Do you know just how many houses a construction company is building at any given time?
Its all well and good to go to a big construction company because they have the numbers but have you asked them the question, how many houses do you have under construction? 50, 100 those numbers initially sound great "they have so many houses they must be a great company".
But then you do the numbers, the next question you need to ask is how many supervisors do they have? 1 for 30 homes maybe, now you got to use common sense here, 1 supervisor per 30 homes the houses maybe across 50km radius, that supervisor has to organise tradesmen for each of those houses, not only that the supervisor has to visit each house to ensure the tradesmen are doing what they are supposed to be doing, that supervisor has to get in their car and drive from site to site, now tell me how much time do you think that supervisor has to spend on each house. This particular supervisor would struggle to get to a 1/3 of these houses in a day, alot can happen in a day.
A builder with low volume work can take the time necessary to inspect every house thoroughly to ensure everything is done correctly and that trades are where they should be, not only will you have a house that is built correctly but will be built on time.
I was speaking to some one I know recently who had just started a new supervisorspositionwith a major Adelaide builder I asked him what was his designated area he told me from Adelaide to Murray Bridge, that is an area of 70km in distance. So I said to him "that's a rather large area you must have a few houses to look after". His response to me was "Oh no I am only looking after 30 homes at the moment". To me that is just crazy that he thinks 30 homes to supervise at any given time is OK.
Would you rather have a Site Manager who is attentive to your needs & wants, one who is also focused on the high quality of standards we
demand to be met on all of our homes, someone that has the time to ensure that all the trades and supplies turn up on site when they should, so you can move in to your home when you were promised and not be delayed by months.