New construction
Custom homes built from the ground up on an empty or cleared lot.
From a lot to a house
A new build starts before the drawings do: what the lot will allow, where the utilities are, how steep it is, and what the soil underneath it is doing. Those four answers shape the design and most of the budget.
We can take a project from that first survey through to final inspection, or come in once you have an architect and a set of drawings you are happy with.
Slope, access and soil
A great deal of Los Angeles County is built on hillsides, and a sloping lot changes the foundation, the retaining, the drainage and how much it costs to get a truck close to the work.
We would rather tell you that at the first visit than discover it in month three, so the walk-through is where we look hardest.
What this covers
- Feasibility and site assessment
- Design and engineering coordination
- Grading, drainage and retaining
- Foundation and framing
- Mechanical, electrical and plumbing
- Roofing, windows and exterior finishes
- Interior finishes and landscaping coordination
Questions
About new construction.
Further reading
From the journal
Rebuild or Remodel? How to Tell Which One Your House Actually Needs
The structural, financial and code questions that decide whether to remodel or rebuild, and where remodeling stops being the cheaper option.
How to Vet a Contractor in California: Seven Checks Worth Doing
How to verify a California contractor's licence, bond and insurance, what a real estimate contains, and what state law requires in the contract.
Where we do this work
Start with a site visit.
We come out, walk it with you, and tell you what we think it takes. Free, and no decision is needed on the day.