What a fixed-price building contract actually covers
Fixed price does not mean nothing can change. It means you find out what a change costs before it happens,…
Contracts
Buying land
Choosing a lot: five things to check before you buy
Setbacks, soil, drainage, utilities and access decide more about your final number than the floor plan ever will.
Scheduling
Why we frame in winter and finish in spring
Central Illinois weather is not an obstacle to schedule around. It is a schedule, if you read it properly.
Finance
How a construction loan actually pays out
Draws, inspections and lien waivers — the mechanics of how money reaches a building site, explained without the jargon.
Warranty
The eleven-month callback, and why we schedule it
A new house moves for its first year. We come back before the warranty runs out and fix what has…