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New homes, ADUs and new structure, designed, engineered, permitted and built by one licensed Antelope team.
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Ground-up work in Antelope, carried by one team from the site walk to the handover.
Almost every fear about ground-up construction is really a fear of the unknown middle: the months between signing something and standing in a finished room. The cure isn't optimism, it's a sequence you can see: what happens first, what it depends on, and who is accountable at each handover.
Solid keeps architects, interior designers and engineers on staff and manages licensed specialty trades under one contract, which is why our new construction work runs as one continuous job rather than a relay between strangers.
You get one contract covering design through close-out, drawings made to be approved and built, and the same project manager from the first site visit to the final walkthrough.
Design, engineering, permitting and build under a single contract.
Plans developed by the people who will construct them.
Named phases, a dedicated PM and updates you don’t have to chase.
Ground-up construction covers more than one kind of project, and they are priced, permitted and scheduled differently. Start by working out which one you are actually doing. The rest of the process follows from it.
All three run on the same process and the same contract. Each has its own page for the detail.
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A house designed for you and built from the ground up on your parcel, the deepest version of this work.
Custom home building
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A second dwelling in the backyard: smaller programme, same permitting path, its own set of site questions.
ADU building
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An addition is new construction that has to marry a building already standing. The tie-in is the whole job.
Home additions
Almost every expensive surprise in ground-up work traces back to one of these six being assumed rather than checked. We work through all of them on the first site visit.
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Zoning, setbacks and height are the envelope every drawing has to fit inside.
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Water, sewer, power and gas at the street, or a well and septic in the budget.
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Slope, soil and whether a machine and a concrete truck can physically reach the pour.
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An agreed written scope with allowances, before anyone draws a wall you cannot afford.
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The inputs the drawings depend on. Missing them is the most common cause of delay.
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Which agency signs off on what, and in which sequence, so nothing waits on nothing.
Once permits are issued the build itself runs in a sequence that cannot be reordered: each stage has to pass inspection before the next one can cover it up.
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Clearing, grading, drainage and the pour everything above it depends on.
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Structure up, roof on, windows and doors in: the building becomes weathertight.
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Electrical, plumbing and mechanical roughed in, inspected, then insulated and closed.
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Interior finishes, fixtures, punch list, final inspections and the walkthrough.
Feasibility, design and permitting all sit ahead of these four. The process section above walks the whole sequence.
Ground-up cost is set long before the finishes: by the site, the structure and how complicated the shape of the building is. The bands below are for a new home; the calculator also prices a detached ADU and new structure on an existing house.
Want a range for your own build? The calculator below takes the size and the finish level, and updates live.
A level parcel with services at the street and a simple, efficient footprint.
Most new construction we take on: some site work, some design ambition.
Difficult ground, long service runs, or a design that carries a lot of glass and span.
Figures are planning ranges for the region, not quotes. We price from a fixed scope after walking the parcel. The site walk is free and there's no obligation.
Send us your estimate and we'll follow up with a tailored, no-obligation quote.
Your estimate is on its way to our team. We'll reach out shortly to schedule your consultation.
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Slope, soil, access for machinery and how far services have to travel change the number before a single wall is framed.
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Open-plan living and large openings need engineered structure. Every metre of clear span costs something.
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A simple rectangle is cheaper per square foot than the same area broken into wings, corners and roof planes.
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Drawings, structural engineering and the corrections that come back from plan check are real line items.
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Two builds at identical square footage can differ enormously once cladding, glazing and interior finishes are chosen.
Design-build means one team owns your whole build: drawings, engineering, permits and every trade on site. That's a calmer process for you and a better-built house in the end. Here's what it looks like day to day.
One plan, one contract, one team accountable end to end.
A real number up front, no vague ballparks or surprise change orders.
CSLB #975441, Class B general contractor. Specialty trades are performed by licensed Class C subcontractors, held to one quality standard.
Smarter storage, better light and a layout planned around your routines.
Permits, plan review and inspections are on us, not you.
We stand behind the build long after the final walkthrough.
Six deliberate phases, one team carrying the work from a napkin sketch to the final walkthrough, each stage building on the last. Tap any phase to see exactly what we handle.
The starting point
Every project follows this path. Yours starts with a conversation.
From feasibility through to keys, on your own parcel.
Ground-up detached units. The ADU page carries the plan routes and the full detail.
