First, we build your house on paper. We take you from owning a lot to preliminary drawings to permits and the contract. Generally speaking, preconstruction takes two months or less.

• The Lot: The important first step. Even if you have a house design, the lot impacts construction in many ways—how to best capture a view, create privacy, accommodate landscaping, manage water runoff, to name a few.
• Design Development: The end result of this phase is preliminary architectural drawings. We can introduce you to a local architect or work with yours. After a 3- to
  4-hour "programming" meeting, the architect creates the preliminary drawings for your approval.
• Pre-Estimate: With the specs you also receive a preliminary estimate. The pre-estimate is based on costs of similar completed projects. We can work with your budget and suggest money-saving value engineering/material substitution options.
• Final Drawings: You have approved the preliminary drawings and estimate. The architect now generates the ¼-inch scale "working" drawings.
• Specifications: Generated from our meetings and subcontractor input, the "specs" detail any information not called out in the drawings. Approximately five pages in length, spec examples would be siding materials, attic access, solid core interior doors, water line installation, driveway culvert, etc.
• Shopping: You will spend a minimum of two days shopping with Rick for the elements you can see and touch, such as appliances, cabinets, carpet, hard surfaces, and electrical and plumbing fixtures.
• Permits/Financing: With the working drawings, LCDH will apply for the county building permit, help you obtain financing, and submit your plans to the architectural review committee, if necessary.
• Contract Proposal: The contract proposal defines how your home will be constructed and for what price. It includes and expands upon the specs by further outlining LCDH’s responsibilities.
• Contract: All the relevant pieces generated during preconstruction are incorporated into the contract, formalizing the agreement between you and LCDH.