New Home Builder In Hanover County, VA. Building You, Your Custom Dream Home

Birchwood Homes is a family-owned new home builder in Central, VA providing custom new home construction services to residents of Hanover County, VA. You could move into a custom, new home built to your specifications and desires.

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More About Birchwood Homes and What We Do For People Looking To Build a Home In Hanover, VA

Hello, thank you for visiting the Birchwood Homes official website. We’re so glad to have you here on our site and just wanted to spend a few sentences telling you about the benefits of building your own home. We are a veteran and female-owned family business that concentrates on building quality new homes. It’s our goal to provide solutions for those who want a starter home they can grow and build additions onto, couples and singles who want to downsize to a smaller home, or anyone who wants to build a home that’s entirely custom and has all the features they want.

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As a family-run business, we empathize with how difficult it is to build your home and obtain all the benefits a custom home will provide you. Especially when you have kids, a career, and other responsibilities that require your time. It makes it hard to plan, design, monitor construction, and move in. That’s why Birchwood Homes is here to help you every step of the way. You can contact us and set up a free, no-cost meeting to get information, then we work directly with you every step of the way. It’s our goal to put you in the home of your dreams and have you join our family.

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What Are the Difficulties When You’re Trying to Build Your Own Home

Hard to manage expectations:

When you decide it’s best to build your own custom home, you might not know what to expect. It’s very true that when people decide to do something and they run into difficulties, they give up on the dream. The same goes for obtaining your very own, custom dream home.

Finding the right lot of land to build your home on:

Everyone seems to think finding and purchasing the lot is the first step to building your own. It’s actually not. Lots can contain many problems from poor soil, zoning laws that restrict how large your home can be, or could have structures nearby you wouldn’t want: Think about the smell from a farm when the wind blows.

The wait times can be frustrating:

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, building a new, custom home can take up to 10 - 12 months. There are many factors that go into the wait time including weather and other acts of God that can delay construction. Some people give up on building their homes because they just don’t want to wait that long or deal with delays.

Too many decisions to make!

When you decide to begin building your own home, you want to build exactly what you want. You want something beautiful, spacious, and that suits you and your desires. But, it’s not that simple. You and your partner may have different ideas about size, flooring, materials, room design, etc.

Delays and unexpected expenses:

We build homes in Central, VA, and that includes Hanover County. Think about the state of Virginia and how insane the weather is here. You can plan to start building your home during the warmer months, but then a hurricane comes and causes massive delays. There can also be unexpected expenses because some decisions can be changed during the building process. Whether it comes from additions or unexpected problems that arise.

Keep reading below. In the next sections, we will go over how Birchwood Homes helps you get your dream home built without these problems.

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Our Goal is to Build Your Custom Dream Home and Make the Process Easy For You

We take precautions and have steps to try and prevent any of the above problems from occurring. Keep reading to learn how we try to make the new home-building process as smooth as possible.

We use transparency and communication to keep expectations manageable:

We’ve built tons of homes for tons of prospective new home builders just like you, and we understand how difficult it can be. As an experienced builder, we’re here to walk you through the entire process, financial requirements, lot selection, and more.

We’re local to Central, VA, and are familiar with building new homes in each county. that includes Hanover:

We are local residents of Central, VA, and we are very familiar with Hanover County. We’re familiar with the local school systems, neighborhoods with great reputations, and locations in Hanover that aren’t far from amenities and other entertainment venues. We can walk you through the process of choosing a lot in Hanover that is peaceful, not far from amenities and entertainment, and has a great school system.

We have enough experience you can receive an accurate timeline for when your new home will be completed:

When you’re building a custom new home there are many factors that can cause wait times. Here’s how we try to ensure the timeline is accurate and isn’t affected by surprises.

We can assist with drawings and 3D designs so you don’t have to search, find, and pay for an architect.
We can assist with finding lots of land in places that are convenient for you so you don’t have to take the time to search.
Since we know what to look for when it comes to the land, you won’t have delays if there is a problem with the lot.
Our company can plan in certain seasons to reduce the risk of extreme weather disturbances. We will also set up preventative measures to keep the construction safe if freak weather does occur.
We’re local to Central, VA, knowing whom to go to and get the necessary permits.
We walk you through the entire process with communication and transparency, which means once we help you design it, and choose features and materials, you can feel relaxed that your new home construction is in good hands.

With tons of design experience, you won’t have to worry about difficult design, feature, and material decisions:

When we say we walk you through the entire process, we aren’t kidding. It can be very difficult to make decisions when you, your partner, or the designer each have different opinions on what would look good. It’s tough when materials and features aren’t agree upon. You want the process to be as simple as possible. That’s why our information, design experience, and communication is vital. You can meet with us as much as you want so we can help guide you through what will look the best and provide a high-quality and long lasting home. Plus, we can help you create a custom, new home design that is easily upgradeable and can handle home additions in the future.

Unexpected delays and expenses that add to new home construction costs:

It’s impossible to predict major storms and other acts of God that can cause unexpected construction delays. World events can also cause material and shipping delays that we can’t control. Then there’s the unexpected expenses that can arise when you’re building a new home. Here’s how we try to mitigate the issues that can arise. As an experienced builder who has lived in the area for decades, we know how to predict what times of the year are best for building in Hanover, VA. Second, we settle budgets up front and ensure there’s a fudge factor in case you want to add design features and additions once construction has begun. It’s also a security blanket because you won’t get hit with any “we need more money” surprises.

Are You Ready to Build Your New, Custom Home in Hanover, VA?

The process of building a home is stressful, complicated, and can be full of red tape thanks to county codes, zoning laws, and design disagreements. That’s why as a veteran and family-owned, full-service custom home builder (that was a mouthful), we walk you through the process step by step. Just by contacting us by calling 804-543-7241, or asking a question through our contact page, you could easily build a home that has the functionality and comfort to decompress, engage and grow your family, or have gatherings with your friends.

Hi, I’m Madison. You are welcome to give me a call or email through the contact page.

I would love to speak with you and help you build your new home.

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We love to build custom homes with an open living concept.

A far shot of the entire kitchen area. This newly constructed home is spacious and sits on a large l

A far shot of the entire kitchen area. This newly constructed home is spacious and sits on a large lot in Central, VA.