Site Evaluation
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F E A T U R E S & B E N E F I T S
Walk The Property With An Expert
It can be challenging to find the right home in the right neighborhood, or to determine the viability of an improvement project or a parcel of land. You are considering spending hundreds of thousands of dollars (perhaps even more) so making a smart decision is paramount.
Key Questions Covered
With our Site Evaluation services, we visit prospective properties with you and/or your Real Estate agent and offer input and guidance on project viability, scope, and potential costs.
We can help you answer questions such as these:
Whether it’s an existing home or clear acreage, we'll help you make the right choices and avoid the wrong ones, so you get a project that will bring you joy and fulfillment, not regrets and costly mistakes.
TIMING: A typical walk-through typically takes less than two hours.
Key Questions Covered
With our Site Evaluation services, we visit prospective properties with you and/or your Real Estate agent and offer input and guidance on project viability, scope, and potential costs.
We can help you answer questions such as these:
- What floor plan would allow us the maximum use of available space?
- Do I need a building permit?
- What are the associated zoning requirements and limitations?
- Will my taxes go up?
- Which local general contractors should I consider?
- What will the project cost?
- How long will construction take?
Whether it’s an existing home or clear acreage, we'll help you make the right choices and avoid the wrong ones, so you get a project that will bring you joy and fulfillment, not regrets and costly mistakes.
TIMING: A typical walk-through typically takes less than two hours.
Fee Schedule
Payment is due when scheduling your appointment. Costs are reduced for additional visits.
C L E A R & S I M P L E
Scope of Services
With our Site Evaluation service there are no written reports, sketches, or architectural drawings. All communication is verbal, and the nature of our professional opinion is preliminary and non-binding.
> Considering a project on a property you already own? Check out our Low Cost Consultation
As we walk through a prospective house or property, we'll make preliminary visual evaluations and provide a brief, verbal assessment of the following elements:
Unlike a conventional home inspection, which documents only the existing physical condition and tends to focus on defects, our Site Evaluation service helps homebuyers assess the potential future value of a property.
Our Role, Our Promise
We love doing projects, and our default position is that we can make most any project work, but we are not there, however, to rubber stamp your ideas and green-light every project.
We've told clients to walk away from properties with limited options, or where the solution is too difficult or costly. It can be hard news to deliver, especially if there's an emotional attachment to the area, the lot, or the house, but we'd rather deliver disappointing news before significant money and time is invested.
So, get the answers you need during the appointment - unbiased advice from a highly-qualified residential design expert.
All before you make an offer.
> Considering a project on a property you already own? Check out our Low Cost Consultation
As we walk through a prospective house or property, we'll make preliminary visual evaluations and provide a brief, verbal assessment of the following elements:
- We review the basic soundness of the structure and make preliminary visual evaluations of foundation walls, support columns, beams, floor joists, and roof] and the mechanical and electrical systems [e.g. heating & cooling and electrical].
- If it is a simple lot with clearly marked boundaries, we make a preliminary assessment of the zoning limitations (principally setback requirements) for proposed additions.
- We suggest suitable locations for possible additions and provide rough “order of magnitude” estimates of construction costs.
- We point out repair and maintenance items that can be assessed by visual inspection but that might not be readily apparent. Our assessment addresses the general soundness of building systems with the specific purpose of highlighting any significant updates or repairs that might be necessary.
- We suggest dependable local contractors and provide a list of contractors with whom we have worked.
- We explain the relationship, role and responsibility between DLD and a client.
- We review the design and construction process and explain DLD's role in it.
- We review building permit requirements.
Unlike a conventional home inspection, which documents only the existing physical condition and tends to focus on defects, our Site Evaluation service helps homebuyers assess the potential future value of a property.
Our Role, Our Promise
We love doing projects, and our default position is that we can make most any project work, but we are not there, however, to rubber stamp your ideas and green-light every project.
We've told clients to walk away from properties with limited options, or where the solution is too difficult or costly. It can be hard news to deliver, especially if there's an emotional attachment to the area, the lot, or the house, but we'd rather deliver disappointing news before significant money and time is invested.
So, get the answers you need during the appointment - unbiased advice from a highly-qualified residential design expert.
All before you make an offer.
