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Scoring A Hole In One When You Design Your Custom Dream Home

Design your custom dream home is like golf

When designing your custom dream home, you tee off and visualize how your house will appear. In your mind, you’ll grab the right club, hit the ball, and score a hole-in-one. But inevitably, something goes awry, and you end up slicing and landing in a rough patch. Even though you’ve taken your best shot and planned accordingly, there are bound to be challenges throughout the course. And your dream home design isn’t much different.

The experienced golfer knows that with guidance, an eagle might be possible. If you look far enough ahead and make decisions early, you can avoid the sand traps.

So how can you stay on track with your budget and schedule to make it to the clubhouse? Get to know your caddy.

Select the right caddie

The caddie is there to select the right club you need for each shot, adjusting based on current lies and conditions. As a professional architect, I anticipate problems, like increasing costs on specific products, and suggest course corrections accordingly. Along the way, we may discover that the tiles you wanted for your main bathroom have increased in price. Is it worth the expense, or should you select something else?

It’s important to reflect on cost as well as time. For example, how long will it take to get the windows delivered? Many wait for the final drawings, perhaps six to eight weeks or more. However, if you order based on a mature and approved design, the windows will be on site when you get to that project phase. Your architect guides you to get close to the fairway so you won’t lose precious time waiting.

The caddie and architect foresee the risks and prevent you from hitting the hazards. Learn more about Selecting the Right Caddy Architect for your new home.

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Spend time planning your shot

You probably don’t just grab a club, walk up to the tee, and hit the ball. There’s some planning involved. You get into position and swing a few times, always aiming for the green. The better you plan, the more likely you are to be successful.

When designing your custom home, planning is vital. A detailed design will give you the confidence to move forward. More in-depth drawings mean you’ll know the size of the hole, how far away it is, and what club to use to get there. You’ll be empowered at the early stages of the project and not be surprised at the end.

Successful planning lets you know where you are going so you don’t miss your mark. After all, you don’t want to end up at the ninth hole from the seventh tee.

Stay up-to-date about the course

Golf holes can change for golfer traffic, turf growth, and labor availability, so staying up to date on the course is essential. Being aware of changes helps keep everything running smoothly and makes the process more enjoyable.

Having a professional architect communicate with you throughout your project about any delays, price increases, and modifications will give you the confidence that you are on course and headed toward the goal of your custom home, a home-in-one.

In addition, communication between the architect, engineers, and construction trades needs to run smoothly. Integration with the professionals at the early stages of your home design gets everyone aligned and on the same team. Then, like in a scramble golf tournament, players work together to take the shot from the best ball location. This “best ball” method gives you tremendous success.

Through consistent communication, you’ll bypass the bunkers and thick vegetation that could slow your project down.

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I never hit a shot, even in practice, without having a very sharp, in focus picture of it in my head. It’s like a color movie. First I ‘see’ the ball where I want it to finish, nice and high and sitting up high on the bright green grass. Then the scene quickly changes and I ‘see’ the ball going there: its path, trajectory, and shape, even its behavior on landing.

Jack Nicklaus

Envision Your Home's "Hole In One" Design

  • ‘see’ the ball where I want it to finish
  • Nice and high and sitting up high on the bright green grass
  • ‘see’ the ball going there:
  • path
  • trajectory
  • shape
  • even its behavior on landing.

Scoring A Hole In One When You Design Your Custom Dream Home

Designing your custom dream home is like golf. You tee off and visualize how your house will appear. In your mind, you’ll grab the right club, hit the ball, and score a hole-in-one. But inevitably, something goes awry, and you end up slicing and landing in a rough patch. Even though you’ve taken your best shot and planned accordingly, there are bound to be challenges throughout the course. And your dream home design isn’t much different.

The experienced golfer knows that with guidance, an eagle might be possible. If you look far enough ahead and make decisions early, you can avoid the sand traps.

So how can you stay on track with your budget and schedule to make it to the clubhouse? Select the Right Architect for your new home.

Design your custom dream home
Design your custom dream home

Take advantage of opportunities

Take advantage of opportunities like replacing the grip or a broken club. For example, you might go around the dog leg to head for the green if you are deep in the trees. The apparent shot might be straight ahead, but if you turn—you may discover other options for a clearer shot toward the hole.

With a professional architect “caddie” to guide you to correct your course, you’ll be able to realize opportunities for streamlining, which could be a more cost-effective solution.

Golfing your way to your custom home

When it comes to designing your custom home, be sure to take the time to plan so you have a clear idea of what you want and you don’t end up in a sandtrap. Communication helps you stay up to date with any changes that may be necessary, so you avoid the traps. Take advantage of opportunities that arise—not everything will be a straight shot to the green.

Selecting the right architect to guide you will give you confidence that you and your family are getting the house of your dreams. Check out From Dream to Dream Home to see more.

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