The Montbeck Action Plan

Before the thought of writing down your wish list or anything to do with design, the first thing to consider is budget. How much are you planning to spend, give yourself a range to work with this will allow for things you may not have considered.

Next, we highly recommend conducting a feasibility study. This will ensure that the end value of the custom home will make sense in that neighborhood.

Wish List - taking each room into account, start writing down anything and everything you want to see in your new house, from heated flooring to a built-in desk in the kids’ room, home theatre, and solar panel for power redundancy. Create a document on your phone, so when you are out and see something you can simply add it to your list!

At times this step can be tedious, but you need to know what you can build, and by that I mean, there are municipal by-laws in place that determine the size, placement, height, and even appearance of what you can and can not build in your neighborhood. So if you have the time and patience you can head to the city planning department and get as much information on regulations and restrictions in your neighborhood, this information will get you started with the next step.

Absolutely one of my favorite steps- starting from hand sketches to pictures online or properties you drive by and have admired from a distance, a lot of time goes into the design and well deserved it is your dream home we are creating.

Either working with an architect or designer, this process will take those sketches into floor plans and soon you can visualize the end result. At some point, those floor plans may get scrapped with new and improved designs, which is fine that is what this step is here for because what we don’t want is to have approved plans and then decide to make changes. Changes are the greatest expense when it comes to your home project.

With detailed drawings in hand, every aspect of the house can now be estimated accurately, from demolition and excavation to finishes and landscaping.

A preferred method is to detail everything in the budget including Exterior finishing schedules, kitchen schedule, lighting schedule even flooring schedules such as 24x24 Marble tiles in ensuite, 7 ½ inches engineered flooring throughout. This way there are no surprises. If by chance you find a unique Italian marble that has to be in your master bedroom then it will come as no surprise that an additional cost for this will occur as it is not in your budget, and a great project manager will be there to explain the impact it will have.

At Montbeck we are here for our clients to put their trust in us to keep them on track and provide our professional opinions.

Our #1 objective is the final process when everything comes in on time and within budget.

This process is behind-the-scenes typically, but there are specific technical details that are required when building a new house . From reviewing structural, energy efficiency process to even how the water will flow from your roof. IE. Will this excess water affect your neighbors or city storm capacity? Once all these very important details are in place we can officially submit for permits.

Depending on what city, even what neighborhood of that city the permit process can vary substantially.

Site Preparation
Cutting trees – hoarding, construction fence

Ready to build
We highly recommend having a meeting with the builder architect and prominent trades to review the drawings to make sure we are on point

Our Favourite Part - delivering the final project for our clients!