Careful thought and consideration must be placed before build a house. Here, we’ll review some of the most common building mistakes.

1. Common Home Building
Mistakes

2. Before your dream home
becomes a reality there
are few things you need
to do to make sure it
doesn't become a house
of problems.

3. `
1. Hiring Without A Survey
Look for licensed, insured and well-experienced
builders that will give you your money's worth.
• Hiring contractor without
reference.
• Unqualified & unlicensed
Contractor.

4. 2. Using Inferior Quality Material
• Selection of poor
quality cheap materials.
• Inadequate and
improper proportioning
of mixed constituents of
concrete, mortar etc.
• Addition of excess
water in concrete and
mortar mixes.
Use high quality construction materials for
foundation for a solid home.

5. 3. Poorly Planned Roofing
The roof protects the walls and therefore while
building much consideration needs to be placed
upon the roof.
- The effects of environmental degradation
- Poor installation and unsatisfactory workmanship
- Poor construction practices and supervision
- Poverty, ignorance and petty savings

6. 4. Build House More Than
You Need
Your house should not be too larger, instead, it
should be built “just right.” While planning your
home take careful consideration of your
requirements and lifestyle.
Building a house more
than your necessity is
also counted under
mistake of home
building.

7. 5. Not Planning Your Budget
Realistically
It is very important that you take some time to sit
down and plan a realistic budget to ensure that you
do not over spend in the process.
Spending more than you make
is also one of the reasons of
improper planning of budget
which often results in the
failure of your dream house.

8. 6. Making Changes after Building
Plans are Finalised
Any changes made after the implementation of the
whole plan can throw the whole project off and
trigger a domino effect of problems and costs.

9. 7. Decide What You Need Before Your
Build & then Build to Meet Those
Needs
Proper planning saves both time and money.

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