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How to Choose an Organized Builder: Essential Qualities for a Smooth Home Construction Process

November 13, 2024 3:59 pm Published by Comments Off on How to Choose an Organized Builder: Essential Qualities for a Smooth Home Construction Process

Beware the disorganized builder Investing in the design and construction of a new home is a daunting task—and something most people do just once or maybe twice in a lifetime. The last thing you need is a builder who doesn’t have it together. Building a new home is an intricate process that includes coordinating with... Read More

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The Advantage of a “Single-Source” Builder

October 25, 2024 10:25 am Published by Comments Off on The Advantage of a “Single-Source” Builder

Tested and proven work, products, and materials When building a new home, working with a single-source builder offers significant advantages. At Winsome Construction, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality work, reliable materials, and products that have been tested for performance and durability. Our expertise in custom home building ensures that we meet and exceed our... Read More

The Homeowner’s Role in the Building Process

September 24, 2024 3:42 pm Published by Comments Off on The Homeowner’s Role in the Building Process

Partnering with Your Builder for the Best Results Homebuilding has evolved significantly over the last century, particularly since the post-World War II housing boom of the 1950s. What was once a hands-on craft has transformed into a complex, systematized process involving many materials, methods, and regulations. With so many moving parts, it’s easy for homeowners to feel... Read More

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Completing the Punch List

August 27, 2024 2:56 pm Published by Comments Off on Completing the Punch List

How the best homebuilders ensure homeowner satisfaction Have you heard of a “punch list”? This is construction industry jargon for a checklist of things that must be completed, repaired, or replaced. It’s a quick and easy reference to the status of the work, as well as a useful way to communicate with our trade partners... Read More

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Quality Is No Accident

July 17, 2024 3:19 am Published by Comments Off on Quality Is No Accident

The best companies build quality assurance systems into their practice. What separates great builders from good ones? Many things do, but part of the answer is that great builders are obsessive about small details. And taken together, those small details leave a big impression. Most builders truly want to do good work for their customers.... Read More

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How to Use Online Reviews

June 19, 2024 9:37 am Published by Comments Off on How to Use Online Reviews

Trust? Maybe. Verify? Always. It’s an old story and, unfortunately, still relevant today—in September 2011, Business Week reported on a Texas home improvement contractor who hired a writer to post 200 positive reviews on sites like Yelp and Google. The article went on to cite other examples and estimated the percentage of fake online reviews at close to... Read More