A few days ago we began a conversation about our Pre-Construction Process of building custom homes in Austin, and discussed the first half of this process. The second half of the Pre-Construction Process deals with the physical plans for your home. These milestones are as follows.
Conceptual Plan — This plan is a 1” to 10’, small scale drawing with the initial dimensions of the home layout on your home site. Once drafted, you review the layout and then meet again to discuss changes and return them to the architect/designer.
Preliminary Plan/Review — This plan is 1/4” scale drawings of the front elevation, floor plan, and site plan with topographic overlays displaying the house situated on the home site. You will now review the plan with furniture cutouts, provided by Sterling.
Finalize Preliminary Plan & Specifications — Once the preliminary plan is finalized, we will walk you through every aspect of your home. Room by room we will define the scope of the project, identifying materials and finishes. Our specially developed interactive software system helps automate the specifications process. This results in a 41-page document defining every detail of your home.
Price Preliminary Plan & Specifications —
We price the home based on the finalized preliminary plan. In this meeting we review the initial Construction Cost Sheet & Specifications with you. If the price does not match your budget, we can use the detailed cost sheet to identify potential cost-saving opportunities.
Complete Construction Drawings (CDs) — The architect/designer produces revised CDs. You review the CD revisions. Together we review the changes to produce the finalized CDs. The architect/designer completes the CDs and prints 35 sets for construction.
Sign the Contracts & Begin Construction — Together, you and Sterling sign the Construction Cost Sheet, Specifications, and contracts. We are now ready to begin construction!
After the Pre-Construction Process comes the Financial Process. Stay tuned to our blog to learn more about the processes we have developed over the course of 23 years as premier custom home builder in Austin.