MISSISSAUGA CUSTOM HOME BUILDER
Start with a Vision
Working in design and build industry over two decades in Mississauga, ALBO Homes is proud to be award winning custom home builder in Mississauga and serve our clients for new modern home construction projects.
Free Architectural Drawings when Building with ALBO HOMES
CUSTOM HOME PROJECTS
Our portfolio includes most recent home construction and addition projects for clients in Mississauga and all over GTA. Start with design to eliminate most of building issues.
“Start with a Consultation. Building New Home should not be complicated.”
Building Family Homes
Understanding our clients
Before jumping into how to proceed with work and how much you should expect to pay, our main challenge is to understand all your needs and priorities in custom home you want to build. All design and build projects have to start with examples of houses and interiors you like to go with and overall functionality of the home.
Designer’s drawings
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Creative Options for Living Areas
Our team will start working on all drawings that in details will describe structural information of your house as well as design elements for the job. After ALBO Home builders have the exact idea of your ideas and priorities in style, we will create visual for your new kitchen and bathrooms.
As custom home builders we will create schedule with timelines for each step of the construction and will provide updates throughout the job with images. Our mission is for home owners to enjoy workflow with all trades and designated designers.
Custom Home Building Process
Initial Consultation with Client
First sit down with ALBO Homes will help us understand your expectations of custom home builder you are looking to working with for construction of your new modern custom home. Our clients would be given information on how we proceed with new projects and what to expect throughout the job. In this meeting we will discuss time availability and necessary budgets associated with project.
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.
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.
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.
Agreement for Building with ALBO Homes
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.
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 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.
Style of Neighbourhood
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Traditional Homes
City of Mississauga and custom homes built here have specific taste. South part closer to the lakeshore has unique colonial style. Going closer to Mineola we come across more traditional or Tudor styles that mix with modern structures popping up.
Mississauga road is thriving with Chateau mansions that are unique with design and overall size sometimes goes above 10 000 square feet. All of these styles are changing within decades, but some home owners try to keep it as original. ALBO Homes can definitely provide similar styles designs with adjustments and possible completely different interior features.
The best idea to start designing traditional home is to come with thoughts and examples of exterior styles that you like. Having experienced team on your side definitely helps save time and money.
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Modern Homes
Who does not like modern homes? As technology continues to advance, so do the home designs with more opens space, green and smart technology that allows home owner enjoy entire premises.
ALBO Homes gives list of options and upgrades that 5+ year old house won’t already have. It starts with simple heated floors and sound system that can be controlled from phone. Unique features can also include appliances that know how to cook and fridges with cameras inside. This beautiful city is collated just west of Toronto and you won’t even recognize the border line as homes continue on.
Mississauga has bigger lots and ability to make larger modern homes gives more options to designers. We can show you images and videos of modern projects completed by ALBO to explore the possibilities. Project managers will be there to provide best costs with discounts from suppliers that we constantly purchase from.
Exploring the Possibilities
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Luxury Homes
Dealing with inexperienced builders can be frustrating when it comes to high end luxury homes. Our team of custom home builders in Mississauga can offer full concierge services that can include design, construction, management and even real estate related assistance. Mississauga is definitely the place for new luxury homes to be built as economy and population grows much faster than neighbouring cities.
We know what it takes to stand out with unique features that won’t be found even in neighbouring expensive homes. Options of creative additions to custom homes in Mississauga are endless and knowledge with experience is our main industry weapon. Sit down with our designer or project manager to discuss timing and budgeting for something that you may already have in mind. We do not charge for any initial assistance and suggestions can be helpful to all home owners even if you don’t end up working with us.
Custom Home Builders in Mississauga
Our team will start working on all drawings that in details will describe structural information of your house as well as design elements for the job. After ALBO Home builders have the exact idea of your ideas and priorities in style, we will create visual for your new kitchen and bathrooms.
All project in Mississauga for custom home builders start with preparing necessary documents and applying for permits. Depending on size and design of house we are trying to build, there may be additional applications for committee of adjustments and supporting documents that will allow preferable construction project.
Types of Homes
Initial Consultation with client
ALBO Builders can help you to build your dream home in whatever style you prefer. If you’re a first- time homeowner you may start your property journey with a modest home that requires little maintenance. Perhaps you’re in the market for a luxury home with all the modern conveniences, boasting energy efficient and environmentally friendly features. ALBO can design and construct any type and style of new home in Toronto.
The experts at ALBO home builders have years of combined experience and they can help you choose the custom home to suit your lifestyle no matter what your personal tastes or budget. We are creative and can help you design customized house to include the architectural features that you’d prefer, combining materials and features, so that your home is as individual as your family.
Initial Consultation with client
ALBO Custom Builders can help you to build a home on a moderate budget and match the style of other homes in Toronto neighbourhoods that represent specific traditional look. Every homeowner has to start somewhere and every man’s home is his castle. Our expert home designers can help you to choose the best styles and designs that will comply with your budget. We may even assist you with ideas you would, not yourself have imagined. Custom home builders Toronto can help you to design a home that can be extended in the future when you have more equity on your property and can consider expansion. Don’t hold off on your dreams. Start with a traditional type of custom home to suit your budget. Save on rent and expand your home as your family grows.
Average cost of building custom traditional home starts from $250 per square foot. Time to build such home is shorter than other types of homes due to simplest designs, availability of finishes from local suppliers and installation time on products.
