Our Process
We want to make sure we are the right team to bring your project to life.
Stage 1 — Initial Conversation & Fit
Every Peregrine project starts with a conversation. We learn your project — the land, the scope, the timeline, and the budget order of magnitude — and you learn how we work, what we’ll take on, and what we won’t. No paperwork, no obligation either direction. The objective is mutual fit assessment before either side commits.
If there’s a clear fit, the project moves into a Design Agreement. If there isn’t, we’ll tell you. We’re better known for the projects we’ve delivered than for the projects we’ve taken on indiscriminately, and we want to keep it that way.
Design Agreement
Once you determine we are the right fit we will prepare a Design Agreement. Upon execution of the agreement and deposit we will start working on your plans right away. The Design Agreement deposit will be credited towards your Build Contract, so this is essentially a free service we offer to all of our valued clients.
Stage 2 — Design Agreement
When the project is a fit, the parties execute a Design Agreement covering preliminary design work and design deposit terms. This stage formalizes our engagement on the design phase without committing you to construction.
Deliverables this stage:
- Signed Design Agreement
- Design deposit collected
- Project team assembled — architect, designer, project manager, and engineers as the project requires
- First design workshop scheduled
Within the first two weeks of the Design Agreement being signed, you typically see preliminary site plans and initial design concepts. The team that produces those drawings is the team that will run your project through construction and handoff.
The Design:
A Thoughtful, Impactful, Collaborative Design Process
Making your vision a reality.
We will work together to pull from your inspiration and desired architectural style, budget and our decades of expertise to produce a design that is a one of a kind thoughtful and showstopping design. We will make the process easy for you. We can do our design meetings here at our office or via Zoom, and you also will have the ability via an app to view and interact at your convenience in 3-D. As your home is being designed you will have great perspective as to what the end result will look like.
Stage 3 — Collaborative Design Process
Stage 3 is iterative design work — site analysis, programming, concept design, schematic design, design development. You’re involved at each major milestone with formal design reviews. Design typically takes 4 to 8 months depending on complexity and decision speed.
Deliverables this stage:
- Site plans and feasibility report
- Architectural drawings (schematic through design development)
- Interior design coordination
- Engineering coordination (structural, MEP)
- Material and finish selections
- Permit-ready drawing set
Because we’re design-build, the construction team is at the design table throughout. Cost feasibility, constructability, and permit-process knowledge all feed back into the drawings while there’s still time to incorporate them. That’s why the package coming out of Stage 3 is permit-ready and accurately costable — not a hand-off to a separate contractor who needs to re-engineer half of it.
The Estimation and Agreement:
Staying Ahead of the Game
Building Agreement
Accurate and early cost estimation is a major perk of working with a design-build general contractor. Being a builder we know what current pricing is and what the labor cost will be so once the design is complete we can quickly put together the final accurate cost.
Stage 4 — Estimation & Building Agreement
After the design package is complete, we produce a full line-itemed construction estimate. The estimate is sourced from real-time subcontractor and supplier pricing — not from cost-per-square-foot heuristics. It becomes the basis of the Building Agreement.
Deliverables this stage:
- Full line-itemed cost estimate
- Project schedule
- Building Agreement
- Construction contingency allocation
- Payment schedule
You review and approve every line before construction begins. When you ask “what’s in the framing line?” you get a real answer with a real quote behind it. When you ask for a change, the cost impact is transparent. The contingency line is pre-allocated so genuine surprises — every project has at least one — get absorbed without becoming change-order conversations.
The Build Out:
Your Dream Space Comes To Life
Ideas Coming Together
Custom homes are only successful when built on solid foundations, which our decades of experience provide. Your dedicated project manager will be an attentive and responsive resource throughout the entire build out. The entire Peregrine team will be engaged throughout the project to keep it running as seamlessly as possible. Another advantage to using a Design Build Contractor is because changes will occur.
Stage 5 — Build Out & Handoff
Construction phase. Your project manager runs the build, coordinates all subcontractors, manages quality control, and provides weekly written updates throughout.
What you get during construction:
- Weekly written update (completed work, upcoming scope, photos, decisions needed)
- Direct project manager access
- Open site-visit policy
- Real-time issue escalation when decisions are needed
Construction typically runs 12 to 18 months for a custom home; multi-family schedules scale with unit count and complexity. The schedule signed in the Building Agreement is the schedule we work against, updated weekly.
Final handoff includes a full punch-list walkthrough, all warranty documentation, equipment manuals and serial numbers, a digital project archive, and the keys. We also hold a 60-day post-occupancy follow-up visit to address any settling issues or minor adjustments after you’ve lived in the space.
We pride ourselves on our ability provide you with the best most efficient way to build your dream home.
We pride ourselves on our ability provide you with the best most efficient way to build your dream home.
Our customers deserve the best service and quality a builder can provide and that’s what we will deliver. We not only want to design and build your home we want to build you a home that you love and that provides you with the comfort and security you deserve.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens after I sign the Design Agreement?
We collect the design deposit, assemble your project team (architect, designer, project manager, structural engineer as needed), and schedule the first design workshop. Within the first two weeks you'll see preliminary site plans and initial design concepts.
How does pricing get finalized?
After the design package is complete, we produce a full line-itemed estimate that becomes the basis of the Building Agreement. The estimate is sourced from real-time subcontractor and supplier pricing, not from rough cost-per-square-foot heuristics. You see and approve every line before construction begins.
Will I have a dedicated project manager?
Yes. Every Peregrine project is assigned a dedicated project manager who is your primary point of contact from the Building Agreement signing through final handoff. They run weekly site updates, coordinate subcontractors, and own quality control on your project.
What happens during construction and how often do I get updates?
You get a weekly written update covering completed work, upcoming week's scope, photos, and any decisions that need your input. You also have direct access to your project manager and an open invitation to walk the site at any time.
What does final handoff include?
A full punch-list walkthrough, all warranty documentation, equipment manuals and serial numbers, a digital project archive, and the keys. We also hold a 60-day follow-up visit to address any settling issues or minor adjustments after you've lived in the space.
