The Custom Home Building Process

The process of designing custom homes produces a different experience for each of our customers. The stages in the process are the same and we are pleased to bring our services to the table at any point of the process.

Preliminary Design: choices that affect the entire house, with decisions about style, room sizes, flow, room relationships, location on the site, budget and finance.

At the this stage we define all requirements in our planning research department to be sure we can supply you with the right recommendations on sizes, heights, setbacks, fire department codes, city planning regulations, etc.

Design Development: next comes a host of medium-sized decisions about interior elevations, exterior details and finishes, floor plan choices, cabinet configurations, structural section drawings and roof plans. We provide you with floor plans, and elevations according to your requirements to make sure you understand and can visualize what you are building. As a "premium package" we produce renderings of your future home/project, to assure that you will have what you need for the best shot you can possibly have to go through the planning commission, Architectural Reviews, etc.

The Permitting process: You now have your drawings and somebody should represent your project to Planning and Building. It is a special procedure that requires special skills, knowledge and experience. Our experience working with planning commissions spans over 20 years. Believe us, it is difficult if you don't know how it works. Each bureau is different, and has different requirements. We cover all of the steps, and do all of the research that should be done to satisfy local rules and regulations.

Construction Drawings: finally, your attention is focused on decisions about final floor plan details, exterior details, specifications, dimensions, framing plans, roof plans, structural sections, and finish specifications, until you receive completed drawings, ready for your Contractor and material suppliers.

Construction phase: If you desire, we can take your Project from here and get it built. With our many years in this trade, we have learned where the pitfalls are. We literally can say, "If there is a way to screw up, we've done it". Although that may sound bad to some, experience in the field, over the years, is the best teacher there can be. Learning through your mistakes, means you won't repeat them.