Why I Belong to the Horry Georgetown Home Builders Association
Occassionally someone asks me why I belong to I belong because the consumer regards a Home
CHECKLIST FOR FINDING & HIRING A GOOD BUILDER
Do your homework before you start your next
building project!
Contact your local home builder’s association
for the names of member builders and
remodelers: www.myrtlebeachhomebuilders.org.
Make sure the builder has a permanent address
location and a good reputation with local banks
and suppliers.
Find out how long the builder has been in
You want to make sure they will be around after
the construction is complete to service any warranties.
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ers compensation and general liability insurance.
If not, you may be liable for any construction-related
accidents on your premises.
Ask the builder to provide you with names
of previous customers. If they won’t, beware. If
they do, ask the customers if they would hire the
builder/remodeler again.
Ask if you can see the builder’s work,
both completed and in progress. Check quality of
workmanship and materials.
Do you feel you can easily communicate
with the builder? Remember you will be in close
contact with them throughout the construction
process and afterward as you live in your new
home.
Make sure the builder provides you with a
complete and clearly written contract. The con-
a new home built, get and review a copy of the
home warranty as well.
Be cautious of unusually low-priced bids. If
the builder is unable to pay for the materials and
labor as the project proceeds, this may indicate a
potential problem. Keep in mind that less expensive
does not necessarilary mean better.
Occassionally someone asks me why I belong to
the Horry- Georgetown Home Builders Associa-
I tell them I belong because I do not know all I
I belong because I want to attend meetings where
I can learn things and exchange ideas with others
I tell them I belong because I want to learn how
to better merchandise the single and multi-family
I belong because the consumer regards a Home
Builders Association as an established and repu-
line every day on a twenty- four hour basis, watch-
I believe , as Theodore Roosevelt Said, “Every
man owes a part of his time and money to the
business or industry in which he is engaged. No
man has moral right to withhold his support from
the organization that is striving to improve conditions
within his sphere.”
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