Call
One of our friendly specialists will talk to you about your project goals and answer your questions.
FREE 15 Mins Expert Advice
Home Visit
Your team leaders will visit you to better understand your project and define your design & build requirements.
FREE 1 Hour Meet The Team, Action Plan
Sketches & Pre-Estimate
We will produce a simple set of high-fidelity sketches accompanied by granular pricing for your total project cost benchmarked against our data sets for similar projects to your own.
$2,000* 7 Days 4 Layout Options Reliable Pricing
* Free if you are not changing layouts.
Design Proposal
With your sketches and project pricing stable, we will now present a design proposal detailing all activities in the design phase of your project. Once approved we’ll sign our design-build agreement together.
FREE 1 Day Detailed Design Proposal Design-Build Agreement
Design & Pre-Build Services
Now that we have an understanding of what we are building we begin with full architectural design services (schematic design, design development and finally construction drawings and approvals).
$25K Min, $68K AVG 5 Weeks Min, 20 Weeks AVG Full Drawings & Approvals Iterative Pricing
Traditional architects charge on average 17.5% as a percentage of your build costs and as high as 20%. They also adjust their fee upwards if you spend more during build. Bolster charges on average 12.7% (including DOB Fees and 3rd parties like expeditors etc) and no higher than 15% and save our homeowners on average $26K on design fees.
Learn more about what services to expect from an architect and how design fees work.
Custom Diligence
Bolster will conduct a proprietary inspection on your property’s DNA and condition so that we can limit any delays and fully absorb any and all surprises during build.
FREE 1 Day Zero-Risk Guarantee
From labor strikes and pricing errors to discovering a hidden pipe in your wall, our proprietary diligence and data model enables us to accurately price your project and then absorb 100% of your financial risk so you only pay what was agreed upon.
Learn more about our Zero-Risk Guarantee.
Build Services
Our build crews, supported by our operations team and technology, deliver your project exactly as promised and absorb any and all surprises along the way - it’s the risk we’re willing to take to make your project a success.
$150K Min, $537K AVG 9 Weeks Min, 23 Weeks AVG Design Oversight On-Time, On-Budget New Home
Traditional builders contractually leave the risk of cost overruns and delays on your project with you and on average cost you $150K in unexpected costs and 4 months of delays.
Bolster has real skin in the game and strong financial backing to legally absorb your project's risks. You are guaranteed to pay $0 in unexpected costs and your project will be delivered on average 2 weeks early.
Lifetime Warranty
Once unwrapped, your new home is backed by Bolster’s Lifetime of Ownership Warranty TM (another industry-first) which ensures your home meets our Quality Standards for as long as you live in your new home.
FREE * Appliance Package Lifetime Warranty
Traditional builders offer workanship warranties for limited periods of time (most commonly 12 Months) and often end up charging for call-backs.
Bolster's SMART Renovation system and highly-trained workforce delivers the highest quality of workmanship in accordance with our documented Quality Standards. Offering you a lifetime workmanship warranty, free of charge, for the duration of your life in the property is a natural extension of this.