Failure mode 1
The scope keeps growing.
The original plan was never tight enough to start with. Every change is "just a few more dollars" until the budget has drifted thirty percent and the schedule is two months long.
What we do: Scope gets locked in writing before construction starts. Changes get priced and signed, not absorbed.
Failure mode 2
Decisions get made too late to be cheap.
Cabinets, tile, fixtures, and appliances get chosen after demo starts. Lead times catch the project, the schedule stalls, and the trades leave for the next job while you wait on a backordered faucet.
What we do: Selections are finished before we break ground. Lead times are known, not discovered.
Failure mode 3
The calls stop getting returned.
Everything's great for the first six weeks, then the builder goes quiet. You don't know what's happening on your house, and the only updates come from you chasing them down.
What we do: Weekly written updates, one point of contact, and an answer within a business day. Every time.