What were they thinking? Plan your custom closets from build.

Tweet

 

We are pleased to welcome Diana Augspurger from Creative Storage as our guest blogger this week.  Diana has been in the closet and home storage business for over twenty-five years.  She is a past president for the Association of Closet and Storage Professionals (ACSP), the industry’s official trade organization. Diana is as passionate about what she does, as she is creative and professional.  When she isn’t following her other passion, sailing… she is striving to be a leader within her field.  One of her most recent successes has been creating and launching the e-commerce website http://www.morestorage.com.  Welcome Diana, and thank you for agreeing to guest blog for us this week!

..................... 

I prepared three estimates this week for properties worth over a million dollars with the worst closets ever. They were small, angular and the cheapest material for closet rods on the planet. I am at a loss for words as to why a contractor would offer this and why the homeowner would accept it. Can I fix it? Sure. Should I have to? No. Many builders do not place value on what happens in the closet. It's a small ticket relative to the overall cost of the house.

I was told once that the closets are only important to me. Wrong. For many men, it's low on the totem pole of wants to begin with. The reality, however, is that often a woman picks the house and women LOVE closet systems. My advice to you the builder, woo your customer by offering a closet she just can't resist. What is my advice to you, the homebuyer?  Read the fine print and negotiate up front for a closet that suits your needs and suits the house.  You have a lot of leverage before you sign the contract; so tell them you want the closet of your dreams… so you won't be facing a nightmare.

 D. Augspurger – Creative Storage.