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How a build runs

Five stages, in order.

CB Homes runs seven to ten projects at a time. Not seventy.

That number is the whole business model. It is how Dale can be at your pre-construction meeting, at the weekly update, and at the punch walk at the end, not a project manager three layers down who has never met you.

It also means we cannot take everything. When Dale looks at a project, he is deciding whether he can build it properly alongside the work already committed. That is the only filter we apply, and it has nothing to do with the size of the job.

  1. 1Consultation

    CB Homes meets with you either at your home or in our office to discuss your vision and expectations.

    The first meeting is free. There is a fee only if architects create plans, and the architects provide the design-fee estimate.

    Dale’s part
    Dale is at the consultation.

  2. 2Design

    Dale sets a series of design meetings with the architect and the trade partners who will actually do the work. You are in those meetings, not receiving the results of them.

    You receive
    Most clients have not chosen every fixture and finish by the end of design, and are not expected to — that is the difference between a custom home and a production one. What the stage produces is a drawing set the trades can build from, a written specification of everything that is decided, and honest allowances for everything that is not.
    Dale’s part
    Dale sets and attends the design meetings.

  3. 3Pre-Construction

    CB Homes conducts a final pre-construction meeting where we review all plans, selections and contracts with you to ensure we are all on the same page before construction.

    Dale’s part
    Dale is at the pre-construction meeting.

  4. 4Build

    CB Homes staff set weekly update meetings with you to keep you updated on progress and answer any questions.

    Dale’s part
    Dale is at the weekly update meetings.

  5. 5Final Punch Walk

    CB Homes staff meets with you at the end of the project to ensure all work is completed to your satisfaction.

    Dale’s part
    Dale is at the punch walk.

Stages

What a build looks like

Photographs from different builds, in the order the work happens on site, rather than one house from start to finish.

  1. A large white two-story farmhouse with dormers and a three-bay garage, seen across the site during utility trenching: an excavator, a trailer and a spoil pile in front.
    Site work
  2. A framing crew standing a stud wall on a new slab beside an existing house opened up for the addition, the ground wet around the slab.
    Framing
  3. Inside a metal building being finished out: spray-foam insulation on the roof and walls, a timber loft with a stair and rail, and a bundle of batt insulation on the slab.
    Dry-in
  4. Two stained timber beams across a tray ceiling above a grid-panelled wall, recessed lights roughed in, and windows onto open pasture with a spoil pile outside.
    Trim
  5. A stone-tiled wet room behind frameless glass with brass hinges and pulls, a freestanding oval tub with a wall-mounted brass filler, and a hexagon mosaic floor still dusty from the work.
    Finish
  6. A white-painted brick bungalow under a large spreading tree: a deep front porch on tapered columns, a black front door with arched windows either side, and a matching porte-cochere over the drive.
    Finished

Before the first meeting

All field notes

Tell us about the land first

The form asks five questions about the project and the lot before it asks for your name. The first call is for fit: what the site needs, what you want, and whether we are the right builder for it. Dale reads every inquiry and answers within one business day.

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