Project Zone: Home Site

When you build a new custom home, you will have many decisions to make to ensure the house and property meet your standards.

Here are a few of the decisions you will eventually make about your home site:

Grade / Flat or Sloping Yard Determines Basement Type

• Flat Yard: no lookout or walkout capabilities; windows have full retaining walls around them
• Sloping yard: lookout windows in basement
• Extremely sloping yard: walkout basement with door that leads to exterior
• Sloping yard can change from conrete patio to deck
• Walkout basement can have deck and concrete patio outside

Permit, Survey, and Codes

• Plot plan / site plan (septic design if applicable)
• Building permits
• Staking for excavation
  • A preliminary stake for tree clearing and for house placement
  • Second staking for excavation for foundations
• Construction approval by municipal inspections
• Erosion prevention

Tree Clearing (if applicable)

• Per on site meeting and markings
• Stumps ground out
• Logs hauled off
• Chips left on site or hauled off

City Utilities

• Sewer connection
  • Gravity drain sewer
  • Forced main sewer with grinder pump station outside
• Water main
  • Tap and connection
  • Street bore (if applicable)
• Sump line
  • Developer-provided sub-surface drain
  • Daylight discharge
• Electric service provider
• Gas service provider

On-site Utilities

• Electric power to home site
• Well
• Septic
• Sump line
• Propane (if selected)

Final Site Work / Concrete Flatwork

• Driveway
  • Concrete
  • Asphalt
  • Gravel
  • Road matting needed
• Front Porch & Steps
• Home walk
• Public city walk (if applicable)
  • Material requirements (check municipal code, where applicable)
  • Length and width requirements
  • Handicap accessibility (if applicable)
• Patio and Stoop (if applicable)
• Types of Concrete
  • Gray / White (broom finish)
  • Exposed aggregate / size of aggregate
  • Stamped / styles and colors

Landscape

• Rough grade lot
• Final grade sod, hydro seed, trees, shrubs and mulch
• Irrigation
  • Front yard only
  • Front and back yard
  • Special requirements (gardens, greenhouse, etc.)

Fencing

• Type
• Style
• Color

Mailbox

• Municipal or development requirements

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