Your New Home is as Easy as 1....2...3!
Step #1 – From DREAM to DECISION
So much to learn about building a new home – we make gathering the information you need easy, fun and pressure-free. We’ll walk you through the entire build process and answer any questions you may have. Click on the Explore Hickory link above and schedule a casual no-BS non-salesy conversation via phone, Zoom or an in-person meeting.
Step #2 – DESIGN Your New Home
If building a new home with Hickory Homes is the right option for you and your family you’ll be in good hands. We’ll guide you through every step along the way including helping you find the right lot, personalizing your home plan, finalizing your budget and the most exciting part – reserving your dig date.
Step #3 – BUILD Your Dream
When sawdust starts flying all your new home dreams start coming together. Your entire family will get to watch as your new home takes shape more and more each week right before your very own eyes.
Take your first step today and soon it will be time to pop open the champagne and Love Where YOU Live. The memories your family will make in your beautiful brand-new home will last a lifetime. Don't wait any longer.
Where do YOU want to build?
We help Clients design and build their new homes throughout most of St. Croix and Pierce counties of western Wisconsin. Our Build Zone is about a 25-mile radius around our homebase of Hudson while staying on the “God’s Country” side of the St. Croix River. We're on our projects pretty much every day during construction so a larger build zone would take away from that level of attention.
In St. Croix County we build in the Cities and Villages of Hudson, New Richmond, River Falls, Baldwin, Hammond, North Hudson, Roberts and Somerset as well as the surrounding Townships of Baldwin, Eau Galle, Erin Prairie, Hammond, Hudson, Kinnickinnic, Pleasant Valley, Richmond, Rush River, St. Joseph, Troy and Warren.
In Pierce County we build in the Cities and Villages of River Falls, Prescott and Ellsworth as well as the surrounding Townships of Clifton, El Paso, Ellsworth, Gilman, Martel, Oak Grove, River Falls and Trimbelle.
If you have a lot or land or if you're currently looking for a homesite and would like to build in one of these areas please click the link below and drop us a quick note. We've been doing this a long time and we know the area really well - let us help you get started on your new home journey today.
Enjoy a Virtual Tour of a few recent projects
NEW MEMORIES START HERE. DON'T WAIT!
DREAM...DECIDE...DESIGN...BUILD - LOVE!!!
Most Builder will tell you it takes between four and five months to build a home – and that’s not lying. However, there’s a “the rest of the story” lurking behind the scenes that you to need to know. Here’s a timeline overview of how the entire build process typically works.
Months 1 and 2 - Phase I – EXPLORATION & SELECTING A BUILDER
Initial meetings, home plan selection, lot/land selection, personalize design, options and upgrades, reserving a dig date and finalize the build costs and budget. This is a fun kickoff to a fun project – the faster we can get through this phase the quicker Phase II can start but remember, patience is a virtue.
Months 3 and 4 - Phase II – DESIGN & PRE-CONSTRUCTION
Finalize construction drawings with your personalized designs, options & upgrades, purchase the lot/land, secure construction financing, complete mortgage approvals and navigate the permitting process – in some cases that can be up to 7 or 8 different permits needed before we can start construction.
Months 5 thru 9 - Phase III – BUILD
DIG DAY is here and this is where the real fun begins as every week your vision becomes an actual home more and more. Our typical build cycles are around five months – maybe a bit longer during winter builds but on average five months is a good rule of thumb.
So, as you can see when a Builder says four or five months they’re leaving out a huge and important part of the story - which impacts YOUR story. The effort before we break ground takes almost as much time as the build cycle. Many Builders will hurry you through Phase I and that’s how you get huge cost overruns, non-stop surprises and infuriating miscommunication issues. Take your time and choose your Builder wisely.
Hugs & High-Fives
We have a simple goal here at Hickory Homes – to design great homes, to build great homes and to get hugs and high-fives from our Clients at closing. And, for 10 years we did exactly that; creating raving fans one new home at a time.
Then this pesky little pandemic hit the world and it took our Team of Hicks about 18 months to figure out what the hell was going on. It was horrible for us and for pretty much every Homebuilder in the US. We worked around the clock to reinvent and improve every single process within our company - with a single obsession in mind.....our Client’s experience.
Finally, in the latter part of 2021 we got our sea legs back underneath us. We're still navigating this thing called the “new normal” but we're very proud that our customer satisfaction scores are once again climbing the charts. We love what we do for a living and we'll keep working incredibly hard to provide an awesome homebuilding experience for our Clients; their story is our story – their journey is our journey – so their experience is all that matters.
If you’re thinking of building a new home – choose your Builder wisely. “It’s not the measure of a company if they stumble – but in how they get up to fight another day.” We want to be your Builder – we believe you deserve to Love Where YOU Live!
Home Mortgages & New Construction Funding
Nothing is scary when the right people are on your side - not even mortgages or construction loans.
We gain nothing in return for referring the Andy Burton Team at Waterstone Mortgage to our Clients except the confidence and peace of mind knowing that everything will be handled professionally all the way through to a smooth and drama-free closing. Exactly what you want from your Lender.
Our #1 referral for Home Mortgages and New Construction Funding - the best in the business. Click on the Waterstone logo to get the process started. And, have no fear as everyone on this team is so good at what they do - you'll be amazed at how easy they make it.
Waterstone Mortgage - The Andy Burton Team
Andy Burton - NMLS #285599
576 Bielenberg Drive - Suite #140 - Woodbury, MN 55125
Phone: 612-562-6456 - Email: ABPreApproval@WaterstoneMortgage.com