What to Expect
Building or renovating your Cape Cod home requires trust, teamwork, and collaboration by all parties involved.
Here’s what you can expect when working with us—from the initial meeting to our process and budgets.
PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONSULTATION
We begin with a conversation and questions regarding your new home or remodel goals, needs, timeline, and budget expectations to help us learn about your goals and expectations.
If you already have an architectural or design plan, we will review the plans with you and have a brief discussion about the project during the initial conversation.
Our team will help determine your home’s current value and provide a general estimated cost based on your preliminary requests and ideas.
Once you decide to move forward with your new custom home, addition or remodel, we’ll begin the design process.
PRE-DESIGN
If you’re not already working with an architect or design professional and wish to have our team help with that, we will be happy to assist.
Our design team will invest the time to learn your goals and take in to considerations for your Cape Cod custom home needs, budget expectations and specific requests for your new home before designing your custom home. This step is essential and ensures your expectations, budget, and vision are aligned.
DESIGN
Once we capture your ideas and goals we will begin work on the design process. Once we finish the design stage, our team will work with you to finalize the selections for materials, fixtures and finishes and help you make informed decisions throughout the process.
We then will provide you with a detailed estimate pricing based on your selections for your project, ready for your review and approval.
PERMITTING
Our next step is the permitting process for your custom home.
Permitting process can be quite difficult and confusing as there are many regulations, limitations, different town zoning regulations, wetlands, conservation requirements and limitations, historical approvals, septic design requirements, set backs, energy efficiency requirements (such as Net Zero Home requirements) and much more.
Our collaboration with the best local land surveyors, real estate Lawyers, Zoning Attorneys, home energy consultants, wetland specialists, scientists and engineers ensures you’re in good hands with qualified professionals who will work tirelessly to the successful permit issuance for your new custom home on Cape Cod.
After permit is issued we begin the ordering of special order materials and schedule your project start and finish dates accordingly.
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
There are a series of stages in the construction of a new home on Cape Cod. Some of the major stages are lot clearing, excavation, foundation, framing, side-walling, roofing, rough electric, rough plumbing, heating and cooling, insulation, sheet rocking/plastering, trimming, flooring, painting, and finish work. Each stage is directly managed and documented by our project management team to ensure high quality work at all stages.
FINAL WALKTHROUGH
Nearing the completion of your home, our experienced team will ensure all design objectives and our high-quality standards are met.
Our team will then invite you for a walk-through of your finished home together, giving you the time needed to inspect every detail and ask questions regarding your new space.
POST CONSTRUCTION
We offer property management and yearly maintenance services you can enroll in, after completion of your home, to ensure your new custom home is running as smoothly and as efficiently as possible for many years to come.
Timeline
You’ll always know exactly where your project stands, what the anticipated time frame for each milestone and project completion is, and when payments will be required from the initial contact.
Our team of project managers and office managers will keep you informed throughout the process, you will receive updates, upcoming milestones and progress updates, pictures, along with schedule updates and budget updates provided to you weekly, so you’re never left wondering where your project stands and what to expect.
The timeline for custom building of new home or renovation of existing home is typically anywhere from 6 to 18 months to plan, design and build your new custom home on Cape Cod.
Transparent Pricing
We believe in being upfront from the beginning, our approach is ”open-book” providing transparency about the true costs associated with your building project on Cape Cod .
You’ll receive clear budget estimate and pricing based on your selections, project requirements and design specifications.
During this process,our team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, to help you make informed decisions about your project.
Building a new custom home on Cape Cod typically costs $1M-$2M+
- Expect to budget approximately $350-$750+ per square foot.
- Each home is priced based on several factors including the topography of your lot,your architectural or design plan and specifications for materials, finishes, energy efficiency requirements,fixtures, landscaping, hardscaping, pools and outdoor living spaces.
- Based on your specifications we provide very detailed, itemized estimates so you understand exactly where your investment goes.
- Whole-house renovations on Cape Cod begin at $280,000. which is between $280-$350+ per square foot.
- Whole house Remodeling projects can range widely from house to house based on numerous factors such as the size and location of the home and the project requirements and design elements.
- Bathroom remodels usually starts at $45,000
- Bathroom remodeling prices can vary widely based on the size of the bathroom,selections of materials and fixtures, plumbing fixtures requirements, electrical requirements and overall futures of the bathroom.
- Kitchen remodels typically starts at $70,000
Home additions on Cape Cod typically cost between $190,000-$350,000+
- These projects often include first-floor extensions, second-floor additions,multiple story addition and other expansions of your home typically designed to fit the existing architecture seamlessly.
- Costs vary based on complexity, size, and connection to existing systems, septic system design compliance with proposed addition, landscape / hardscape re-arrangement etc. For example,constructing addition for added bathroom or kitchen expansion costs more than constructing addition for playroom, office or other similar space.
- Second floor additions on Cape Cod typically begins at $250,000+
The price can vary widely based on the size of the second floor addition, existing house conditions, possible need for re-location of existing wiring, plumbing and mechanical systems in order to accommodate the second floor addition.
- Finishing of basement on Cape Cod typically begins at $90,000
- The price can vary widely based on the size of the basement,the design complexity, futures incorporated (such as bathroom or sauna, gym, wet bar ,wine room etc.), finishes, heating and cooling requirements, possible need for re-location of existing home mechanical systems. Possible need for egress window construction in the existing foundation.
- Building a garage on Cape Cod typically begins at $80,000.00 and can go to $400,000+
- The price can vary widely based on the size and futures of the garage,attached vs. detached garage, finished vs. unfinished garage, second floor living space or apartment above the garage etc. All those factors can affect the overall price.
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