What is custom home?

Custom home design build refers to a comprehensive process where a homeowner works closely with a design-build firm or a custom home builder to create a personalized and unique home from the ground up. This approach allows homeowners to have significant input into the design, layout, and features of their new home, resulting in a residence that is tailored to their specific needs, preferences, and lifestyle.

Nestwood home 10 steps to build a custom house

1. Feasibility Study

Identify the government agencies related to land， include but not limited to municipal government， conservation authority, metrolink, heritage authority, etc.
Collecting zoning-bylaw and planning information
Estimate proposed building area
Estimate timeline for both design phase and construction phase
Estimate construction cost based on the homeowner's requested housing standards

2. Architectural Schematic Design

Programing
Floor plans
Front facade rendering

3. Committee of Adjustment and Approval

Extra buildable area and building height to maximize home value

4. Building Permit (ARCH/STRUC/HVAC)

Architectural building permit
Structure building permit
Mechanical building permit

5. Interior Design

Design style exploration
Interior floor plan
Interior rendering
Interior furniture plan
Interior ceiling and lighting plan
Interior cabinetry detail
Interior elevation
Interior finish material selection
Appliances selection

6. Cost Estimate

We will provide an accurate construction cost estimate based on the client approved architectural and interior design drawings

7. Value Engineering

We will optimize the construction cost estimate by adjusting the architectural or interior design details to ensure it falls within the owner's expected range.

8. Tender

More than 100 quality-assured construction subcontractors of various types, with whom we have long-term cooperation, will be invited to bid based on the tender requirements.

9. Construction Management

We manage all the trades through a cloud-based scheduling tool that updates schedules in real-time to enhance booking efficiency, material delivery and trade coordination. The project schedule also comes as an accessible online calendar on our client portal.