Choosing a builder of houses

Delicate problem of having to elect the professional will build the home of your dreams, will build the ideal shelter for your family and ensure the integrity of your assets. In any case, always contact several companies. Play the "word of mouth." Visit the achievements of each other. Compare the services available to you: price, amenities, construction delays, technical and aesthetic qualities of the house, thermal insulation, presence of labels, guaranteed plans. Ask each manufacturer's model contract to examine before committing.

What guarantees PROFESSIONAL?

Access to the profession is free, there are no regulations specific professional builders and contractors. However, the trade register, you can get for free, for consultation, all the elements of identification of the company and know especially if it is not placed in receivership. In addition, many companies have come together within the Union of French Houses (UMF). A guarantee of reliability and service quality. Also check that the builder is insured for its responsibilities and decadal. When you sign the contract for your home, it will also prove a guarantee of delivery, price and agreed time frame established by a financial institution or an insurance company.

TYPES OF CONTRACT

When your friend offers to sign a contract, do you book a reflection period to examine its contents, to appreciate the consequences and take advice. Remember that any signed document is a commitment.

You are the master of the book, one that limited the operation and finance. Your role, your responsibilities, your benefits will be different according to the contract you signed. Several scenarios are available to you. The manufacturer may make plans for your future home and commit to achieving it. This is the regulated contract (contract to build a house with provision of plans). If you make plans and if one company makes the entire building, then you sign a contract without providing plans. It's the same with the company that makes the shell and put out of water and outside air, if you use several trades. With these, you will need to contract lot by lot of companies, largely unregulated, the contract often requires special surveillance of the site.

Note:
All forms of contract have been statutorily defined by laws and decrees, sometimes strict, both for the client for the manufacturer.
This is not the future owner to relax because when all goes well, we do not consult, but in case of problems, it is a guarantee and a reference.