If your thinking about building a new cottage, adding an addition to your existing cottage or renovating it then now is the time to start talking to contractors.
If you wait until the spring it will be to late, most contractors will already be booked up for the entire spring and you will be forced to wait for the fall to get your project started.
Some contractors that take on bigger projects will take on builds that take 1 year and will be fully committed for the entire building season by the spring, that means that you would have to wait until the following year to get your project even started.
I know when you look outside its full winter and the last thing you are thinking about is having work done in cottage country, but if you don't start the process now you are running the risk of having to wait a lot longer then you want to actually get the work completed.
If you have the plans and the details you need to start sending them to your preferred contractor now, your preferred contractor might already be to busy and you will have to go to the next one on your list. One of the reasons that you have to send your plans now is because this is the time when your contractor will be doing his pricing for the projects upcoming in the spring.
A big project like a new house build or a large addition can take a contractor up to two months to actually price, especially if they are busy pricing other projects.
If you start now, your contractor will price your project, work with you on your budget and sign a contract on the project to come it will probably be March or April. Depending on the winter you could end up starting the project several weeks after the contract is signed.
If your planning on building a new cottage on the Bruce Peninsula send me an email and I will see if I can help you with your build.
Rob Abbott
Great Lakes Custom Homes Inc.
