Our Process

Our consultants spend a great deal of time asking questions about your lifestyle and preferences. Some clients come to us knowing exactly what they want and others have an idea in their head, but can’t easily communicate it. This first session is about getting your ideas out of your head and on paper.
If you feel like Frusterio is the firm to design your new home, the next step is getting in the project queue. We handle all of our clients on a “who’s next” basis. This allows us to meet set deadlines as well as make sure that all projects are given the same level of attention and priority. An initial deposit is due to be placed in the queue.
The first step in the design process is setting the foundation for the new design. This is done by creating the first floor and front elevation of the home. The size of the home play a factor in this, but the general turn around time is between 2 - 3 weeks.
The next step is a Review and Revise Meeting. Its a “best practice” to have this meeting with your consultant. You’re going to have questions and we are going to have ideas and suggestions. This is perhaps the most important and exciting meeting in the collaborative process and it’s your first look at your new home! Once the revisions are worked out, we put the project back in the queue. A second payment is due at this point and in another 2 - 3 weeks we will have the first look at the whole house.
The project is now back in the queue and has the additional floors and both side and rear elevation designed. The home is really beginning to take shape and the overall look and feel are reaching completion as we layout the roof design.
The Final Design Meeting! This is the big day when we look at the whole house for the first time. We are going to take yet another look at the floor plan, elevations and roof to make sure we have captured your vision in its entirety. If there are no major direction changes, a Final Design Approval is signed and you are a few weeks from showing your friends and family your new home!
Here its all about the details. The technical side of the documents are added and tweaked. The design is also about to undergo a final Checklist by our Design Analyst. This is the fourth checklist and the most detailed and crucial. We pride ourselves on a home that looks great and builds as it was designed. This process takes about 2 -3 weeks.
Its done! After about 1,260 hours, 3 crucial meetings (or more), several internal meetings and 4 checklists, construction documents are ready for you to pick up. For some this may have been a process of down sizing from a larger home, for some that vacation lake house and yet for others its the home they’ve planing for years. At this time your final payment is due.