Sill & Rafter, custom home builders: from the first line to the front door.

  1. A-01 · Blueprint

    From the first line.

    Custom homes, drawn to the inch before a shovel moves.

  2. A-02 · Foundation

    Poured on the lines.

    Footings, stem walls and piers for the crawlspace, set exactly where the drawing says. Level, square, cured.

  3. A-03 · Framing

    Sixteen inches on center.

    Two floors of joists and studs, then steep rafters for the gables. Raised in order and checked twice.

  4. A-04 · Systems

    What the walls will hide.

    Power, water and air through both floors, routed clean and inspected while you can still see it.

    • Electrical
    • Plumbing
    • HVAC

  5. A-05 · Close-in

    Closed in. Lit up.

    Board-and-batten, black windows, a standing-seam porch roof. Then the lights come on.

  6. A-06 · Keys

    To the front door.

    Into the vaulted great room. One builder from the first line to the keys.

Fictional builder · concept by Exodus Core Solutions

Residence No. 08 · six sheets

From the first line to the front door.

  1. Render: the main and upper floor plans drawn in blue lines on a dark drafting grid, with dimensions and room names.

    A-01 · Blueprint

    From the first line.

    Custom homes, drawn to the inch before a shovel moves.

  2. Render: concrete footings, stem walls, piers, the garage slab and the porch slab standing on the plan lines.

    A-02 · Foundation

    Poured on the lines.

    Footings, stem walls and piers for the crawlspace, set exactly where the drawing says. Level, square, cured.

  3. Render: the two-storey timber frame with floor joists, wall studs, headers and steep roof rafters.

    A-03 · Framing

    Sixteen inches on center.

    Two floors of joists and studs, then steep rafters for the gables. Raised in order and checked twice.

  4. Render: an x-ray view of the dimmed frame with glowing electrical, plumbing and duct runs on both floors.

    A-04 · Systems

    What the walls will hide.

    Power, water and air through both floors, routed clean and inspected while you can still see it.

  5. Render: the finished two-storey farmhouse at dusk: white board-and-batten, black windows, a standing-seam porch roof and warm windows.

    A-05 · Close-in

    Closed in. Lit up.

    Board-and-batten, black windows, a standing-seam porch roof. Then the lights come on.

  6. Render: inside the open great room, a kitchen island with stools under warm black pendants.

    A-06 · Keys

    To the front door.

    Into the vaulted great room. One builder from the first line to the keys.

Real-time renders of a fictional house, shown as stills because your device prefers reduced motion or cannot run the 3D view.

  1. 01 · Phases6One schedule and one builder, from the survey to the keys.
  2. 02 · Layout16" o.c.Every wall framed to the drawing, not to the tape on the day.
  3. 03 · Walkthroughs4Plan, open walls, close-in and keys. You see it before it is covered.

Services · drawing index

Houses, start to keys.

  1. A-01

    Custom homes

    Your plan or ours, built from a bare lot to the last outlet cover.

  2. A-02

    Design-build

    One contract for drawings, permits and construction. One person to call.

  3. A-03

    Additions

    New rooms that read as if they were always there, framed into the house you have.

  4. A-04

    Whole-house renovations

    Down to the studs and back, with the systems brought up to code on the way.

  5. A-05

    Accessory dwellings

    Backyard cottages and garage apartments, sized to the lot and the zoning.

  6. A-06

    Pre-construction

    Site visits, budgets and schedules before you commit to a single board.

Process · six sheets

The schedule, sheet by sheet.

The same six chapters as the build above. Each one ends with a walkthrough, so nothing gets covered before you have seen it.

  1. A-01 Blueprint Weeks 1–6

    Drawn and permitted

    Site walk, survey, drawings and a fixed-scope estimate. Permits filed.

  2. A-02 Foundation Weeks 7–9

    Formed and poured

    Layout pinned to the survey. Footings and stem walls poured, inspected and cured.

  3. A-03 Framing Weeks 10–14

    Framed and walked

    Two floor systems, walls and rafters. You walk the frame with us before anything is covered.

  4. A-04 Systems Weeks 15–18

    Roughed in

    Electrical, plumbing and HVAC run and inspected while the walls are still open.

  5. A-05 Close-in Weeks 19–26

    Closed in and finished

    Sheathing, roof, windows, siding, insulation, drywall, trim and paint.

  6. A-06 Keys Weeks 27–30

    Handed over

    Punch list, final inspection, a walkthrough with every manual, and the keys.

Illustrative schedule for a 2,368 sq ft two-storey home. Every project gets its own.

Renders · Residence No. 08

Rendered, not photographed.

Every image here is a real-time render of the fictional house above, built in code for this concept. None of them is a photo of a finished project.

Render: the two-storey farmhouse from the street at dusk, white board-and-batten, black windows, a cedar and standing-seam porch, warm windows and path lights.
Render Street view at dusk
Render: the vaulted great room with exposed cedar beams, a painted brick fireplace wall and tall black windows.
Render Vaulted great room
Render: the kitchen with white shaker cabinets, a sage waterfall island, subway tile and black dome pendants.
Render Kitchen and island
Render: a close view of the two-storey wall framing and the steep roof rafters.
Render Frame, sheet A-03
Render: x-ray view of the frame with glowing wires, pipes and ducts on both floors.
Render Systems x-ray, sheet A-04
Render: an aerial view of the farmhouse, garage and landscaped lot at dusk.
Render Site from above

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