Have you ever talked to someone who built a custom home and heard about surprise costs that jumped up along the way?  It's not a pleasant experience!  It's an important thing to keep in mind - there is always a potential for cost over runs throughout the project.  Different contract types can protect you from some overruns, but even with a fixed price contract there are always scenarios where costs can pop up on you.  To help prepare you (both financially and mentally) for some of those possibilities, we sit down and talk about a short list of things that could potentially add cost to your build even AFTER you’ve signed a contract.