Leading challenges of custom home building among homeowners in Canada 2014

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 9, 2015
This statistic shows the leading challenges of custom home building among homeowners in Canada in 2014. During the survey, 29 percent of the respondents said finding the right products and materials was a challenge when building a custom home.

Leading challenges of custom home building among homeowners in Canada in 2014

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Staying on budget 51%
Staying on schedule 34%
Finding the right products and materials 29%
Finding the right service providers 24%
Dealing with the unexpected 23%
Defining my/our style 21%
Working with the service providers 18%
Educating myself 13%
Funding/financing the project 12%
Collaborating with my spouse/partner 10%
Understanding/complying with the building code 9%
Other 4%
I did not have any challenges 6%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents51%51%34%34%29%29%24%24%23%23%21%21%18%18%13%13%12%12%10%10%9%9%4%4%6%6%Staying on budgetStaying on scheduleFinding the right products and materialsFinding the right service providersDealing with the unexpectedDefining my/our styleWorking with the service providersEducating myselfFunding/financing the projectCollaborating with my spouse/partnerUnderstanding/complying with the building codeOtherI did not have any challenges
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Release date

September 2015

Region

Canada

Survey time period

February to April 2015

Special properties

Canadian custom home builders and registered users of Houzz

Method of interview

Email survey

Supplementary notes

The source does not specify the number of survey respondents who had built their own custom home.

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