It seems that almost everyone you meet is an expert on the subject of planning improvements to the home based upon their own personal experience. The result is a confusing array of conflicting advice from too many sources, which usually results in consternation. When the overall concept for your new home has not yet been developed, assorted technical tidbits from friends just seem fragmented and intimidating.

     This section of our website is an educational tool to provide assistance in understanding the complex process of designing and building a new home. The planning process requires that myriad questions be addressed and, for most

people, the result is the largest single investment in their lifetime. Without a clear understanding of the process, the agonizing dilemma of where to begin and how to proceed can stymie the planning of a new home.