Shaw Building & Design, Inc.

One of the major advantages of working with Shaw Building & Design, Inc. is that we have our own in-house drafting department.  Whether you choose one of our designs or bring in your custom plan drawn on a cocktail napkin, we'll go to work for you.  In fact, we don't just allow you to make changes...we encourage them.  That's why we call it your custom home.

The trend today is for people to express their individuality when designing their home.   Our complete residential design service allows you to incorporate all your ideas into any home floor plan.

How Do We Begin?

1. Initial meeting with Shaw Building & Design, Inc. and your family to discuss the concept of your home
2. Discuss your timetable and land site
3. Type of home (Post & beam, log, timber-frame, conventional)
4. Homeowner provides amount they wish to invest in there home.  Additional cost may be needed for these items:
   -The land and any zoning permit costs
   -Well
   -Driveway
   -Septic
   -Utilities
   -Fine Grading & Landscaping
5. Go over floor plan concept books
6. Go over your “Wish List Planner” (Lifestyle needs etc.)
7. Provide a “Design, Selections & Pricing Fee” to develop floor plans and price out your home

OR

Come to one of our Home Building Seminars we frequently have at various home shows.

Once you provide the Design, Selections & Pricing Fee the fun begins.   We have developed a three-step process that when completed, provides a budget estimate for the home.  The three steps are: 

1. Design and Drafting Floor Plans & Elevation Views:

This involves a series of meetings where you share any photos you’ve collected along with your wish list and land information with us. Then working together with our in-house draftsman, we will create for you custom floor plans and elevation views. During this process, we will discuss with you various building technologies and get our key subcontractors involved early on to provide a cost-efficient design. This also may involve a site visit to your land to discuss view opportunities and elevations. 

2. General Selections Meeting:

During this meeting, you select all the details…from types of flooring, faucets, fixtures, etc. Once we have all the selections from you, we send out bid specifications and a full set of house plans to our subcontractors. 

3. Budget Presentation Meeting:

At this meeting, you will see the bid prices for your house plans and general selections you’ve directed us to price out for you. Where you’ve asked us for options to a given item, you will see the price differences for each.  During this meeting you will tell us what final items you indeed, want in your home. Then we will create a final budget. 

This process allows owners to create their own home and to select the amenities that suit their individual lifestyles. When complete, our goal is to provide you with a detailed budget, that historically we build within 2% of that budget (subject to change orders and variances in allowances spending).

How long will this take?

Overall Timetable & Building Process: (assumes site approvals are done)  Once the homeowner family has selected us as their builder, below are the typical stages involved to plan and build the home:

         Call us when you're ready to move ahead with your building plans. WE look forward to working with you.

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Shaw Building & Design, Inc. - 1-800-699-7449 - 608-877-1131  -  Fax # 608-873-8736
Located just 12 miles south of Madison, Wisconsin in beautiful Stoughton, Wisconsin

Have a question email us at info@shawbuilders.com

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