How we work
One owner, one open book, start to finish.
Six clear steps from first conversation to final key, priced in the open and run by the same person the whole way.
- Owner-led
- Open-book
- Six clear steps
The process
From first walk to final key.
First conversation
A call, a coffee or a walk through the property, whichever suits you. We hear how you want to live and what you have in mind.
Feasibility & budget
Survey, zoning, setbacks and a realistic budget range, so you know where you stand before investing in design.
Design
Plans and selections with your architect or ours, priced as they develop so there are no surprises.
Open-book contract
The actual cost of the work plus an agreed builder's fee. You see every bid, invoice and receipt, with a budget report each month.
Build
Weekly photo updates and an owner on site. You always know what happened this week and what's next.
Handover & warranty
A full walk-through at move-in, and a return visit at one year to take care of anything that has settled.
Open-book pricing
You see what the work costs.
As the design develops, we price it from real trade bids, so the estimate keeps pace with the drawings. Before construction we agree on a builder's fee, and the contract is the actual cost of the work plus that fee.
Every bid, invoice and receipt is shared with you. Each month a cost report shows what is spent, committed and remaining against the estimate.
During the build
You're part of the build, not waiting on it.
From the day we break ground, every Ellehaus client gets the same four things.
- Weekly update
- Photos of the week's work, what happens next, and anything we need from you.
- Live budget
- A shared cost report each month showing what is spent, committed and remaining against the estimate, with every invoice attached.
- Decision meetings
- Selections scheduled ahead on the calendar with clear deadlines, so no choice is rushed and nothing holds up the trades.
- Open site
- Walk the house with us at framing, before drywall and before finishes, while changes are still easy to make.
Our approach
One owner leads your project from the first meeting to the final walk-through. You always know who is responsible and how to reach them.
That is only possible because we keep our calendar small on purpose.
Treads · Cabinetry · Lighting · Millwork
What boutique means here.
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