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\\nShow Notes:
\\nHow the building site affects a home\\u2019s design.   Foundation types and how they benefit a home.  Details to properly develop your site plan for your enjoyment and building permits.   What is a grading and drainage plan?
\\nTranscript:
\\nInterviewer: Hello everyone and welcome to the Panelized Prefab Kit Home Building Show. With me today as he is always is the President and Founder of Landmark Home and Land Company, the company which has been helping people build their new homes where they want exactly as they want across the nation and worldwide since 1993 and that would be Steve Tuma. Steve, how are you doing today?
\\nSteve Landmark: It\\u2019s another great day.
\\nInterviewer: Good.
\\nSteve Landmark: We have more projects and it\\u2019s kind of fun talking about these different details. You know, taking our experience from 25 years or more and trying to help people out, to give them ideas so that they can sort out planning their home.
\\nInterviewer: Right. You guys seem pretty busy. I mean it just seems like your building schedule is helping people design and build their homes. It takes up a lot of your time. So we\\u2019re glad you found time to be here.
\\nSteve Landmark: Well, we have fun doing it and I think that\\u2019s the key point is actually enjoying what you do and taking pride and helping our customers because it\\u2019s a \\u2013 it\\u2019s kind of fun. You know, everyone\\u2019s project is different. Someone might say, well, it\\u2019s a 1500-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home. But where it is or how it is or the type of people that are building it, it really makes it completely different. That\\u2019s what we\\u2019re able to do is take the time to make sure the house makes sense for the customer.
\\nInterviewer: Yeah. I thought today we might talk about something we\\u2019ve touched on in the past but we haven\\u2019t really gotten heavy into and that\\u2019s foundation type, the actual foundation of your new home and fitting it to the land, you go and buy a piece of land and not every bit of land is going to fit every house design.
\\nSo if you don\\u2019t mind, let\\u2019s touch on that a little bit. Why is knowing the site important to home design? You know, sloped lands, city lots, big acreage. How well should you know your site before you design?
\\nSteve Landmark: Well, it\\u2019s kind of important because say if you\\u2019re on the side of the hill. That could affect your driveway. It could give you the ability to have a walk-out basement. It might give you a better view. It might restrict septic if you\\u2019re in a rural area.
\\nIf you\\u2019re in a city lot, generally they\\u2019re limited in size. Sometimes 30 feet by 100, sometimes 50 by 100, sometimes 100 by 100. So the house you could fit on there within setbacks and how do you get everything on there.
\\nSo just the slope of the land. It\\u2019s something to consider. Is it flat? Is it on the side of the hill? Is it off a cliff? How big of a space do you have to build on? Sometimes \\u2013 you brought up acreage. Someone could have 20 acres but there are two or three better spots to build. You don\\u2019t want to build in drainage ditches. You want to build in places where the septic or water and sewer connections make sense and utility connections can make sense and sometimes it\\u2019s just something where people enjoy the view and they want to take advantage of a certain situation that the land offers naturally.
\\nSo the reason it\\u2019s important is you want it to work properly. You don\\u2019t want to put a type of home into a piece of land that\\u2019s going to cost you more to build or just doesn\\u2019t make sense. Sometimes people don\\u2019t realize that there are restrictions on the slopes of dry waste to make sure it\\u2019s comfortable to drive in. Cars need a certain turn radius in order to be able to access driveways. Then there\\u2019s a lot of just regulatory things which we can help with. Like I mentioned the setbacks. Where are the utilities coming in?'