From the moment you decide to build until the day you move in, your home building experience should be exciting and fulfilling. Choosing a lot that has qualities which align to your vision and budget is an essential early step. The lot you choose directly affects what and how you build and will probably have the single greatest impact on your budget. For these reasons, you need to thoroughly assess the features of each prospective lot and how they will affect the building process, as well as your life in your new home.

How the lot impacts the home
The orientation and shape of your lot will obviously affect how your floor plan is designed. You’ll want to showcase some views and avoid others that are less than spectacular. If you have great views to the west you’ll want covered patios or deeply recessed window openings to minimize heat gain. A wide, shallow lot configuration might have yard areas off to the side rather than directly to the back of the home. Steep topography will likely result in more steps in the home, greater excavation volumes, and the need for retaining wall structures. If the lot is on the high side of the street in a hillside community, you may want to turn the “front” yard into the back yard so your public areas can look over the pool into the city lights below. These and other lot characteristics directly relate to design, scheduling, and budget. By taking them into consideration, along with many other relevant issues, you can be certain that the lot you ultimately select is well-suited to the kind of home you want to live in.

Complete lot feasibility analysis
Building a custom home is a unique endeavor. At Calvis Wyant, we have over twenty years of experience making that endeavor fun and a complete success for our clients. With our lot feasibility analysis, we remove the guesswork from your lot selection process. We take the time to walk the land and get a feel for how it might best meet your design requirements. We check city and county codes and association covenants, conditions, and restrictions. We also determine the logistics of utility hook ups and accessibility, pinpointing nuisance factors and environmental considerations. We give advice on probable costs and potential pitfalls, all so that you can be confident that there will be no major surprises as you proceed.

Ensuring your enjoyment and your investment
While this might not be your first custom home, our goal is to make it your most satisfying. Over the years, we’ve learned that the process of designing and building a home goes well only when you have good systems in place and take a step-by-step approach. Choosing the right lot is the critical first step in the process, ensuring that you can build the home you want within the budget you’ve set. Call us when you’re looking for your next place to live - we’ll help you lay the groundwork for an exceptional home, and we guarantee that you’ll have a gratifying homebuilding experience.