Our professional design consultants help you make informed decisions on design, materials specifications and construction options. We make sure that your design meets your standards and can be built on your property. We also help you select the right combination of materials to give you the best result.

Special consideration needs to be given to:

• Design & Material Choices
• Budget & Cash-flow
• Building Permits & Approvals
  • Engineering, Septic, Geo-tech
  • Site progress & milestones to occupancy
• Site Preparation
• Utility Services
• Foundation
• Construction to Lockup
  • Framing, Roofing, Rough Services
  • Doors, Windows, Siding
• Interior to Occupancy
  • Heating, Plumbing, Electrical
  • Insulation, Drywall
  • Cabinets, Paint, Trim

Linwood provides its customers with its exclusive GETTING STARTED™ and BUILD IT RIGHT™ programs free to help you understand what to expect during construction and how to manage your project before it starts. This information was developed to help you become aware of the key issues involved in the building process and how to manage your project effectively.

Site Specific Design

Linwood design experts work with you to develop the basic design concept and then draft preliminary plans which consider site specific issues including the placement of the home on the property.

Changes can easily be made to preliminary plans which are then used to produce construction blueprints. These blueprints typically incorporate foundation layouts and are pre-engineered to meet structural loading requirements. They are used to obtain building permits, local engineering approvals (if required) and for construction purposes.

This process of generating a site specific design is critical to the success of any custom building project. It considers all the complex variables involved so that the home can be built cost effectively while minimizing costly changes during construction.

Using off the shelf designs will usually not allow you to build your home efficiently on your property unless you have a level building site with no engineering or geo-technical issues.

Linwood site specific design considers the following variables:

• Site & structural engineering
• Zoning / Architectural guidelines / Access / Setbacks
• Placement of septic field / Well
• Orientation of the building
• Best construction practices, etc.

We offer over 300 existing designs in various collections that can be customized for your building site or we can create a unique design especially for you. Our sophisticated design software allows changes to be made easily to preliminary plans.

Technical Expertise

Most homeowners require external expertise to take the project from concept to completion. This means assembling a variety of professional resources that can collectively provide the wide range of expertise needed to complete the project.

If changes become necessary, the cost of obtaining technical resources that are not familiar with the site and design considerations can be significant. This is especially true if on-site changes are involved. Hiring experts who are unfamiliar with your project can be expensive and cause delay. They need to be available at the right time and work together at different stages of the project.

You need someone you can trust to help you determine what type of expertise is required to complete your project. Being a Linwood customer means getting access to our technical staff. This includes engineers, designers, production personnel and a variety of other experts.

Building Options

Linwood provides practical building options for a wide range of project types and sizes. We work with homeowners and developers to determine the role they want to play in the construction process. We can then provide access to the right kind of construction resources to give them the flexibility they require.

Linwood has a network of independent qualified builders who can offer you a variety of construction options. The right option will depend on your time available and your level of expertise.

You can act as your own general contractor and choose from basic help and advice or project management options. Alternatively you can source your own general contractor or choose full turnkey solutions including general contracting services from our network. In every case working with qualified builders is vital.