Designing Along The Way

If you are already building with us, then we are excited to get started and we want to give you some information that will help you along the way. Your home is not only the largest purchase most people will make in their lifetime, it is also the last onsite, handmade product in the world. To build your new home takes a coordinated effort of dirt movers, masons, framers, roofers, siders, electricians, plumbers, drywall hangers, finishers, carpenters, utility services, and much, much more.

And all of this will be handled by us for you. We will take care of all the details to your liking, EXCEPT for your shopping list! Your part in making sure things go smoothly will be selecting the products that go into your home in a timely manner.

See below for helpful information about when we need your selections during the building process.

Here is a list of selections that you need to make and when they need to be made.

When the foundation starts
Showers and tubs and their faucets and drains
Brick color and style

When the foundation is complete
Exterior windows, doors, and entrance door
Cabinets and vanities

When the roof is being framed
Roofing

When the exterior walls are being framed
Siding, exterior trims like arches, columns, etc.
Soffits and fascia color
Garage doors

When the drywall hanging starts
Countertops and vanity tops
Flooring (Tile, Laminate, Vinyl, etc.)
Toilets and sinks
Interior doors knobs, locks
Interior trims, columns, and doors
Drywall texture on walls and ceiling (If different from contract)
Stair trims
Fireplace and accessories
Interior paint colors

When the siding is being installed
Carpeting
Guttering color
Exterior paint color

When the interior painting begins
Appliances
Light fixtures, mirrors

When telling us each of your choices listed, please let us know:
(1) The store you picked it out from
(2) the SKU# of the item with any other important details.

Want to make a change?

If you decide you want to change something in the home as it’s being built, that’s no problem. Let us know, and we can discuss it with you and, if necessary, design the change together. Any change you want will be described in a written Change Order including the price of the change and any affect it will have on the schedule. With your signed approval, we will make the change.

Allowances are just budget items. If you have $20,000 in allowance money for kitchen cabinets, for example, and your cabinets cost $22,000, that will increase the price of your home by $2000. We will then add that to the contract price to cover that extra cost. If your cabinets cost only $18,000 then that decreases the price of your home by $2000, and you will be credited that amount.