This 2-3 hour service is very informative and helps you determine if our team is a good fit for you. When you call our office, we discuss some preliminary information and schedule a visit to your home. After arriving, we start by listening so we can effectively:

• Take an informed tour of your space and get a general overview and see how you live in the space
• Discuss and prioritize your "bare necessity" and "wish list" items
• Compare your budget with your project goals to determine if they are aligned
• Clarify the industry options that are available to you
• Identify where to start and the approach that is best for you and your family

Together we explore imaginative design solutions and their cost ranges. This helps balance the challenges and opportunities of your home and site, your wish list and your budget - allowing you to make informed choices about your next move.

• Preparation
  • Meet your project designer or architect
  • Explore your goals further to clarify your vision and to set a realistic project program
  • Inspect your site thoroughly including preliminary structural research, measurements and photos
  • Generate "as-built" drawings of your site or your existing home as needed
  • Preliminary research of codes, zoning, municipality and deed requirements relevant to your project
  • Identify remediation that may be needed which could impact your project scope and budget
  • Perform survey and engineering work as needed
• Design Services
  • Conceptual Design and Diagrams if needed
  • Schematic Design, Plans, and Elevations to clarify your vision
• Budget Services
  • Square foot cost analyses to guide your early design choices
  • Preliminary itemized estimates to set your project direction and budget
  • Preparation of a Design & Build Contract with your target budget and scope defined

After the scope and target budget are set, we develop all design details to finalize specifics and costs, then plan and execute your work with a well-crafted construction process.

• Design Services: Construction Documents
  • Detailed site exploration by our trades people to clarify the mechanics of your project and the products
  • Kitchen, bath, interior and specialty design services to finalize the details
  • Materials and fixture selections
  • Preparation and submission of documents for plan review and permits
  • Preparation of construction schedule and project staging requirements
• Value Engineering
  • A unique process to balance your desires with your priorities
  • Creative resolution of cost and scope issues to arrive at your final build budget
• Supervised, Professional Construction Work
  • Pre-Construction Walk-Through to meet your project leader and review construction expectations
  • Construction work from start to finish
  • Regular Production Meetings, Schedule and Cost updates
  • An efficient job close through Pre-Completion, Substantial Completion & Post Punch list procedures