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Expect the Best for Your Des Moines Custom Home Project
Building a custom home in Des Moines is a big decision, and at Legacy Home Builders, we’re here to make the process clear, straightforward, and satisfying. When you choose Legacy, you’re not just a client—you’re an active participant in every stage of creating your dream home. We believe in direct communication; no foremen or middlemen here, just a committed team guiding you with personalized service.
Our fixed-cost guarantee ensures complete transparency, while our regular walkthroughs keep you closely connected to each phase, from planning to completion. With Legacy Home Builders, expect a smooth, stress-free experience and a custom home that reflects your unique vision for life in Des Moines.
What to Expect During Your Home Building Journey
Building a home can be a source of anxiety, bringing up many concerns that matter to you as a homeowner. When you partner with Legacy Home Builders, you can expect expert guidance, transparent communication, and integrity throughout the process—ensuring no surprise costs will push you over budget. Here’s an overview of our home building process:
Staking
To outline the footprint of your house and garage, our partnered engineering team will place stakes or laths at each corner where two walls will intersect.
Excavation & Foundation
To establish a solid foundation, our concrete team will set up and pour concrete footings to support your basement and garage walls. Once the footings are set, the foundation walls are carefully poured to complete the structure.
Plumbing/Groundworks
Backfill
After allowing the concrete to cure for five to seven days, our excavation team returns to backfill soil alongside the foundation walls. Sand is added inside the garage to prepare for the garage floor, and a layer of gravel is spread on the basement floor, setting the stage for the basement concrete pour.
Concrete Flatwork Phase One
A trusted concrete flatwork team pours the concrete for the basement floor, garage floor, and, when needed, the front porch, ensuring a smooth and durable finish.
Framing Carpentry
Framing carpenters arrive to build the structural framework of your new home. This stage includes installing floor joists, walls, roof trusses, roof sheathing, windows, exterior doors, and siding. Depending on your design, they may also construct a rear deck at this time.
We’re Legacy Home Builders, and we’ve been a contractor here in Des Moines, IA since 2018. We offer remodeling, new construction, custom home building, and more. We’d like to personally invite you to call us to see how we can help make your dreams come to life, today!
- (515) 201-8023
- legacyhomebuilders@outlook.com
- 4552 E 50th St Ste 200 Des Moines, IA 50317
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