Land

• Find location in New Canaan that supports $2 million new construction.
• Determine degree of buildability through deep hole testing and soil scientist reports and survey.
• Buy the lot.

Design

• • Specify the needs to a local architect based on the number of bedrooms and features.
  • Architect designs a floor plan and elevations elevations to meet the needs of customer or market

conditions.

• We review those plans and refine to make this a Kaeser custom home, improving the flow from room to room, suggesting finishes, and adding features like built-ins and message centers.
• Orient the House on the lot to take advantage of sunlight, views, accessibility, privacy, parking and recreational needs.
• Work with a professional landscaper to develop a site plan that accommodates septic, well, and pool.

Permitting and Engineering Process

• Design septic and well plans for Town Hall approvals and permits at the following: Health, Wetlands, Zoning, Engineering, and Building Departments.
• Secure building financing with one of the local banks who know Kaeser’s reputation for quality homes that come in on time and on budget.

Building

• With permits, Kaeser clears the land and prepares for demolition. Kaeser has a perfect safety record.
  Pour the foundation.
• Erect the frame.
• Cover the frame with Tyvek and shingle, clapboard or stone.
• Roof with either cedar shakes or asphalt shingle.
• Blow insulation using state of the art ICYNENE foam for Energy Star(R) Certification.
• Install windows. Thermal, high-quality, double glazed, with true divided lights wiring. the whole house is wired for data, sound and lighting.
• Plumbing. Top quality Jado, Toto and Waterworks brass and nickel fixtures.
• Heating. Hydro-air or Geo-thermal for superior systems, energy efficient and healthier environment.

Finish

• Cabinetry. Custom cabinetwork in cherry, oak, maple and sometimes teak in the message center, the kitchen, the entry hall, the dining room, the library, all bathrooms, the mudroom.
• Corner boards, railings, porticos and oversized copper gutters demonstrate exterior quality.
• Hardwood floors throughout. Banded floors in the formal rooms.
• Mahogany front doors and stairway banisters.
• Landscaping. Terrace design. Gates and driveway design. Belgian block driveway aprons and borders.
• Paint. No baked on finishes. Paint is hand brushed throughout.
• Appliances. Top of the line Wolf, Asco, Sub-zero appliances. Double ovens, dishwashers and freezers are standard. New appliance drawers.
• Stonework. Counters in granite or marble. marble tile backsplashes in the kitchen and every bathroom throughout the house. Each one unique.
• Panelling. Deep, coffered ceilings in the formal rooms, bead board panelling and wainscoting on porches and mudrooms and raised panelling in the dining room.
• Underground sprinkler systems, stone walls and sod lawns are also standard on Kaeser houses.