelen-Hanna Homes have 25 years of experience in the field of renovation contractors, Renovation Contractors Boca Raton, home builders and Historic Renovation in Palm Beach County and Boca Raton, Florida.
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