Building a New Home or Custom Home (Part 5 of 6)

Building a New Home or Custom Home in Sequim or Port Angeles, the fifth article in a series on Selecting a Builder by Rick Anderson.

Straight Walls

Check that the walls are straight. Find an area or corner, typically in the kitchen or bath, where a row of floor tile or a patterned sheet of vinyl flooring meets a wall. If the last row of the tile or vinyl patterning that is closest to the wall runs uniformly parallel to the wall, chances are good that the wall is straight. If the tile strip is wider at one end and narrower at the other, then the wall may not be straight.

Appliances and Fixtures

Does the toilet flush properly? Is it evenly set on its base? Check the faucet fixtures to see if they are sealed tightly.

Quality of the Paint Job

Check the quality of the paint job. If the builder does the job right, he does it right everywhere, according to one expert. Look at the backside of doors. Step inside a walk-in closet and make sure the door casing on the inside is caulked and painted properly.

(This article written by Rick Anderson and posted by Marketing Consultant Chuck Marunde.)

The Series:
Read Building a New Home or Custom Home (Part 1 of 6)
Read Building a New Home or Custom Home (Part 2 of 6)
Read Building a New Home or Custom Home (Part 3 of 6)
Read Building a New Home or Custom Home (Part 4 of 6)
Read Building a New Home or Custom Home (Part 5 of 6)
Read Building a New Home or Custom Home (Part 6 of 6)