Our Process
Our Process
WHAT IS DESIGN BUILD?
Design Build is a simple premise: the same firm that Designs your project also Builds it. This process ensures that one company is completely responsible and answerable for the life of the project, from initial concept through completion. By taking a one-stop-shop, team approach, Design Build means that you will no longer navigate through an overwhelming number of details, subcontractors or vendors alone.
Instead, our architects, engineers, designers, estimators, project managers and skilled construction professionals communicate and coordinate everything from our Design Center location. Design Build is simply a more time efficient, cost effective and accountable process (a study by the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) covering 351 projects showed that the Design-Build method reduced total project costs by 6% and improved delivery time by 33%). Read more about how your project will benefit from the Design Build process.
WHY CHOOSE LEFF DESIGN BUILD?
When the talents and problem-solving skills of the team collectively focus on you and your goals, the project finishes on time and on budget and provides a superior, stress-free experience for you.
We have almost forty years of experience listening carefully to your needs, designing to your budget, making adjustments and then building the perfect space for who you are and how you want to live in your home.
OUR DESIGN BUILD PROCESS
1. LISTEN & DISCOVER
Our collaboration begins with your first in-home meeting with the LEFF Design Team. We listen carefully to discover your core needs and align them with your vision of how you want to live in your home. Next, we introduce the Conceptual Design Process, where balancing of your needs and vision with the budget begins.
2. PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE & PRESENTATION
Our Presentation meeting walks you through a 3-D color project rendering of your space. “Try on” different finishes, fixtures, tiles, cabinets and color to see how your remodel will look before we even begin construction. We’ll fine-tune the written scope of work and work up a preliminary cost estimate.
3. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS & FINAL SELECTIONS
Once the Design Concept is finalized and you’ve made your final selections, the LEFF Architectural and Engineering team complete the Construction Plan Set. Interior Design drawings including cabinetry, solid surfaces, tile layout, lighting, mechanical and furniture are also completed.
4. FINAL ESTIMATING & CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
The LEFF Estimating Team obtains competitive bids from our tested and approved subcontractor partners and vendors and completes the fixed price proposal. A final presentation and contract signing takes place.
5. CONSTRUCTION
Now it’s time to meet your LEFF Project Management and Production Team. We’ll go over the project expectations and logistics with you. And from day one until the job’s complete, you’ll have ongoing, on-site supervision by the Project Superintendent, ongoing weekly client updates, and reporting with the Project Manager and Design Team.
6. PROJECT COMPLETE
Your project isn’t finished until every details meets our exacting standards. We use third-party rating systems (GuildQuality) to survey all our clients and continually improve our process and procedures to guarantee superior results each and every time. Once the job is complete, the LEFF 2-Year Premium Warranty period begins.
