You want to make sure that comparable products are being used when comparing bids. An example would be some builders would bid vinyl windows to lower the cost on the bid while quality builders use all wood or fiberglass windows. Also check your allowances to make sure they accurately represent what you’re looking at for lighting fixtures or any other items that can add to your custom home. 

Local building inspectors, sub-contractors, real estate agents and other home owners. 

Check with your builder and local hardware stores to find out what high the quality materials are. 

when builders want to make sure the ground under a building is strong enough, they do a compaction test. First, they take some dirt and put it in a special container. Then they add water to make it a bit wet, just like when you’re making mud pies. After that, they use a machine to squish the dirt really tight.

Once the dirt is all squished, they measure how much it got squished and how much water is in it. This helps them know if the dirt is strong enough to support a building without sinking or moving around. It’s kind of like checking if your sandcastle will stay standing when the waves come in.

There are two types of pricing when it comes to home building. Fixed and variable. Make sure your homebuilder uses a fixed type pricing so you can stay in budget and on time. 

Quality builders will not have an issue with you walking through all of their ongoing and past builds to see the quality from start to finish. 

Also, quality homebuilders will be able to provide you phone numbers for past and present clients so that you can hear the quality that’s going into their build. 

Builders should have weekly updates, and be able to answer your calls or questions in a timely fashion.