Step 1 - Free Initial Consultation:

This meeting occurs at the building site. You'll meet with a builder's representative to discuss your particular needs about your future home.

During this meeting, you'll view floor plans, discuss included features and consider the feasibility of building on the property. Your builder representative might also take you through homes with similar floor plans, allowing you to see the fit, finish and layout of a Garrette Custom Home.

We talk you through the building process and show you how we plan for your construction, making it cost effective and eliminating challenges and surprises along the way.

Step 2 - Feasibility:

Once you become serious about evaluating a specific property to build your home, Garrette will take a fully refundable $1000 feasibility deposit. Garrette’s Construction Manager will meet you on site to walk the site and discuss the placement of the home.

The construction manager will assess soil, grading issues, paving needs and other site constraints. He'll use his observations to develop a preliminary budget including soft costs for permitting, wells, septic and utilities. He'll also review the applicable development and zoning code issues that may affect the property. All of this information will be presented to the customer at the next step.

Step 3 - Builder Consultation:

This meeting occurs within 10 days of the feasibility meeting. You'll meet directly with the construction manager and the builder's representative, to discuss the site's feasibility for building and will give you a comprehensive site development and homebuilding budget.

This meeting is a candid discussion that will uncover challenges and risks of building on your chosen site. You'll have the opportunity to choose structurals, including fireplaces, lofts and bedroom options, windows and types of bathtubs and showers. The meeting generally concludes with a contract agreement between you and Garrette Custom Homes.

Step 4 - Design Studio appointment:

At our state-of-the-art, 5,000 square foot design studio, you'll have every opportunity to customize your home. You'll meet with one of our professional interior designers to choose your cabinetry, lighting, flooring, countertops and bathroom accessories. You'll be able to view kitchen and bath vignettes to see how materials work together. Most of our clients rank this as their favorite part of the building process.

Step 5 - Pre-construction meeting:

Your dream is about to become reality during this meeting with the construction manager, builder and builder's representative. You'll have the opportunity to see the blue prints of your home and clarify how your options and upgrades will be executed. The builder will also have a rough construction calendar laid out. This will be the final point at which you can make plan changes.

Step 6 - Building your home:

It takes approximately 120 days from start to finish building your home. Here is the process:

Building Process

1) Site work
2) Foundation
3) Framing
4) Plumbing, heating, electrical
5) Framing Walk
6) Sheetrock
7) Millwork and Paint
8) Cabinets
9) Hard and soft surfaces

Step 7 - Move in:

We want you to be comfortable in your new house, so we are there to walk you through your home at its completion. Our warranty team will give you instruction on the care of your home including the HVAC, electrical and water systems. After our final punchlists are completed you’ll get the keys to your new home.