CUSTOM HOME PROCESS
Vander Meulen Builders: Bringing Your Custom Dream Home to Life with Unmatched Partnership and Value
Building a custom home on your own property can be one of the most exciting, exhilarating experiences you’ll ever have. It presents a unique opportunity to create a home that reflects your style and personality around every corner.
Imagine a builder who will listen to your dreams, hear what you want for your new home, and then find a way to create it — one who will work with your architect and designer in partnership, ensuring that the details reflect your vision.
This is how building a custom home should be. And with Vander Meulen Builders, you can expect a partner who will offer outstanding solutions and value, regardless of the size or complexity of your project.
Take a look at our process, brows through our custom homes gallery, and then let’s begin designing your very own custom dream home.
How We Build Your Custom Home
Initial Contact
- Reach out to us by clicking contact at the top of the page and fill out our easy form “Send us a note”.
- We will reach back out and schedule a phone call where we begin to learn more about you, your project and your vision for your custom home.
- Or simply give us a call to start (616) 396-3448.
Client Meeting
- Meet with one of our project managers on your lot to conceptualize your vision.
- Discuss in more detail your dreams and desires for your custom home.
- Project Manager begins drafting a scope of work to present at your next meeting.
Design Agreement
- Begin working with Architects and designers.
- Begin working with lending companies to help develop our clients budget.
- Begin developing plans with a detailed estimate.
- Clients begin making selections as needed.
- Communication: Weekly progress updates every Friday afternoon as desired.
- Start putting together a construction schedule.
Contract Signing
- Present finalized budget and contract to client and lenders.
- Begin pulling all necessary permits to begin construction.
- Finalize construction schedule with our trade partners and clients.