Initial Consultation with client
Modern homes tend to minimalism, airy and open with plenty of light streaming through large windows. The living areas are typically open plan and the finishes are often light and bright requiring little maintenance. It cannot be mistaken with any other types of custom homes with newer designs. The interiors tend to have bare floors and boast simplistic lines. The modern trend is also to use environmentally friendly construction methods. The finishes tend to contain modern elements, and the whole is one of convenient and easy living with no clutter and a few tastefully chosen pieces. Extraordinary lighting inside and outside of the house underlines special features and makes the project unique. These types of new construction will defiantly make you stand out from everything else in the neighbourhood.
For new construction of modern homes our custom home builders Toronto start budgeting at around $300 per square foot. Modern style houses have large windows that can easily increase overall cost of the house. Please not that all builders calculate landscaping as extra cost to overall construction of your home.
There are many styles of classic custom homes to choose from. This style of home tends to be in the more average moods and the architectural styles can differ substantially. They are warm, welcoming homes containing traditional wood, stone or brick. They have pitched roofs and they are fronted by welcoming verandas. They usually have big bedrooms and kitchens, and the living rooms will often surround a large welcoming fireplace. You can see new constructions of classic homes on average Toronto lots that can easily fit 4 bedroom homes with garage. West Etobicoke and North York are more popular places for classic homes. Ask ALBO Homes representative for examples and images of classic homes to understand more and get closer to your preference of finishes.
The costs for classic homes are relatively moderate. Usually home owners will not see 10 foot high ceilings and expensive finishes that increase the costs of construction. Our benchmark for classic homes in Toronto starts with $250 per square foot and can go higher with different size and complexity. Tight spaces and uncomfortably close neighbour homes may require shoring systems.
Muskoka cottages are very popular these days for Torontonians. Distant areas are hard to build on with forestry, hard soil and steep rocks. Most of land do not have water and drain connections; therefore the procedure to build a cottage is different from what you would normally see in city of Toronto. We have recently started providing services of custom cottage builds in Ontario for our clients and will be happy to price your next project. Your home should reflect your style and ALBO builders will collaborate with you to ensure that your type of custom home does is exactly what you desire. Expensive lots provide privacy and waterfront for your family, but it comes with difficulty of delivering materials and building cottage in remote places.
ALBO Homes does not build regular small cottages with 2-3 bedrooms that you can see all over Muskoka. The specialty of our Toronto custom home builders are luxury cottages and log homes that stand out and look like modern resort in the wilderness of Ontario. The costs start at $280 per square foot.
OUR WORK FROM CLIENTS’ VIEW
FAQs
After initial deposit is made, each step of the job is separated and labour paid upon completion. Materials are purchased from suppliers and deposit is required. For example: before starting framing, costs are provided and client selects preferred option. Lumber is ordered from supplier right away. Framing stage is completed and all expenses are shown to the client, payment for this stage is required to start next stage of the job.
In most projects we require 10% and it is kept until the very end of the project. The last step of the job is walk through for small touch ups and deficiencies. That is when substantial completion is announced and documents are signed for warranty. Each step in construction is different, but most of the time purchasing materials from supplier is required.
Before preparing drawings for your new custom house, you may want to know the bylaws and limitations on the construction. Usually by doing the survey home owners will get exact boundaries of the lot and from the city you can find out height and size limitations of the building on your specific lot. Our in-house architect can do a quick research to understand maximum size of new building without going to Committee of Adjustments.
There is no simple math equation for how much custom home would cost. Ballpark estimating can be done by square footage, from previous similar properties constructed, but it may have up to 20% error. Average custom homes start from $320 per square foot and can go as high as $500 or even more. Preparing final quotation for custom home requires completed drawings with scope of work and exact finishing materials. Even than the cost errors may be up to 5% due to prices of materials changing on the market.
Before any construction begins, homeowner or builder should have approved permits from the city to build the house. Technically to begin we need what we call a builder package. The package will include Building permit, Plumbing Permit, HVAC permit, Elevation drawings and floor plan. Prior to starting any drawing, architects require property survey and sometimes arborist report.
Once all the paperwork is ready for the work, construction of the house starts. Time to build depends on size of the project and complexity. Average complexity house of 3000 square feet can be constructed in 9-10 month. Obviously there can be complications with soil stability, weather and city inspection delays. More detailed estimate of timeline can be given when drawings are completed.
The worst possible decision home owner can make is to hire a builder that is not insured and does not have Tarion warranty. First of all it is illegal to construct new home without Tarion warranty and insurance coverage. If home owner is caught building new home without proper documentation, the city may charge tens of thousands dollars, jobsite shutdown and ever redoing steps of the building process that require proper inspection.
If you currently have a house and planning to renovate it, you may have difficulties adding bathroom, ceiling height, relocating kitchen or other structural changes. While it may be cheaper, renovation will not have complete new house feel that will be built with exact layout you wanted. Custom home build is more expensive than renovation, but it benefits home owners due to lower maintenance fees and any possible floorplan/layout.
Our home building process is fully transparent to all clients. Development of design and architectural drawings in-house allows us to suggest ideas and control budget. By using ALBO management software, you are able to see exactly how the process is progressing step by step with details and direct notifications to your phone. Also we show all costs throughout the project, letting customer see exactly how much money is spent on specific items.
This is not a straight answer, but it all comes down to reputation of the builder, similar jobs, how they operate and what services are included in the home building process. It is one of the biggest financial investments you go through, so the builder company has to be well trusted and prepared for the taking on large projects. Do not simply go for cheapest builder, because you may pay more at the end to redo your home.
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