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ProcessMay 20264 min read
Why we lock selections before we break ground
A tile chosen in month six costs more than the same tile chosen in month one, and not because the tile got more expensive.
By [Name], Director
A tile chosen in month six costs more than the same tile chosen in month one, and not because the tile got more expensive.
By [Name], Director
Every selection carries a decision behind it that someone has to make earlier. Tile size affects the screed. Tapware affects rough-in. A freestanding bath affects the slab penetration. Deciding late does not delay the decision, it delays the trade.
Changing a bathroom layout after rough-in means a plumber returns, a wall is opened, waterproofing is redone and the tiler is rescheduled. The product might be a two hundred dollar difference. The change is four thousand.
Selections are not decoration. They are construction information.
Selections happen during the design stage, over several appointments, with a schedule that gets signed off and attached to the contract. Nothing on that schedule is a placeholder. Where a client genuinely cannot decide, we choose a real product and price it rather than carry an allowance.
It is more work up front, and it is the single biggest reason our builds finish close to their contract price.