Jones Custom Building
believes an educated consumer makes a happy homeowner. Joyce explains that building a
custom home can be a daunting task. But when you understand the process and know the
product you are buying, the frustration and stress levels are kept at a minimum.
Jones Custom Building has developed a step-by-step order that takes you, the customer
through this process with ease. Each step “builds” on the previous one.
Step One
Set up your Budget
We work with a few interim and permanent
financial institutions that can help you with this very important step. As a happy
homeowner we want you to enjoy your new home. Not feel as though you are only working to
pay the mortgage. By working with the financial team, you can establish a budget that is
one you can easily and reasonably maintain. This is also an excellent time to prepare for
you interim and permanent financing.
Step Two
Choosing your neighborhood and
lot
Factors to consider include schools,
access to roadways to/from work and specific lifestyle activities. Jones Custom Building
currently owns lots in several different neighborhoods. These neighborhoods have different
minimum square footage requirements as well as restrictions and will easily fit most
budgets. (See Communities) However Jones Custom Building
can build on a lot you currently own or on one of ours.
Step Three
Design Selection
After setting your budget, subtract the
cost of your lot. The remaining figure will give you the basis of the square footage of
your home and cost. Our design team will assist you in choosing amenities, features, and
space planning as well as keeping you within your budget guidelines. The only things that
can limit you in building a custom home are your imagination and your budget.
Step Four
Soil Analysis
This is a step that a lot of our
competitors neglect to perform. Jones Custom Building believes this is one step you cannot
skip. The soil your home sets on will determine the foundation required. Soils in Texas
vary form site to site. The original soil analysis performed by the developer of the
neighborhood, may not be specific to your site and may leave out key factors in designing
your foundation. To be sure you are on a solid foundation; it will require a site-
specific soil analysis.
Step Five
Engineered Foundation
Based upon the site-specific soil
analysis of your lot, the engineering team will design the foundation specifically for
your new home. Even though this step and the previous one are cost factors that you do not
“see” in your home, these are two of the “details” that Jones Custom
Building believes are the most important. You want the investment of your new home to be a
solid one. Remember, it all starts with a solid foundation.
Step Six
Site Prep and the Building
Process
This is the most exciting step for our
homeowners. They know they have done their homework (all of the proceeding steps). Site
prep is the beginning of the visual progression and this is the step where you see your
dreams beginning to come true.
Jones Custom Building believes that these steps are valuable tools in building your dream
home. Whether you have Jones Custom Building help you realize your dream come true or you
use another builder, we encourage you to be an educated consumer and therefore a happy
homeowner.
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Drilling for Soil
Analysis
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Soil Analysis
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Framing
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Blown-in
Insulation
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The finished product! |
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