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Steps to Designing A Custom Home |
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Outline of the Constructions
Process Elements
Here is a typical example of the process of building a home.
Depending upon the nature of your particular project, some of
these steps may not be include.
• Purchase of land (if not already complete).
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• Creation of a “Plat of Survey”
An official document of the building location is needed by architects
and the builder.
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• Review of permits and zoning regulations
State and local zoning requirements should be initially reviewed
to ensure that the project will not be cancelled due to any
misuse of the property.
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• Project Architecture: Without a plan
we frequently help our potential clients gather ideas about
how their land or existing home can be designed to their taste.
Once the client is comfortable with the overall project concepts,
an architect can be recommended. We then form a team of the
client, the architect and our staff. The architect is responsible
for developing a detailed building plan aided by the client
and RSavino Custom Homes.
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• Project Architecture: With a plan
If we have an approved architectural plan, we can proceed to
quoting a price and schedule for your house after we have met
with you. Note that a detailed architect plan might be revised
to match the construction codes of the state, county, or city.
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• RSavino Custom Homes Proposal
Construction materials and selection of finishes are discussed.
If the client can provide a complete selection of all items
(electrical fixtures, cabinets, flooring, countertops, trim,
plumbing fixtures, etc.) an accurate cost can be provided to
the client. Otherwise, the proposal will contain allowances
for those selections that are not finalized. See: Allowances.
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• Selection of Proposal / Contract
Once the proposal has been accepted a contract will be established
between RSavino Custom Homes and the client. The timeframe for
construction will have been estimated. A start date for the
project is generally two weeks from the date of contract signing
(assuming RSavino Custom Homes will not occur any delays in
obtaining building permits from the local governance). If the
contract signing is delayed, the estimated project completion
date might have to be revised.
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• Project Schedule(s)
When the contract is signed RSavino Custom Homes provides the
client with a Building Schedule, Selection Schedule and Billing
Schedule.
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• Building schedule
Every project has unique qualities that create variances in
scheduling. For a general idea of the time it takes to build
a new home (after contract signing) of approximately 3,500 square
feet starting in July (the time of the year also affects the
length of time to build) we would quote 6 months to move in
date.
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• Selection schedule
The client is given a schedule of the dates in which their selections
(plumbing, lights, cabinets, floors, brick/stone, etc. ) needs
to be finalized. If the client delays their selections past
these dates, the overall project time might be delayed.
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• Billing schedule
The billing schedule defines when the client will be required
to make progress payments towards the building project. Delays
in payment can affect the project completion date.
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