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What are the steps involved in building a custom home on rural land?

April 26, 2017building Custom Home involved land rural steps

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What are the steps involved in building a custom home on rural land?

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• Review building department regulations, zoning, easements, CC&Rs, architectural guidelines. • Learn building permit requirements. • Walk the parcel at different times of day and year. • Look at light, views, privacy, driveway access, potential house sites. • Do percolation testing and well siting. • Get estimates to put in driveway and utilities. • Camp overnight on your house site! • Think about sunlight, seasons, views, driveway approach. • Make preliminary floorplan and “live” in it for 6 months. • Work with a home designer or architect to design a home for your land. • Include a site plan: well, septic system, driveway, utilities, outbuildings. • Interview contractors and choose one. • Start site prep. • Build your house!