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Project Review and Proposal
How Wolf reviews your property and everyday needs, then prepares a proposal with clear scope, selections, timing, and budget. No model needed yet.
Overview
What happens in this stage
After a factory tour or phone consultation, you go over the basic details of your site and project with your Wolf representative. We then draft a free, no-obligation proposal that lays out the costs and requirements for the whole project: planning, producing, and installing the home. Wolf reviews the property, the intended use, the likely model fit, and the early site constraints before putting numbers in front of you.
Why it matters
On a turn-key home, the proposal sets the plan for everything after it. The model, placement, and site assumptions get settled here, you get your questions answered, and the quote you sign kicks off permitting, production, and delivery.
In order
The three reviews inside a proposal appointment
To build your quote, your Wolf representative walks through the three phases of the project with you, in order. They are the same three phases the payment timeline follows.
- 1
Permits and fees
We review the permit applications your jurisdiction will require and their related fees. Your representative uses what the jurisdiction publishes online and what we learned on previous projects nearby to estimate the permit fees and the permitting-service labor for your address.
- 2
The home itself
Together we decide the model, the roof style, and the location and orientation of the home on your property, along with deck sizes and locations. We make sure the placement meets requirements and works for delivery while getting as close as we can to the spot you want. Then we go through the available upgrades. Pick the ones you are interested in and we include them in the quote.
- 3
Delivery and site-specific work
We review the travel distance to your site, utility connection details, topography, tree removal, demolition, excavation, and anything else particular to your property. Covering these up front keeps the delivery and setup estimate in your agreement as accurate as possible, and your representative works through each one with you.
You leave the proposal appointment with a full quote for the project. If you decide to move forward, signing it starts the project and Wolf takes it from there.
Quick facts
What to decide now, and what can wait
Not every choice has to be made at the proposal. A few are structural and get locked at permitting; the rest are finalized later.
- Decide at kick-off
- Model, roof style, deck sizes, and the location(s) and orientation(s) of the home on the lot. These drive the permit drawings and cannot change once permitting begins.
- Decide at the pre-production meeting
- Upgrades and design choices (paint colors, trim, countertops, flooring, fixtures, and the rest of the Options Book) are finalized about a month before production.
- Tip for the quote
- Include every upgrade you are interested in on the initial quote. It is easier to pare items back to fit the budget than to add them later.
Checklist
What Wolf is coordinating
Stage steps
- 1 Review the property address, jurisdiction, intended use, access, and utilities.
- 2 Compare model sizes against setbacks, site layout, household needs, and budget goals.
- 3 Discuss likely permit path, site work, delivery, setup, and major cost variables.
- 4 Prepare a proposal that lists the home separately from site work and permitting.
Deliverables
- A recommended model
- Initial scope and selections discussion
- How the payments line up with each phase
- Next steps for permitting and approval
Watch outs
The details that usually surprise people
A low starting price for the home is not the cost of a completed project, and it does not include appliances.
A model should not be chosen before access, setbacks, utilities, and jurisdiction are reviewed.
Rental, family, guest-house, and primary-home uses can point to different layouts.
Common questions
This stage, answered
Is the proposal really free?
What do I have to decide before I sign?
What happens after I sign the quote?
Want the process mapped to your address?
Send the property address and what you want the home to do. We’ll work out the model, the permit path, what the site needs, and your next step.
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