“Building a home is a taxing process for any person but I believe it’s a lot more difficult when you’re young and add to the mix, a woman. There is no protection anywhere in the system for a first-time home builder, contractors could wreck you and walk away scot-free.”
The words of a young professional who is currently building her first home. Meticulous, smart and focused sums her up. She has tackled tough examinations, job interviews and so on but according to her, no amount of planning really prevents an individual from being fleeced during the building process.
Her approach to the process was to go in with a “solid plan”. This included getting six estimates, analyzing them against the bill of quantities which the architect submitted and meeting the shortlisted contractors. After nearly a year of reviewing estimates, research and tapping into resource persons in her circle she settled on a contractor.