A site consultation — looking at your site and talking through your vision with a qualified design and sales team — is a vital way to start your home construction or remodeling work. In fact, it might be the most valuable 60 minutes you spend in the entire project.
GMT Home Designs has conducted these consultations for many years, with many clients, covering a wide range of home design and construction projects. Our service focuses on these goals:
This opportunity to talk through the project, right at the building site, gives the design and sales team a new level of understanding, and the chance to think creatively about what's possible. We learn more about your requirements, style, and preferences, and connect that with our deep understanding of New England home styles, materials, and trends.
"Is my project doable?" is the first question. Most of our clients already have an idea of what they want, but need to confirm that their plan can work visually. At times we also identify structural issues. For instance, a garage foundation that wasn't built to support a desired additional story over the garage is one instance we've encountered
But a site consultation goes far beyond a simple yes-or-no assessment. Client after client has told us that the biggest value of this discussion came from our ability to help think up approaches they hadn't considered yet.
For example, turning a nook in the current home into an office space might free up room in your intended home addition for a larger family room or an additional bedroom for guests or kids.
This kind of creative thinking happens quickly and naturally in a site consultation, and it's exciting for homeowners to see new possibilities.
While not a construction-focused meeting at this early stage, "being there", physically present at your site, helps the team assess the physical place from a design perspective — the topography, orientation of the planned structure, surrounding context of the neighborhood and town. We evaluate questions such as:
This process can also help our clients and construction partners be aware earlier of any challenges that might need to be overcome, and how site details might affect your cost and timing — an electrical panel upgrade that will be needed to support new space, for instance.
Homeowners gain valuable insights into likely project details, timelines, and processes. Having informed, realistic expectations makes the entire renovation or construction project smoother and less stressful.
We're talking about your house here! It's a big investment, and it affects your life, comfort, and happiness every single day. So before you sign a contract with a design firm or design/build team, it's smart to know who you're working with. Handshakes are much better than email or Zoom for that.
We bring "the Travis trio" to our walkthroughs. You'll meet our founder and design lead, as well as team members who would manage the project on a daily basis. This gives both you and us a chance to make sure we're a good fit, and if not, we can help you know what you're looking for
GMT Home Designs provides architectural design and design/build services for new home construction, additions, and remodeling projects throughout New England.
Depending on the nature and scale of your project, our Site Consultation service fee is between $250 and $500. It's an investment of valuable time for both you and us, and we work to make it worth every penny. You'll gain important knowledge about your site, new ideas for your project, realistic expectations, and a better understanding of the design/build process.
