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 Equity with OBEMAX
Average features in an Obemax home:
By building with Obemax, the customer has $100,000 in equity. If the customer would have built their home using other area builders, they would have had only $25,000 in equity.
Preconstruction Services Home Design and Plan Development:
Evaluate Property:1. Site visit by an Obemax consultant to your property 2.Obemax to provide a written site report to you addressing:
3. Review of deed restrictions, easements, and setbacks 4. Assess potential permitting problems 5. Address items that may affect resale or future use of property 6. Assess development costs and property feasibility Feasibility and Estimated Cost Analysis:1. Review preliminary land feasibility, soft costs, and development costs 2. Provide you with a preliminary cost estimate based upon your general specifications 3. Provide list of banks and mortgage companies that offer owner-builder financing to Obemax clients 4. Determine all custom building specifications and components for all phases of construction 5. Obemax consultant will recommend items as appropriate to the budget as well as to your specifications, desires, and feasibility 6. Provide you with written Obemax construction specifications, customized to the plan design selected 7. Consultant will provide bid specification packages to subcontractors and suppliers for bidding purposes Pricing and Costing:1. Obemax will distribute bid packages to our system subcontractors and material suppliers, thereby providing you with maximum purchasing power 2. All Obemax subcontractors are pre-qualified and performance-tested, as well as licensed and insured 3. You may select décor and discretionary items such as cabinets, countertops, plumbing and lighting fixtures, flooring, etc. from our pre-approved vendors or from outside vendors Construction Budget Package:1. Obemax will provide you a written firm budget that provides you the greatest value possible, consistent with your desires 2. Final budget meeting with the owner to evaluate all costs, including alternates or options 3. Obemax will provide the complete budget for your lender Meetings:Meeting #1 –Clarify roles and responsibilities of the building process and the construction team; review building permits, financing arrangements, financing paperwork, changes or alternations to blueprints, budget changes, any architectural reviews, and property surveying issues. Meeting #2 –Review the sequence of construction; review budget items; review contact lists; discuss phone service; establish start date of site work, foundation, and framing; establish and review Stage I construction time line. Meeting #3 –Finalize construction start date; clarify roles and responsibilities again; determine any special requirements; review change order procedures; and schedule subcontractors for clearing, excavation, foundation, and framing. Meeting #4 –Evaluate construction of Stage I; review Stage II construction calendar, budget issues, building department inspections, plumbing fixtures, especially faucets, tubs and showers, fireplace installation, and other upcoming construction items Meeting #5 –Evaluate construction of Stage II; review Stage III construction calendar, budget issues; make final vendor selections; and discuss upcoming building inspections. Review move-in items, special item orders, and final subcontractor trades Education encompassing the home construction process:1. Types of construction 2. Advantages and disadvantages of various aspects of construction 3. Cost consequences of various aspects of construction 4. Sequence of construction 5. Building inspections 6. Change orders 7. Layout the time line for decision-making regarding décor items 8. Access to OBEMAX’S construction library of product literature, material samples, how-to books, and/or CDs and videotapes Construction Management and Supervision by OBEMAX:1. OBEMAX will handle all management and supervision: 2. Scheduling subcontractors for all phases of construction 3. Scheduling, receiving, and verifying material deliveries 4. Ordering inspections as necessary 5. Ordering surveys as necessary 6. Coordinating ongoing work, subcontractors, and suppliers 7. Follow up on completed work OBEMAX supervises all phases of construction, including, but not limited to, the following: 1. Clearing and other site work 2. Excavation and fill 3. Check for all seismic and hurricane engineered components as specified 4. Footings and inspection 5. Foundation and inspection 6. Slab and inspection, including plumbing in slab 7. Framing—start; review window and door rough openings 8. Framing and first floor inspection 9. Framing, sheathing, and strapping inspection 10. Siding and exterior trim, decks, stairs, railings 11. Plumbing rough-in and inspection 12. HVAC rough-in and inspection 13. Electrical rough-in and inspection 14. Framing; post rough-in inspection 15. Insulation and inspection 16. Drywall installation 17. Drywall taping and finishing 18. Carpentry and interior trim work 19. Painting 20. Exterior concrete, walks, driveways, etc. 21. Flooring: wood, carpet, tile, vinyl 22. HVAC trim-out 23. Plumbing and electrical trim-out 24. Install appliances 25. Certificate of Occupancy items Home | Building Process | House Plans | Option Designer | Contact Us | Photogallery |
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