Stage 1 — Feasibility & Planning

Early clarity to keep your project moving

Stage 1 provides early, builder-level clarity around cost, timeline, and process—when decisions are easiest to adjust and have the greatest impact.

It’s designed to support the design phase by helping clients understand what lies ahead, how decisions connect, and what their project realistically involves—before details become difficult or expensive to change.

Decisions made early in a project have an outsized impact on cost, timeline, and complexity—yet this is often when clients have the least visibility.

What Stage 1 Covers

Stage 1 focuses on creating structure and shared understanding early in the process.

It includes:

• Preliminary budget framework
  Clear, high-level cost ranges to support early decision-making
• High-level construction schedule
  An overview of major phases and typical sequencing
• Build Coach Project Roadmap
  A plain-language guide explaining how a custom home or major renovation typically unfolds, where key decisions occur, and how those decisions affect cost, timing, and complexity

Who Stage 1 Is For

Stage 1 is ideal for clients at the concept or early design stage who want clarity before moving further.

It’s a good fit if you:

• want a clearer understanding of cost, timing, and process
• are early in design and want to make informed decisions
• haven’t yet finalized how the project will be delivered

Whether you ultimately hire a builder or take on a more hands-on role can remain undecided.

The Outcome

By the end of Stage 1, you’ll have:

• realistic expectations around cost and timing
• a clearer picture of how your project will progress
• a practical framework to support confident decisions as design continues

This helps reduce uncertainty, shorten decision timelines, and create a smoother path forward.

Timing

Stage 1 is completed early in the design process with a focused scope and fast turnaround—so cost clarity doesn’t become a bottleneck later.

Stage 1 Investment: $3,000

A Note on Independence

Build Coach provides independent, builder-level insight focused on education and clarity—without the pressure of securing the construction work.