Starting with Proposal for Design Services

After discussing costs and understanding home owner’s expectations, custom home builders in Mississauga will start with floor plan of your new modern home. With confirmation of room positions, ALBO Homes designers will draft illustration of exterior that will include preferred style and finishing materials. 3d drawings will help see how your design and build project will look after it is fully constructed.

Typically to start, we want clients to provide inspiration images and a wish list in terms of number of bedrooms, bathrooms, overall concept and other details. The more you can provide and explain – the faster initial drawings can be drafted to your preference. Related images and inspiration can be borrowed from magazines, online images and locally sold homes in your area.

South Mississauga is known for traditional and modern new homes on larger than typical Toronto lots. Our team can create rednering for inside and outside of the house to help select all finishing details prior to construction or even submitting the permit drawings. 

Architectural and Mechanical Drawings towards Permit

With layout and design of the house, ALBO Architects will provide set of drawings that are required for building permit of the house. It will include architectural drawings with calculation of structural engineer. Engineers will establish all loads for the house and specify how support beams with walls will hold and transfer loads to the footings of the custom house we are building for you.

Architectural drawings in mississauga are required for zoning certificate and building permit application and Structural details of the house have to be submitted for checking the integrity.

Mechanical (HVAC) drawings are also submitted to show city representative how the house will be heated and cooled throughout the year. It includes design/layout with heat and loss calculations. Suggested units are suggested to power the system (with BTU amount). Everything above is reviewed and stamped by mechanical engineer before it gets submitted to the City of Mississauga for review.

Selecting Finishes and Adjusting Budget

After figuring out the style of the home you selected for new construction we will need to ask about budget you are willing to allocate for certain items. The entire calculation of costs for design and build project will depend on square footage of the house and selected materials for the finishes. Our designers may also help you select finishes for your budget that will match your selection of styles.

One way of how ALBO Homes approaches custom constructions is figuring out budget first and than designing the house based on that. Our team can guide clients towards achieving necessary details and fulfilling wishlist with careful design that will help keeping the costs down.

Another way of pricing a project is first designing everything client wants to see in future house, selecting entire spectrum of finishing materials and carefully pricing each line of construction.

Each project is estimated separately and in reality there is no “appoximate cost per square foot in Mississauga”.

Agreement for Building with ALBO Homes

Now that we are on the same page for design, timelines, process and stable budget for the project, it is time to sign an agreement. ALBO Homes will draft a contract for clients to review and sign. ALBO Homes as a builder will be paid to manage a contract or guarantee pricess for some or all stages. Payment schedule for management and additional stages of cosntruction may be provided in agreement.

We outline details about construction project and provide listed warranties for completed work. Drawings or approved permit is attached to agreement as adendum.

Typically design stage and cosntruction process are separated and each will have an agreement with details, cost and completion.

Do not hesitate to take your time and review our contract for designing and building a house in Mississauga prior to signing.

Management of Home Construction

Project manager will be dedicated to your home and will answer all your questions regarding the work that will be performed throughout the project. ALBO Homes builders will constantly update our clients with images and details of current work. Within few months you will see your house rise from the ground and later on it will be finished inside later on. Keep track of all costs and purchases with your home builder.

Average home construction time in Mississauga from breaking the ground is 11 month. This depends on complexity, size and does not include landscaping. After all it is in our interest to finish the project faster and have it move in ready for the client.

ALBO Homes is completely transparent about cosntruction costs, material ordering, necessary project coordination with cleaning, disposal and even protection of isntallaed finishes during construction. We want to completely take care of your home construction with informing you on steps we take and providing exact costs.

Inspections and Final Walk Through

Last few weeks of work ALBO Homes will wrap up with installation of hardware, touch ups and cleaning. Decorative pieces of the custom home build are set up and landscaping is being completed for presentation. Appliances will be installed and connected for use of your custom home build. We will handle your house like our own and you will not be disappointed in selecting our company as your design and build company in Mississauga.

To show you completed work and how everything functions at the house ALBO Homes custom builders will literally walk with clients explaining mechanical systems, plumbing, electrical and other important features of the house. Detailed work will be shown with custom features of the house. This is the last time to ask your design and build company about fixes and touch ups for the job provided.

On our last walk through the list of final touch ups will be made prior to completing the project. Within several weeks it is all done and you can happily move in.