BUILDING Made Easy Overview

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Welcome to . . .

How to Bring your DREAMS to REALITY . . .

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Bringing your Building Dreams to REALITY . . .

Our workshop are developed to ENHANCE the BUILDING Process and Experience for both the Builder and HomeOwner.

Our firm specializes in "New Residential Construction" We utilize a systematic process, broken down into Four PHASES. Every PHASE is important!

If one PHASE is missed, overlooked, or deemed not relevant it will DISRUPT the building process.

Lack of documentation and the OMISSION OF DETAILS on Construction Documents will cause confusion, delays, wasted time, and money.

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Bringing your Building Dreams to REALITY . . .

Our workshop are developed to ENHANCE the BUILDING Process and Experience for both the Builder and Homeowner.

Our focus is Construction Consulting which includes' ● ● ●

Pre-Construction Planning Space Planning Selection and Organization of Product and Finishes

Our team is skilled at . . . ●

Designs for those who desire to

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Designs for those who have

Age at Home Autism or Behavioral Disorders

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How it Works…. Our Process is as follows;

Phase ONE - Diagnostic [Determine Where you are in the process] Discuss Needs - Wants - Desires [visual representations] Phase TWO - Review Drawings [create a conceptual or client provided] Rough In - Electrical | Plumbing Review per room Phase THREE - Selection or Shopping for Finishes and Products Phase FOUR - Furniture Placement [schematic] - Final Quality Control On placement for use with lighting and electrical 4

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WORKSHOP | EVENTS Tuesday, February 08, 2022 Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Tuesday, October 11, 2022

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Bringing your Building Dreams to REALITY . . .

Examples of The Four PHASE Process. . .

Phase ONE Diagnostic -Before you BUILD

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Five Categories of ROOM Types and Functions, each are highlighted List the MAIN rooms needed or desired in your NEW HOME Example: Great Room Breakfast Nook Kitchen Foyer Living Room Family Room Dining Room

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Phase ONE Diagnostic -Before you BUILD

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ROOM Types and Functions . . .

List the Secondary rooms needed in your NEW HOME Example: Office Butler’s Pantry Pantry Laundry Utility Room Game Room Craft Room Other

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ROOM Types and Functions . . .

List the BEDROOMS needed in your NEW HOME Example: Master Bedroom w/Master Bathroom

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Bedroom #1 Bedroom #2 Bedroom #3 Guest Room #1 Guest Room #2

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ROOM Types and Functions . . .

List the Bathrooms needed in your NEW HOME Example: Powder Bathroom Jack and Jill Bathroom Bathroom #1 Bathroom #2 Bathroom #3 Other

Part 4 of 5

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ROOM Types and Functions . . .

List the Speciality Room or Detached Space needed in your NEW HOME Example: Two level Closet Mother In Law Suite Cottage Cabana [Pool House] Sauna

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Other

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ROOM Types and Functions . . .

For each category lets list which room types you DESIRE in YOUR HOME Main Secondary Bedroom[s] Bathroom[s] Specialty Rooms or Detached Quarters “BUILDING Made EASY”

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ROOM Types and Functions . . .

Place the names of your MAIN rooms in the circles Note: If you need to add more circle, copy and paste - Main Room[s] Shape is OVAL and Color is TAUPE

Great/Family Room

Formal Living Room

Kitchen

Breakfast Nook

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Dining Room

Foyer

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ROOM Types and Functions . . .

Place the names of your SECONDARY rooms in the circles Note: If you need to add more circle, copy and paste - SECONDARY Room[s] Shape is CIRCLE and Color is GREEN

Office

Butler’s Pantry

Laundry

Utility Room

Game Room

Craft Room

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ROOM Types and Functions . . .

Place the names of your Bedrooms in the circles Note: If you need to add more circle, copy and paste - BEDROOM[s] Shape is L-SHAPE and Color is GREY

Bed #1

Bed #2

Bed #3 Nursery

Guest Bed

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ROOM Types and Functions . . .

Place the names of your Bathrooms in the circles Note: If you need to add more circle, copy and paste, delete what you don’t need Bathroom[s] are shape is TRIANGLE and color YELLOW

Master Bath

Bath #1

Bath #2

Bath #3

Pow der

Pool Bath

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ROOM Types and Functions . . .

