See if the project works
Review the property, utilities, access, budget range, financing structure, and timing together.
Build a home that fits
Build around the way you live.
Bring us your land, the plan you like, and the way you want your home to work. We’ll help organize the property, space, finishes, budget, and construction details into a clear written scope.
Before construction
Get the big decisions out of your head and onto paper.
Before field work begins, we’ll work through the site, living area, total area under roof, dimensions, structure, allowances, selections, responsibilities, and financing requirements so the written agreement reflects the home you expect.
Read the complete Alice custom home planning guidePlanning topics
- Land, access, fill, drainage, and utilities
- Living area and total area under roof
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, garage, and carport capacity
- Foundation and structural assumptions
- Exterior materials and energy features
- Cabinets, countertops, flooring, and fixtures
- Allowances, exclusions, and change orders
- Construction financing and draw requirements
- Target schedule and owner responsibilities
Construction path
Five clear stages from the first site review to your final walkthrough.
Final scope, price, and timing depend on the property, completed plans, specifications, financing, permits, inspections, materials, weather, and approved changes.
Shape the home
Choose or develop the plan, then define the structure, finishes, allowances, and details that make it yours.
Agree on scope and financing
Put the price, lender documents, payment structure, insurance, responsibilities, and approved scope in writing.
Build the home
Coordinate permits, site preparation, foundation, framing, systems, finishes, inspections, and selections.
Walk it together
Complete the punch list, final walkthrough, closing documents, warranties, and owner orientation.
Local planning resources
Start with the guide that matches where you are.
Complete custom-home planning guide
Organize the property, room program, square footage, specifications, financing, and construction stages.
Open this guideBuild on land you already own
Review surveys, access, utilities, septic, drainage, fill, site costs, and whether the preferred home fits the property.
Open this guideUnderstand construction cost factors
Compare living area, total area under roof, site work, rooflines, finishes, allowances, utilities, and responsibilities.
Open this guideStart with the budget
A plan still has to work for your land and your full budget.
Construction price is only one part of ownership. Financing, property taxes, insurance, utilities, land conditions, site improvements, and allowances should be considered before finalizing the plan.
American eWarranty program
1 year. 2 years. 10 years.
Better Builders includes this written limited warranty with eligible new homes, whether the property is inside or outside city limits. The warranty issued for the specific home controls coverage.
1 year
Workmanship & materials
Coverage for qualifying defects in workmanship and materials, subject to the written warranty standards.
2 years
Home systems
Coverage for qualifying plumbing, electrical, heating, cooling, and other defined home systems.
10 years
Structural coverage
Coverage for qualifying major structural defects involving defined load-bearing warranted structural components.
The 10-year portion applies to defined structural coverage. It is not blanket coverage for every item in the home. Eligibility, enrollment, exclusions, warranty standards, claim procedures, and all other terms are controlled by the written warranty agreement.
Bring what you have
You do not need finished plans to begin.
A property address, a room list, a plan you like, or a target budget can be enough to start. Rene or Pedro can help identify the property, planning, financing, and scope information needed for the next useful step.