A new structure on an existing property, the lane this page owns.
Teardown-rebuilds, increasingly the play in a built-out Antelope.
A build budget is the structure plus everything the jurisdiction attaches to it. These are the line items that surprise people, and who sets each one.
| Item | Antelope (Sacramento County) |
|---|---|
| Permit and plan check, new build | Set by Sacramento County on valuation, priced from the current schedule at permit |
| School impact fees | State Level 1, levied per square foot by the school district |
| County impact and connection fees | Sacramento County, plus the utility districts below |
| Electric and water | SMUD · Sacramento Suburban Water District |
| Plan review | Sacramento County building department. Timing moves with their queue and with resubmittals |
| Fire and WUI requirements | Standard construction here; foothill cities add wildland-urban-interface rules |
Fee schedules and review times are the jurisdiction’s to set, and they change. We pull the current numbers for your address and put them in the budget in writing before you commit, so this table tells you what lands on the bill, and your proposal tells you how much.
This is a great opportunity not only to feel the materials, but also to get an idea or some inspiration.
You have probably seen most of it on a screen. Every cabinet, countertop, tile, and fixture Solid Construction & Design works with is there to touch and compare.
The showroom covers 28,000 square feet inside the Filco Superstore on Fulton Avenue, which makes it the largest design and appliance showroom in Northern California.
Bring a floor plan, a photo off your phone, or just an idea. A designer will pull samples with you and keep the choices within what you planned to spend.
Recent new construction projects from Antelope and the nearest communities we have worked in. Each card opens the project: photos, scope and location.
Across 177 verified reviews on Google, Yelp, Angi, GuildQuality, Facebook & Houzz.
Straight answers on what counts as new construction, how this differs from custom home building, in-house design, permits and what a ground-up build in Antelope costs.
Anything built from the ground up rather than remodelled: a new home, a detached ADU, or new structure added to a property. Solid builds new and custom homes across the greater Antelope area, and this page covers the ground-up process all of them share.
Same team, different question. This page is about the ground-up process: what the site allows, what gets settled before anyone draws, and the order the build actually runs in. The Custom Home Builder page is about designing a one-off home: styles, lot criteria and the design decisions in front of you.
Yes. Architects, interior designers and engineers are on staff, and licensed specialty trades work under our management, so design and construction sit inside one accountable team with one contract.
Nothing formal. The address or parcel, roughly what you want to build, and your honest budget range are enough for a first conversation. We bring the rest to the site walk.
Projects that touch plumbing, electrical or structure require a permit. We handle it end to end: drawings, plan review, permits and inspections are part of our scope, so you're never chasing the city yourself.
Ground-up work is priced per square foot, and the site moves that number as much as the house does. A new home on a straightforward site typically runs $220–$260 per sq ft, about $616,000–$728,000 for a 2,800 sq ft house. A typical build with some site work and design ambition runs $260–$320 per sq ft. A complex site or a high-specification design runs $320–$550+ per sq ft. A detached ADU is priced the same way and starts around $263–$400 per sq ft; new structure tied into an existing house runs $184–$330 per sq ft. Use the calculator above for your own size and scope.
Completely free, with no obligation. We'll visit your home, talk through your goals and budget, and follow up with clear next steps.
A new structure, a bigger house, or a second dwelling: each has its own permit path and its own number. Here is how they compare before you commit.
A home, not a structure
Your parcel, your plan, your finish level. Feasibility and the jurisdiction’s paperwork handled from the first drawing.
A second dwelling
Detached and garage-conversion ADUs, from the pre-approved plan catalogue through permitting to keys.
If the existing house stays
Suites, bump-outs and second storeys, designed to the buildable envelope your lot actually allows, then tied in so it does not read as an addition.
Areas We Serve
We work across the Northern California region, and after 20 years, you will find a Solid Construction & Design project in most neighborhoods around here. If your town is not on the list below, ask anyway, because we take on home remodeling jobs outside the usual radius all the time.
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Antelope
Quality workmanship should be supported by credentials you can check for yourself. Solid Construction & Design is fully licensed and insured, with professional certifications and industry partnerships that reflect the standards of our work. Explore the credentials below and open any certificate for a closer look.
License #975441 · Active & verified
Accredited business since 2014
RRP certified · valid through April 2031
Remodeling Industry association
Kitchen & Bath Association
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