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<blockquote data-quote="Nellisir" data-source="post: 6067115" data-attributes="member: 70">I also own a home, and while I didn't build this one, I've built many, many others.&nbsp; It was my job for 12 years, before I went back to grad school.&nbsp; I was project manager/site manager/jack-of-all-trades/point-of-contact between the GC and the subs and owners, in a company that does high-end custom homes in New England (including post-and-beam, passive solar, and green building).Actually, that may be the point of difference.&nbsp; Doing custom homes, what the customer wants is our priority.&nbsp; They need to fit their stuff in (and it's a rare person that comes to a home without any furniture or expectations), and make it work is what's important.&nbsp; Foundation, framing, plumbing, electrical, insulation, sheetrock, trim, paint, counters, tile, hardwood, linoleum...that's not a question.&nbsp; It's the same on every house.&nbsp; We do it, and we do it right.&nbsp; &nbsp;What makes a house custom is how those things fit together.&nbsp; In a tract home, or a subdivision, or a kit home, in something mass-produced and chosen from a book, you often don't get to choose.In a good home, you do get to choose.&nbsp; If you come in and say &quot;we need an in-wall fishtank in the entry&quot;, then we frame and build for an in-wall fish tank (looked awesome, btw).&nbsp; If you want glass corners without framing in the second floor bedrooms, then you get glass corner windows (expensive as hell, and very vulnerable to settling.&nbsp; Do not recommend.&nbsp; Also, framing is a bugger-and-a-half).&nbsp; If you want a 48&quot; opening for the fridge, you get a 48&quot; opening for the fridge...and I will find out what kind of fridge, and double check the specs, to make sure 48&quot; is enough.&nbsp; If you want a 5' by 5' stained glass window in the master bathroom, then you get a 5' x 5' stained glass window with a custom-built casing (putting it in got me a trip to the hospital and 11 stitches in my scalp).It's your house. If your furniture is the priority, then that should be the builder's priority as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nellisir, post: 6067115, member: 70"] I also own a home, and while I didn't build this one, I've built many, many others. It was my job for 12 years, before I went back to grad school. I was project manager/site manager/jack-of-all-trades/point-of-contact between the GC and the subs and owners, in a company that does high-end custom homes in New England (including post-and-beam, passive solar, and green building). Actually, that may be the point of difference. Doing custom homes, what the customer wants is our priority. They need to fit their stuff in (and it's a rare person that comes to a home without any furniture or expectations), and make it work is what's important. Foundation, framing, plumbing, electrical, insulation, sheetrock, trim, paint, counters, tile, hardwood, linoleum...that's not a question. It's the same on every house. We do it, and we do it right. What makes a house custom is how those things fit together. In a tract home, or a subdivision, or a kit home, in something mass-produced and chosen from a book, you often don't get to choose. In a good home, you do get to choose. If you come in and say "we need an in-wall fishtank in the entry", then we frame and build for an in-wall fish tank (looked awesome, btw). If you want glass corners without framing in the second floor bedrooms, then you get glass corner windows (expensive as hell, and very vulnerable to settling. Do not recommend. Also, framing is a bugger-and-a-half). If you want a 48" opening for the fridge, you get a 48" opening for the fridge...and I will find out what kind of fridge, and double check the specs, to make sure 48" is enough. If you want a 5' by 5' stained glass window in the master bathroom, then you get a 5' x 5' stained glass window with a custom-built casing (putting it in got me a trip to the hospital and 11 stitches in my scalp). It's your house. If your furniture is the priority, then that should be the builder's priority as well. [/QUOTE]

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