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That depends on you.

a) How big of a home do you need to meet your wants / needs?
b) How fancy do you want it?
c) How tough (expensive) is your lot to develop?

Once we have our initial meeting with you (no obligation) we can give you a ballpark idea of what it will cost to make your dreams come true.
As we refine your selection and the home plans we also refine your costs.

Before a contract is signed we will see to it that you understand exactly what you are getting for your money.

Once our customers finished their selection, they average $135 to $175/sq.ft. Here is where we can really help because without cost controls, bulk purchasing discounts and careful budget review, a home can easily go to $200 to $300/sq.ft.

That depends on you (again.)

• How big is the home?
• How fancy is it?
• How difficult is the lot?
• What time of year will it be starting and finishing?
• Are you going to make your selection on time?

Once the contract is signed:

• Permit approval in the county is usually 4 to 6 weeks
• From permit issue we will start in 1 to 2 weeks
• Once we start it usually takes 1.5 to 2 months per 1000 finished sq. feet

Our typical customer is a first time custom home client that has a busy schedule and comes to us with no idea of how to make there dreams into reality. Read More »They are willing to pay a reasonable price for good quality and want to be treated fairly and kept abreast of what is going on with their home.

Home Builder will travel. We are not locked into any particular lots or area.

We build homes anywhere in Skagit, Island, Snohomish and Whatcom Counties. Most of our clients in the last two decades have been in Skagit and Island Counties.

If you can dream it -we can build it.

We have built homes from 950 sq. ft. To 6,000 sq. ft.

Most of our customer comes to us because they want something different to fit their family's particular needs in a high quality fashion.

Most of our customers have never built a home before, so we know how to simplify a complicated process by going step by step.

Once our customers move in they consistently tell us that everything was a lot more fun and a lot simpler than they had anticipated.

Once you tell us what your tastes are we can suggest selections for every thing in the home but you make the final decision.

We have had customers make 95% of their decisions in 2 meetings

John Piazza Jr. has been the president for Piazza Construction for over nine years. In that time, he has been skillfully interviewing customers, listening to their answers to our questions and quickly coming up with unique plans that fill their design needs and budget.

We are custom home builders so we except unique requests and have the willingness and skills to meet the most unusual.

Piazza Construction is a small family owned business that only builds 6-9 houses a year.

You will be working directly with John Piazza Jr. and Bill Inman in the design stage and throughout the construction process.

• We have a 24-hour fax line and an answering machine at the office.
• We will answer any questions within 24 hour if possible.
• You will have John and Bill's 24 hour day cell phone # in case of emergencies.
• Johns Piazza Jr's home telephone number listed in the phone book in case of emergency.
• Ask any other builder for his home phone number and watch for the reaction.

Before the contract is signed we will walk you through every cost aspect of your home. We will work with you to assign descriptions and prices for all variable cost such as appliances, carpeting, plumbing fixtures, tile, etc.

Once this is done (before the contract is signed), you are provided a very detailed description of everything that is budgeted into your home.

With your contract you will be given a detailed cost summary that shows the cost of each of your selected item.

If you don't surprise us with drastic deviation from your original decisions, then you will stay in your budget.

We give you guaranteed price for your home and we will deliver it on time for that price unless you choose to change it.

When you choose to make a change once construction starts (change order) we contractually guarantee that you will be charged the same rate that you paid for the rest of the home. No custom home customers should be discouraged or penalized for making changes as long as it is done in a timely fashion.

Our customers have an average of 20 to 30 change orders. Most of our customers (even with 20 to 30 changes) stay within 2 to 3% of the initial contract price.

Piazza Construction has been building custom homes in Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties since 1973 and started a remodel division in 2000. Although we have over 350 homes and 200 remodels to our credit, we give all our clients the personal service they deserve.

We do what we say we are going to do, when we say we are going to do it for the agreed upon price- NO EXCUSES.

At our initial meeting the entire process will be explained to you including budgets, plans, land acquisition, land development, selection, allowances contracts and more.

We will show how we can mold a proven system to fit your family's special needs

"Custom" is a very important part of our business because we are a small family owned company; John Piazza Jr oversees every project throughout the progress.

We use the "win-win" approach to life and to our business. We'll explain the process, and then invite our clients to become part of the Construction Team throughout the building of their home. We do not "low Bid" any of our tradesmen because they are the best in their trade, deserve a fair and reasonable profit and are part of the team. Some have been with us for over 20 years, so they have a dedication to each project and pride in our Team's ability to consistently create high quality homes, on time, and at a fair price.

We can work with you and / or your real estate agent to find a suitable lot and analyze the hidden development cost that will impact your budget. If you don't have a lot or a realtor we can help find one.

The biggest mistake made by clients is buying an inappropriate lot that breaks the budget or cannot be reasonably developed to meet the client's needs.

Piazza Construction is a design build company, meaning we have our own in house design team to take your ideas, wants and needs and put them to a plan.

We can use your plans or work with your architect.

If you don't already have plans we are a design/ Build company and can create the house that fits you and your families lifestyle

Once we have a preliminary interview with you, we can probably show you some of our "in house" plans that may be close to your budget and needs.

The budget drives the whole process. We help our clients evaluate their budget and how each element of their lot and custom home fits into that budget. Once the customer decides how they wish to distribute the money within their budget, then we help them monitor each and every expenditure to be sure that the job stays on track and on budget.

Our work is surpassed by none.

We strictly adhere to the standards established in the National Association of Home Builders Residential Construction Performance Guidelines.

John Piazza Sr. helped write the above noted guidelines which are the only nationally recognized quality and performance guidelines.

Piazza Construction is not the cheapest-we don't want to be!

We put more quality workmanship and materials in our homes so we have to charge more. The extra money goes into your home, not into our pockets.

Compare our prices with so-called "Custom" divisions of the big production builders and you will see our value.

If you make your selection according to an agreed upon schedule, your selections are readily available, and you make no significant changes then we will deliver the home to you on time.

A schedule of selections and construction is made part of your contract.

Piazza Construction can refer you to several lenders that know us and specialize in this type of "wrap around loan"