Hire a qualified design-build team, finalize your design before construction, and maintain weekly communication with your project manager. The three most effective prevention strategies are completing all design decisions and material orders before demolition day, establishing a written communication schedule with your contractor that includes weekly progress updates and a shared photo log, and conducting a pre-construction meeting where every team member reviews the scope of work in detail. Proactive planning eliminates most of the surprises that derail timelines and budgets. Kingdom & Co. uses a pre-construction kickoff process that covers scope review, site logistics, material delivery scheduling, and client communication protocols so every project starts with full alignment.