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Building a new home in the Lehigh Valley starts long before a single wall goes up. The new home pre-construction process is one of the most important phases of your entire new home build; and one of the least understood. From securing permits and grading your homesite to connecting utilities and pouring your foundation, every step in this phase sets the stage for everything that follows. Here is exactly what our team does to prepare your homesite before construction begins.
What is Homesite Grading?The permit process can take anywhere from a couple of days to several weeks depending on township requirements. This official paperwork grants us permission to build your home after the homesite grading is planned out. Each township and county has specific requirements that must be met, including tree removal, water, sewage, and septic connections (more on this soon!), among many others. Your home can’t be too close to the roads, to other homes, or affect green space in or around the community.
Our Permits Coordinator, Kathy, works with all of the townships to get permits for your home. While a permit for a home in our Sand Springs community can be made in a day or two, one for a New Jersey home once took months. This can take some time, so be patient!
Williams Township works to balance construction activity with existing green space. Our Tumble Creek Estates community protects environmental stability by preserving as many trees and open spaces as possible and by establishing a community walking trail within them!
Once everything is signed, sealed, and notarized, the construction team can officially break ground.
Keep following the Dream to Reality series to see what happens during the exciting New Home Construction process!
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