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How to track your trade contractors
Here’s a checklist to make sure custom builders and their trade contractors are keeping their ends of the bargain.
Custom builders, architects: Be team players
Custom builders and architects have their differences, but a good working relationship can lead to a well-designed home that exceeds the client’s expectations – and doesn’t exceed the budget.
Homebuilder faces organization head on
Beazer Homes tackles disorganized homes by partnering with professional organizer Monica Ricci.
Why builders should just say yes to drug testing
Safety on the jobsite has been compromised since the beginning of modern home building by workers under the influence of alcohol and illicit drugs. It is up to builders and their crews on the ground to implement and enforce a strict drug and alcohol policy.
5 Common Construction Mistakes
Avoiding these construction mistakes results in a higher quality, more comfortable, energy-efficient home at little extra cost to the builder. In these days of construction litigation, can you really afford to get it wrong?
4 Steps Homebuilders Can Use To Raise Quality Standards, Boost Profits
By setting and enforcing quality standards with your team, you can minimize warranty claims and retain more profit from the homes you sell both now and in the future.
Take the Voodoo Out of Homebuilding Process Improvement
With a few notable exceptions, builders have not figured out that if you create a disciplined, bulletproof building process you will have very few customer issues. And for those you do, they have time to deal with them.
Your Construction Manager: First Line of Defense
Now that insurance costs have escalated and some states prohibit express indemnities, it's time to focus on delivering even greater quality. But who will take on this task?
Work Site Safety Gets Free Online Resource
With education being one of the most powerful tools in preventing accidents and injury, the Scaffolding, Shoring & Forming Institute houses a host of information, free to website visitors.
Home Builders Miss Boat on Production Process Improvement
Can production process improvement push past finance and marketing in home builders’ priority list? Columnist Scott Sedam ponders this and more in his column.
For Small Builders, Strategic Planning is a Key Homebuilding Survival Tool
Operating a custom building firm without a strategic plan is risky at best. But only about 15 percent of custom home building firms have a plan. Follow the advice of these experts and in a few weeks, you can have a working plan in place.
The Supplier and Trade Tip-Off
This builder asked its suppliers and trades to help it identify waste in processes, materials and labor using a structured process. The message from the builder was "Help me preserve my margins without cutting yours." The effort resulted in the identification of more than $1 million in savings.
2007 Color Forecast Calls for Earth Shades
Choosing the right color for a model living room or an entire development entails more than just flipping through paint swatches. Color consultants will tell you that color has enormous effect by distinguishing a model home, making it more memorable.
Beyond Zoning: Home Builders Seek Relief
Ask any builder to list the obstacles to innovation, infill construction and transit-friendly communities and local zoning restrictions likely will rank near the top of the list, along with legal liability and land costs. That could change.
Seven Issues That Impact a Home Builder's Bottom Line
Building a higher-quality home is the source of untapped potential for boosting your company's bottom line. In this article, seven major issues that can eat away at the bottom line are exposed.

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