Est. 2003
Custom home cost calculator.
Ground-up builds are Bobby’s first love and the hardest thing to get a straight number on. Enter finished living space and a finish tier. Land, site work and the basement are never folded into the base here. You see them as their own lines, because that’s how they get built and how they get billed.
What the base rate is
The base is the house. Nothing else.
Foundation, framing, roof, envelope, mechanicals and finishes, the number the calculator returns is the home itself, built by one accountable team from the slab to the final walkthrough. The finish tier moves it the way you’d expect: standard, premium and fully-custom are three genuinely different houses to build. What the base rate is not is the lot, the site work or the dirt it sits on. Those are yours to carry as their own lines.
- ✓Custom design & floor plans
- ✓Site-ready foundation & structure
- ✓Roof, envelope & mechanicals
- ✓Interior finishes to your tier
- ✓Full project management
- ✓One-year written warranty
Bobby’s #1 priority. Enter the finished living size and a finish tier, basement and premium rooms are always priced as add-ons, never folded into the base.
Excludes the basement and the land.
Always priced separately. Bundle it with the build and save $50k on finish-out, vendors are already on site.
Land, grading, driveways, retaining walls, wells and long utility runs are all site-specific and can swing six figures on a hard lot, a sloped, wooded parcel isn’t the same build as a flat one. Landscaping, hardscape, pools, detached structures, furniture and interior design sit outside the number too. Inside the house, wine cellars, spa rooms and fully-custom cabinetry are add-ons by design, priced on their own lines so nothing hides in a square-foot rate.
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The lines that live outside the base
Bundle the basement. Know your lot.
The lot decides more than the square footage does.
Finish the basement during the build, while the vendors are already on site, and save around $50k. Nine in ten owners skip it and later wish they hadn’t. And know your lot before you buy it: an on-site septic system instead of a sewer tap is roughly $25k before a single wall goes up, and a sloped, wooded parcel is a different build than a flat one. Grading, driveways, retaining walls, wells and long utility runs are all site-specific and can swing six figures.
From ballpark to real number
From land to keys.
Ballpark it here
Enter finished square footage and a tier for a realistic range on the house itself.
Consultation
We listen to your vision, evaluate your lot, and give honest advice on what it’ll support.
Design & plans
Custom floor plans and elevations drawn around your lifestyle and budget.
Budget program
A clear, itemized financial plan, land and site lines included, before we break ground.
Build & warranty
Site work through finishes, fully managed, a daily photo, and a 1-year written warranty.
Good questions
Questions homeowners ask.
How accurate is this custom home calculator?+
It’s a planning range for the house itself, not a quote. The per-square-foot tiers reflect real North Atlanta builds, but a custom home’s true cost depends heavily on your lot and site work, which the calculator keeps as separate lines on purpose. Your real number comes out of the budget program during design.
Why isn’t land or site work in the base number?+
Because they’re the most variable part of a build. Grading, driveways, retaining walls, wells and utility runs are site-specific and can swing six figures between a flat lot and a sloped, wooded one. Folding them into a square-foot rate would make the number meaningless, so you see them separately.
Should I finish the basement during the build?+
If you can, yes. Finishing it while the vendors are already on site typically saves around $50k versus doing it later. It’s one of the few decisions where bundling clearly wins, which is why the calculator lets you add it.
Do I need to own land first?+
It helps, but not necessarily. We can advise on lots and what they’ll support before you buy, and factor site costs into your budget program.
How long does a custom home take?+
Timelines depend on size and site, but most custom homes run several months to a year. We give you a realistic schedule during design.
In their words
Trusted with the big ones.
A large job with a real budget, but they were transparent the whole way, giving us options with the pros and cons of each. Exactly what you want on a build this size.
A whopping amount of ZERO stress. You are in truly good hands from start to finish.
As soon as Bobby left, we knew he was our guy. Very responsive, patient with our questions, and made suggestions that improved the project.
Free, no obligation
Build it once, build it right.
Bring us the lot, the plans or just the idea. We’ll sit down, walk through what you actually want, and price it honestly, 22 years of North Atlanta builds behind the number.