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April 26th, 2012
Excellence vs Perfection
Famous football coach Bill Walsh was known for demanding perfection from his players during practices, even though he knew they would never attain it. His philosophy was if you don’t strive for perfection, you don’t have a chance to achieve it.
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April 2nd, 2012
Top 5 Questions: Builder References
How to get the most out of a reference check. For many prospective homebuyers, we suggest a few questions to solicit the kind of information that will help them make an informed and confident decision.
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April 2nd, 2012
Quick Tip: Get the Right Reference from a Home Builder
Don’t just ask for a list.
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March 20th, 2012
Yes, we build year round
It’s March 20th with lots of snow on the ground. Here is our drywall delivery on a current new home construction project.
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March 14th, 2012
Trade Contractor Meeting
Estes Builders held it’s annual 2012 trade partner meeting earlier this month. We gather together all our primary trade contractors (i.e. electrician, plumber, cabinet maker) and suppliers once a year.
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February 6th, 2012
5 Key Questions for Your Builder
Who is responsible for supervising the construction of my home? What else do they do? How many homes have they supervised? The supervisor’s job description should be narrowly focused on that responsibility and he or she should not pulled in several directions at once. Be concerned if the supervisor is also involved in estimating, bids, [...]
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January 4th, 2012
Quality Process on the Cloud
We have used a paper based quality process for the last five years with tremendous tangible results. However the paper system does have some challenges. One of the major hurdles in building a quality home on scattered sites is having all the pertinent information about the home while doing a site visit or quality check. [...]
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December 14th, 2011
Fitting the home to the site
Here is a pictorial example of fitting a home to a sloped view site on a current home under construction. The foundation follows the slope and maintains proper elevations. Additional living space in the form of a daylight [...]
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September 27th, 2011
Got 3 Minutes to Kill?
We have a nifty slideshow of a home currently under construction. The home is on a sloped view lot in Clallam County. See the custom home start from foundation and almost magically progress up to the beginning of cabinet installation. See the slideshow. Each of our customers get a personal site that we post progress photos. In addition to [...]
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August 3rd, 2011
How much is peace of mind worth?
A Better Experience. Is it possible to put a price tag on peace of mind? Consider the value of a hassle-free new-home project. Less stress, no hurt feelings, no horror stories, no busted budgets, no lawsuits. What is it worth to have your new home built on schedule, for the agreed cost, with a builder [...]