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We can design and build your home, or work from plans prepared by your architect. We also take on renovations and additions.
We start with a blank sheet and a conversation about how you want to live. Plans take shape through questions, photographs, sketches, and plenty of back and forth.
Budget and construction details are part of that conversation from the beginning.
How the planning works →
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A new home starts with how you want to live and the property you want to build on. Our galleries show the houses and the rooms within them.
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More room, an updated kitchen, or a different layout. We work with the existing house to plan and build the changes you need.
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Already have plans? We review them with you and your architect, discuss costs and construction details, and build from the agreed drawings.
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Before construction
It starts with your ideas. Together, we work out what belongs in the house, how it fits, and what it will take to build.
You call Tom, explain what you’d like to do, and talk about the property, timing, and budget. He explains how the design and building process works.
Tom’s detailed new-client information sheet helps him understand your priorities, daily routines, and the things you want the house to do for you.
Bring photographs and examples of houses or exteriors you like. They help explain a preference; the design starts from a blank sheet, rather than copying another house.
There’s a lot of back and forth: rooms, connections, views, and how you’ll move through the house. Tom brings construction experience to those decisions, with costs and practical details considered as the plan develops.
Tom uses Chief Architect to explore the house before it’s built. Room views, cutaways, and structural views can help you understand the space and discuss changes together.
Review the drawings, options, and budget before moving into construction. Project documents and signing are handled through JobTread.
Move across the photograph to inspect the work.
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Working together
Project documents and signing are handled through JobTread. Start with a conversation with Tom about your plans.
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