Preconstruction & homesite planning
The home you imagine.
A plan to build it.
Your land, your plans, your priorities. We bring the pieces together with you, so the next chapter begins with a clearer direction.
Talk with Matt about building
Good building begins earlier
Before the first wall.
Start with the ground.
Driveway access, utilities, wastewater, ground conditions, drainage, home placement, and construction access can influence what is practical—and what needs more investigation.
Start with Builder FITA plan for the work.
A builder beside you.
We review available site information, reconcile plans and budget, gather trade input, and prepare selections and scope. Where a surveyor, engineer, soils professional, or authority needs to answer a question, we identify that need.
You’ll have a clearer picture of the work ahead and the questions still to resolve. Some site conditions only become visible once construction begins.
Your home. Our next chapter.
Let’s build your
home together.
When you’re ready to move forward with Farris, preconstruction gives us time to prepare the build with you. We work through the details that turn a set of plans into a project ready for a construction agreement.
Talk with Matt about buildingBegin with a conversation. We’ll review the scope and agreement together before you commit.
Know the ground.
Review placement, access, utilities, and the site questions that need answers.
Bring it into focus.
Work through plans and selections with your priorities and budget in view.
Prepare the next step.
Gather trade input and define the construction scope we’ll review together.
Preconstruction with Farris
Planning that carries
into your build.
Time with your builder to review the property, coordinate the details, and prepare the construction scope. We’ll agree on the work your project needs before getting started.
Preconstruction begins with a $2,500 retainer. Services are valued at $250 per hour; work beyond the retainer requires your approval.
If we move forward under a construction agreement, the full retainer actually paid is credited toward the contractor’s fee. This is separate from any eligible design-fee credit.
How the retainer works
The retainer pays for preconstruction services at $250 per hour, tracked in quarter-hour increments. Work beyond the retainer requires written or electronic approval. The retainer does not guarantee a construction slot. The signed agreement sets the scope and terms.
If you decide not to build with Farris
We reconcile the retainer against earned services and approved costs. Any materially unearned balance is refunded within 30 days after final accounting. The retainer is payment for work performed, so it is not automatically refundable in full.
How the construction credit applies
When construction proceeds under the agreement, the full retainer actually paid credits toward the contractor’s fee, regardless of the hours used. Fees above the retainer do not receive a credit unless the construction agreement expressly provides one. Any eligible design-fee credit follows its own terms.
Homesite services
Choose the help the property needs.
Remote Homesite Layout
Preliminary layout planning using the property information provided.
$450On-Site Homesite Layout
Preliminary placement and layout planning with an on-site visit.
$750Complex Homesite Study
A separately scoped study for more involved site-planning questions.
$1,250+Pre-Construction Homesite Walkout
An on-site planning walkout before construction.
$375Preliminary planning and design services. They do not provide certified surveying, certified setbacks or elevations, or engineered grading and drainage.
An invitation to begin
Let’s talk about the home you have in mind.
A piece of land, a few ideas, or plans ready to build. Tell us where you are, and we’ll work out the next step together.