Building A Great Home

Every ICB Custom Home is different. Each home that we build goes through a proven quality assurance process. We have worked with our builders and contractors to establish rigorous guidelines to ensure the quality and control you expect from your homebuilder.

As a homeowner, you are a vital part of our process. You will have input on all of the decisions that affect the construction of your home. We are building your home for you, after all, and that’s a fact that we never forget.

You and your builder can expect to take the following steps down the path toward the completion of your new home:

Initial Stages of Construction

Communication between you and your builder is established in the very earliest phases of the project, during our pre-construction meeting. We hold these meetings on every home we build, before we begin work. You’ll meet with your builder, exchange phone numbers and email addresses, and then go over the plans for your home. The pre-construction meeting includes a visit to your construction site, so you can see how your future home will go on the lot you have chosen.

You’ll also meet with an interior designer during this phase. Your designer will aid you in making decisions about the paint, brick, tile, cabinets, carpet and wallpaper that will be used in your home.

During this period of construction, your contract agreements are finalized, plan changes are completed and building permits are requested.

This is the time when you begin making the choices that create a home that is special and truly your own.

The Structural Stage (Foundation and Framing)

 
Construction begins on your home in this stage: Your lot is prepared; plumbing and underground work is completed; your foundation is inspected and poured; and framework begins.

Your builder is there to keep you informed about the progress of your home and to answer your questions. ICB builders follow a proven step-by-step checklist during every phase of the construction process, to ensure that your home is constructed to the highest of standards.

Part of this process, in addition to the city inpections, includes a structural engineer inspection from the engineering company who design your foundation. Progress on your home does not continue until the foundation passes both inspections, as well as our own.

After foundation is complete we begin framing your home.  This is a vital part of construction.  This is when you see the floor plan of your home come to life.  Walls, ceilings, and roof are erected. 

The Mechanical Stage

This is when you really begin to see your home come together. Cornice work begins , (windows, sheathing and siding, etc.) Roof shingles are installed and home dried in, as are rough mechanicals (plumbing, HVAC, electrical, security and A/V wiring) and the fireplace. City inspections are conducted during this stage as well, and once those are complete, insulation is added to your home.

If you have questions about any of the work being done on your home, your builder is the person you can turn to, the builder is your liaison to all of the contractors working on your home.

The Decor Stage

 
During this phase, we put the “face” onto your home: Sheetrock is installed, cabinets are put in, doors and trim are completed, the exterior brick is laid, walls and trim are painted, and ceramic tile and countertops are installed.

This is the time when you’ll begin to see all the little touches you have chosen along the way come together to create the house that is truly your own.

 By the end of this phase of construction, you are typically 45 to 60 days away from closing. Your builder will help you estimate possible closing dates and discuss any possible closing obstacles.

The Final Stage

 
Irrigation, fencing, landscape and sod are installed in this phase; your carpet is installed; and your home is cleaned in preparation for your taking ownership.

 Your builder has a 244-point list of items that must be checked off before he or she will certify that the home is "complete."

And once all of those criteria are met, your builder will schedule a homeowner orientation session with you. You’ll walk through your new home with your builder, starting on your front lawn and moving through the entire home. You’ll go over all of your home’s appliances and review the use and maintenance of all of them with your builder. If there are any items that need to addressed during the walk through, the builder will generate a builders final punch list to be completed before you close on your home.  Your builder will work to ensure that all those items are complete before the final closing.

The Closing

 
This is the stage where your new home is turned over to you. You go over all the paperwork and sign a Purchasers Acceptance Agreement and other documents. At that point, the home you’ve dreamed of is yours.

We don’t consider our work complete at that point, though. We will continue to be your resource for questions about your new home and we will work with you to make sure you’re completely happy.

Your satisfaction as a homeowner is our goal, and that’s true whether you’re in the initial phases of building your home or have already moved in.

We specialize in both residential and commercial construction, as well as remodels. Follow the links below to find out what ICB Ildebrando Custom Builders can do for you.

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Commercial