Place the names of your Specialty Rooms in the circles Note: If you need to add more trapezoids, copy and paste. Specialty Room Shape is TRAPEZOID and Color PINK

Mother In Law Suite

Cabana

Sauna

Chapel

Cigar Room

Cottage

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Exercise I ]

Organize the Main Rooms and Secondary Rooms Master Bath Pantry Breakfast Nook

Kitchen

Laundry

Master Bedroom

Start with the MAIN Rooms, organize them in conjunction with the Secondary Rooms.

NOTE: This is a room adjacency EXERCISE, if you are planning a two story please advise.

Great Room Dining Room

Foyer

Bed #1

First Floor

Phase ONE Before You BUILD. . .

office

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Exercise I ]

Organize the Main Rooms and Secondary Rooms

Balcony

Bathroom w/SHOWER

Bedroom

Bedroom Covered Patio

Game Room

Open to Great Room Open to below

Media Room Patio Cigar Room

Let’s REVIEW this once again, then create your own Flow Chart Start with the MAIN Rooms, organize them in conjunction with the Secondary Rooms.

NOTE: This is a room adjacency EXERCISE, if you are planning a two story please advise.

Second Floor

Bathroom w/SHOWER

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Planning YOUR Interior for Each room in your HOME . . .

After we accumulate all of the before mentioned data, we now DELVE DEEPER… it’s all about the DETAILS List in detail Design Features that are a must…. Example to follow; NOTE:

If not the builder and contractor will not have all the data, components, information that needed to provide you with a good quote.

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EXAMPLE: It’s all about the DETAILS . . .

Master Bathroom and Closet | LIGHTING Example: Puck lighting Puck Light and Base Lighting

Base Cabinet light

NOTE: LIGHTING EXAMPLE ONLY

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It’s all about the DETAILS . . .

Master Bathroom and Closet w/ Third Floor Attic Closet Day bed and built-in drawers and larger openings for purse bins NEEDED Small window like the round is acceptable but nothing larger, if it has to have a vent or window design .Not interested in the skylights, i don’t want the natural light to adjust the temperature or fade my garments.

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It’s all about the DETAILS . . .

Second Floor with spiral staircase leading to the third floor attic If the exterior floor plans has windows in this area we will need to discuss how to faux them and maybe eliminate the window totally or cover them for resale purposes.

Sitting area but NO Bar NO Chandelier just LED lighting placed well Ceiling Treatment

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It’s all about the DETAILS . . .

Master Bathroom and Closet First Floor Wardrobe look and feel, less open spaces.

Let’s discuss windows, if there are any scheduled for the closet.

DEPENDING ON THE DRAWING Sitting area REQUIRED but NO Bar NO Chandelier Center Island with bench NEEDED

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It’s all about the DETAILS . . .

Master Bathroom and Closet Double Doors with wood frame molding, 4-6” molding surround Arched opening from Master Bathroom to the Closet on first floor 1st level Master Bathroom 3 level Master Closet White or Office white cabinets and doors

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It’s all about the DETAILS . . .

Master Bathroom and Closet | LIGHTING Main: can lighting throughout

LED Lighting throughout

Sconce lighting on both double vanities

Puck lights at the top of each cabinet

Pendant Lighting of Her Vanity

Puck lights in the base of open cabinets or cabinets without drawers and doors

Chandelier in the Master Bath Chandelier in the 2nd floor Master Closet

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Discuss Critical Components Some design elements MUST be DECIDED upon, DESIGNED, or NOTED on the plans PRIOR to construction.

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CRITICAL pre-planning design elements. . .

Some design elements MUST be DECIDED upon, DESIGNED, or NOTED on the plans PRIOR to construction.

Determine your preference of Gas vs Electric, has to be done during rough in Lighting types need to be determine because wiring varies from one type to the other The contractor will do the wall rough in based upon the construction document Light switch/dimmer covers and electronic control boxes Floor types and heights of material need to be determined, if you are wanting your flooring to be the same height. Eliminating the need for floor transitions.

Thermal Flooring

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CRITICAL pre-planning design elements. . .

Some design elements MUST be DECIDED upon, DESIGNED, or NOTED on the plans PRIOR to construction.

In wall systems, electronic, vacuums, safes, bunkers or other Downdraft or Hood for Ventilation Cooking Doorway and Walkway Clearances, especially for those who like Big Furniture, Framing will be standard width, unless otherwise noted Insulation – cooling, heating and sound purposes Attic Construction – regular, open truss, floor[ed] or not, complete or not

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"Let the process, and the EXPERIENCE of Building your New Custom Home align with the warmth and EXCITEMENT that accompanied the DREAM itself.”

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