Are you thinking about building your house? Excellent News We congratulate you! This is a great step full of emotions where it generates many questions, such as what are the advantages and disadvantages of building your own house, so for the entire work team at CDC | Architects We would like to give you our point of view.
Advantages of building
- Financial Ease
If you are thinking of building your own house, it is because you have your own lot or you plan to buy land to be able to build later. These are important elements because when requesting a loan you will be able to give the property as collateral, which is very well regarded. by banking entities and make banking procedures much easier.
- Custom project
When carrying out your project you will be able to hire an Architect to carry out your project based on your needs, tastes and preferences, so during the process you will be able to carry out several reviews with the Architect to check that everything is in accordance. to your requirements.
- lower initial investment
Because your land is free of encumbrances and you were able to offer it as collateral, the loan to request corresponds only to the construction of your project, so this amount will always be much less than having to request a loan to be able to buy the lot. and construction, so this is reflected in the monthly payment to be paid.
- less maintenance
As it is a new construction, the maintenance cost will be lower compared to buying a house that has already been built for several years and you even have the possibility of being able to review or consult about the construction process of your project and be able to know every detail. of the same.
DISADVANTAGES OF BUILDING
- involvement in the process
Because the project is more personalized, this implies being more involved in the project at least during the preliminary project process to achieve all the objectives and scope requested by the client.
- until the end we can see the results
Although the project during the Preliminary Project phase shows very real images of the project that provide us with a better understanding of it, the spatial conception will be able to be conceived with greater clarity until the completion of the project.
- variable costs
During the consulting process, the costs will be very stable as long as the contracted parameters are maintained, however during the construction process and depending on the type of contract, variations in the amount may occur, either because extras were requested or changes were made. , even up to factors of price variations in materials.
Conclusion
In conclusion, building your own house has its advantages, such as planning the project in advance, which implies a decrease in the initial investment and being able to personalize your house by creating more suitable spaces in line with your expectations. As for its disadvantages, they imply being more involved in the initial phase to be able to personalize the project, and that we will be able to live and feel many of the spaces more clearly when they are already built.
