Include your Aure Maison hardware selections in the builder’s plan before electrical and door preparations are finalized. Choosing the toggle, dimmer and handle alongside the room finishes helps the completed home reflect your design decisions from the outset.
Take one representative Aure Toggle Switch configuration and Ellington Door Handle selection to the builder, with their product information and quantities. Ask when each approval is needed, who supplies the hardware and who confirms installation fit. Record any allowance credit or added installation cost in the agreed scope.
A written decision list turns a collection of preferences into work the builder can schedule. It also helps you avoid buying hardware that cannot be installed under the project's agreed scope.
Establish the baseline package
Ask for the included products or specifications for door handles, hinges, cabinet hardware, switches, dimmers, receptacles and plates. Record the functions and finishes, not just a description such as “standard hardware.”
Then decide which elements you want to keep. Replacing a suitable included item is optional. Focus the upgrade conversation on a visible preference, a needed function or a coordination issue rather than assuming every included product is inadequate.
Confirm the rules for buyer-supplied items
Do not assume the builder accepts outside products or provides a credit when you supply them. Ask about approval, installation responsibility, site delivery, storage, damage and warranty handling. These are project terms to settle before purchase.
If a selection requires a different door preparation, electrical box or cabinet drilling pattern, have that requirement reviewed before the relevant work begins. A substitution that fits the appearance brief may still affect the construction sequence.
Put each decision against its real deadline
| Decision | Information the builder needs | Timing question |
|---|---|---|
| Lighting control arrangement | Fixtures, desired behavior and approved control models | When must the electrical layout and wiring requirements be fixed? |
| Interior door hardware | Functions, dimensions, handing where required and finish | When are door preparation and hardware orders committed? |
| Cabinet hardware | Product, fixing dimensions, quantity and placement | When will fronts be drilled or fabrication completed? |
| Plates and device faces | Complete assembly, dimensions and finish | When must the approved parts be available for finish installation? |
| Custom work | Approved scope, drawings and confirmed timing | Which construction activities depend on its completion? |
Ask for calendar dates from the project team. “Before finishing” is too vague if purchasing or fabrication decisions occur much earlier.
Approve one complete example
Choose a representative doorway or cabinet area. Review the door handle with its rose or backplate, visible hinges, adjacent controls and the wall or cabinet finish. Include a physical sample where practical.
This is also the moment to confirm exceptions. You may want a quieter plate in utility spaces, a different door function in a bathroom or another finish in a separate wing. Put those choices on the schedule rather than expecting the installer to infer them from a mood board.
For the visual relationship at a doorway, use our door handle and switch plate guide. For the purchase details, use the interior door hardware specification sheet.
Document substitutions and approval
Record the selected product, required function, complete contents, quantity, finish and the person who approved it. Include the agreed cost treatment and delivery responsibility. If a product is substituted, check the effects on appearance, preparation and operation before accepting the change.
Keep one current schedule available to the builder and affected installers. An email containing an updated product link is easier to miss than a clearly revised row in the agreed document.
Use the final walkthrough to verify the schedule
Walk the home with the builder and the approved list. Check that the intended finishes and functions were installed, that the hardware operates as intended, and that product instructions and care records are included in the handover. Record discrepancies for the appropriate trade to resolve.
Explore Aure Maison hardware within the options your builder has approved. For a larger specification, Trade Aure provides a starting point for reviewing the project's quantities, configurations and selection requirements.