Consider This
If you you’re really going to start on the “ground” floor, it means finding property first. Have you heard of “location, location, location”? What school district is it in? View? Privacy? In the country or in town? Police and fire protectioin? City or well water? Cable or satelite communications? On or off the power grid? Sewer or septic system? Neighboring property vacant or built out? What will your surroundings look like in 20 years? What plans are in the works by the city/county/state for the area you are looking in?
If you already have the property, have you considered the following? Views? Privacy? Access? Orientation relative to sun and weather? Complimenting the best features of the property? Easements? Any prior uses of property? Zoning? Location of utilities? Soil type? Set-backs?
We can help you with the answers to these and many other questions, plus organize it so that it all makes sense to you.
Now, The Fun Part
We will help you with the building design and working drawings, putting it all down on paper to scale. We’ll start with you imagining yourself coming in the front door of your new home, and asking you what rooms do you want to access directly and indirectly from there? How do you want people traffic to flow? What rooms need to definitely be next to each other? Do the kitchen counter tops need to be hidden from people sitting in the dining room?
The whole family can get involved with each member giving their own preferences. We will talk “contractor talk” where and when it’s necessary and/or plain English too. We will make this part exciting and positive, while keeping a close eye on the budget, then build to your satisfaction.
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Roofing is one our areas of expertise, and this project was a challenge. Those are custom ceramic cones on top.
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We built this home after the owner lost the original in the recent Angora fire in South Lake Tahoe, CA. We performed all aspects of the project from BMP's, concrete, framing, finish carpentry, to and including custom cabinetry and stair rails.
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This was a replacement house we framed after modifying the concrete floor in Shell Beach, CA. We acted as a subcontrator to the owner-builder.
Log Home
This is a custom log home built near Lake Nacimiento in San Luis Obispo County. Log homes come with interesting challenges for plumbing, electrical, and how to allow for settlement. We worked with a logmaster when placing the logs, and did everything from concrete to and including all the cabinets.
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This is a fun game room built separate from the main house but adjacent to the pool and yard. We matched many of the design elements of the main house.
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This is a custom home built in Cayucos, CA. It included site and building design that had to take into consideration a visual corridor from Highway 1 on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other. We put in special windows that would keep carpet and furniture from fading. Other challenges included parking, storage, and weather. Notice the deck rail is glass.
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This is one of several properties we purchased in the city of San Luis Obispo, CA, either razed or remodeled the existing building, and developed with new residential units up to the zoning limits. Each project required site and building design, city architectual review, engineering, and landscaping. These projects were sold after all units were leased.