Your First Conversation with Vineuve
The First Conversation
If you're gearing up for a construction project and considering hiring our company, you might be wondering what to expect in an initial phone call with us; especially if this is your first venture into the building/construction process! For instance, what details can you prepare before the call to get the most out of that first conversation? And what responsibilities and details will we, as your contractor, handle? As we touch briefly on this topic in this blog post, keep in mind that—whether you’ve just started thinking about a project or you already have a complete vision and fully developed design—we're here to offer consultation services at any stage of the vision-building process and will meet you where you’re at. When we get on a call with you we’ll begin by asking you questions about what you’d like to build, and we’ll be ready to answer any questions you have about our company, the building process, and the way we do our work.
Defining Your Project Goals and Vision:
Arriving at our first conversation with your project goals defined can go a long way in helping you get the most out of our first chat! Specifically, what do you hope to achieve with this construction project? For example, do you want to create more space in an existing home? Are you looking to enhance the energy efficiency of a space? Or perhaps you’re wanting to convert an existing space to suit your business operations; if you're building a new home, what are the main priorities? Having a clear understanding of your goals helps us grasp your vision, focus the discussion on what will be most useful to you, and offer valuable initial insights right out the gate!
Two Vineuve crew members dressed in construction PPE are gathered together outside of a new ocean front home being framed. The crew members are focusing on the building plans to prepare the posts and beams to build the roof.
Listing Your Questions and Concerns:
Answering your initial questions helps us to give you a sense of what it will be like to work with us! If this is the first time you’ve gone through this process, the whole prospect can be a bit overwhelming at first as you consider all that’s involved. Or perhaps you’ve been involved in a construction project before and had an experience that brings some lingering apprehension from certain elements of that experience. Clients often find it helpful to come to the first phone-call prepared with a pre-compiled list of questions about how we will approach the project and our work together.
We love answering your questions and we appreciate any opportunity to address uncertainties on various aspects of your project. To get you started, here’s just a few general topics that might serve as a jumping off point while you consider any questions you might have for us:
Project timelines
Permits
Sequence of events
Potential challenges
Milestones
Methods of communication and transparency
Pre-construction planning
By preparing this information, our first conversation can be especially productive and set the stage for a successful collaboration! Give us a call if you feel ready to have that first chat about your project. We look forward to hearing from you!