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633 N 14th Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
208.867.4587
Boise, Idaho 83702
208.867.4587
| What is quality construction? |
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Recently I had a reader ask how to judge quality construction - fantastic question!
The basis of quality construction consists of three fundamental construction attributes: plumb, level and square. For example; are your walls plumb (perpendicular to the earth)? Is your foundation level (parallel to the earth)? And are your adjoining walls and window openings 90 degrees (square) to one another? I might sound simple, but not every foundation and framing crew can do it! Quality construction is a combination of caring craftsmanship and exceptional materials, basically the passion in which superior materials are assembled. You can have the best installer in the Valley, but if he is forced to install a low-grade product, it will never look right. Poor construction quality is easily spotted by the way one component of the home interacts with another. For example; does the reveal between your windows and the ceiling grow as you look from one side of the window to the other? Do grout lines in your tile vary in width? Does the piece of hardwood flooring against the wall shrink in width as you look down the wall? Does the reveal of your soffits vary as you look down an exterior wall? Is the bottom row of your exterior masonry suspended in air or does it rest on concrete? Again it might not be the material causing the issues, but the installer, or visa versa. Overall, quality construction comes from the passion of the builder and the sub-contractors to want to build a quality home and from the desire to actually take the time to do so. Even though all builders claim to build a quality home many don’t know how! To discuss how my company strides for quality construction call me direct at 208-867-4587 or visit us at www.flynnerhomes.com Cheers, Scott Flynn |