While a dream, building your own home has never been an easy one to achieve. It comes with a number of challenges, so we have come up with a few dos and don’ts of residential construction that might help you in building your dream house. It is not something that you do every day, let alone, it might be just this one time that you get the opportunity to build something that lasts you your lifetime. So, why not do it right? Even if you have to go ahead an spend a little extra to make sure, you’re getting yourself a house that is no less than the house of your dreams, why resist? After all, it is your house and yours only.

In this little thought-piece, lets go over some of the major dos and don’ts of building a house. Factors you must consider before you lay down that first brick of the thousands to follow.

First and foremost, be sure of the location you choose. Always a great idea to do a thorough location check. And even before that, you must be aware of the kind of locality that you picture yourself living comfortably in. Is it a modern-style lodge somewhere in the suburbs of the city surrounded by the calmness and tranquility that society offers or somewhere in the middle of town with the excitement and thrill of the modern fast-paced world with the honks of cars and busy streets? Be also mindful of the amenities the locality has to offer such as nearby grocery stores, hospitals, schools, parks etc.

Then comes in the design and architecture of your house. Some of the most popular home construction styles in today’s world are:

1. Modern styled homes, which embody the elements of minimalistic and contemporary aesthetics with plain rectangular shapes, minimum decorative elements, flat roofs, glass and steel exterior and highly practical and convenient layouts.

Modern

2. International styled homes, giving you the sense and feel of American and European homes with smooth and even surfaces, minimalistic use of colors, windows and glass doors that allow for plentiful daylight and highly modeled on utilitarian designs.

International

3. Contemporary styled homes, with giving – what you may call – “that extra bit of sass” to your home embodying bold and unorthodox construction designs. These homes often have large windows and doors, very asymmetrical shapes, more organic and reusable material used such as wood and timber, more outdoor space, vertical and rooftop gardens and so on.

Contemporary

4. Minimalistic homes, with neutral and monochromatic color schemes, clean and straight lines, strong geometric shapes, layouts with sufficient room for daylight, minimum accessories and so on.

Minimalistic

Once you have settled on the location and sense of design and architecture for your home, you must now hire the perfect architect to put that idea of yours onto paper, which you then take to the best of the best contractor to bring to life.

It is crucial to decide on the perfect contractor with your dream house, because one small mistake can cost you not only your hard-earned lifelong savings but also your invaluable time and energy. Hence, you must do your own research and find the most better-suited contractor for your project, who has worked with similar ideas and architecture in the past and their past work speaks for their expertise.

Even if you have to spend a little extra to make it all worth it in the end, do not hesitate! Also, Do not follow suit of those who seemingly saved a few thousand rupees compromising on the reliability and the quality of construction that should never be put second to money. Do not also hire contractors just because somebody else did. Look up! Do your own research! Spend a few hours on finding the best contractor who offers you the best quality within your budget. Somebody who takes ownership of your house just as much as you would and can actually stand by you through all phase of construction, from commissioning to developing and especially to maintaining it with you for the lifetime of that house. No one can repair and maintain the house better than the ones who actually built it. Hence, the need to hire a contractor you can establish a relationship of loyalty with. And that is where we come in. Milano Engineering offers you full-service capabilities with a promise to deliver unparalleled excellence and quality construction.

Moving on, you should also be weary of how you want to set up the space of your home. It is always a good idea to have a decent space reserved for storage. You must also decide on the placing and number of bedrooms according to the space in both the upper and the lower portion of your house (in a double-story house). The flooring of your house should ideally be consistent, too to give a neater look or maybe use similar flooring in all the bedrooms at least.

Careful attention must also be paid to the lighting of your house, as that can add or take away a very huge chunk of the overall aesthetics of the house. Also, it is always good to match the interior of the house to the exterior aesthetics as well, so to reflect a clearer and well-thought out architectural sense of the house.

With these tips on the dos and don’ts of residential construction, you’re off to a great start. Here’s hoping these little pieces of insight help you build the house of your dreams.