New Construction in Claremont
New Construction in Claremont wrapped against water: a lapped weather barrier, flashed window and door openings, and roof edges that keep rain off the walls.
When a hard storm finally reaches an inland lot, it tests every opening in a new Claremont house at once. We treat the window and door openings as the weak points. Every rough opening is fitted with a pan that tilts outward and tape layered like roof shingles, so any water that slips past a frame is led back outside. The weather barrier over the sheathing follows the same downhill logic.
Layering the wall to shed water
Housewrap or a fluid-applied barrier goes on from the bottom up, each upper course overlapping the one below. Windows set into that layer with the head flashing tucked under the course above, and the jambs taped over the barrier. Where stucco meets the foundation, a perforated metal screed gives trapped moisture a way out. Penetrations for vents, hose bibs and lights get their own flashing blocks. Inspectors look at this work before the siding or stucco covers it, and we photograph each opening for your file, since that layer is hidden once the cladding is on.
Roof edges and the ground
Water that leaves the roof needs a planned path. Drip edge and gutters carry runoff off the eaves, and each downspout empties into a solid pipe or onto a concrete pad that keeps the flow well clear of the foundation. The finished grade around the house drops away from the walls. On the roof, valleys and wall intersections get step and kickout flashing, so water does not run behind the siding where the roof meets a wall. The Claremont building department reviews the drainage on the site plan, and we build to that plan.
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We look for a survey with the lot lines, a soils report, and where water will drain off the site, since the drainage plan shapes the grading. Easements come from the title papers, and a sloping lot adds topography to the survey. We also confirm utility connections at the street. With these, the designer can place the house and its runoff paths in one pass.
Pricing comes in two written parts. The first is preconstruction: survey, engineering, design coordination and the permit and plan check fees. The second is construction, priced from the approved set and organized by stage, from site work and the foundation through framing, the dry-in, the rough trades and the finishes. Each stage spells out what it includes.
Our team does. We line up the surveyor and the soils engineer before the designer goes far, hand their findings to the structural engineer, and keep one calendar that every consultant follows. Their stamped sheets join a single submittal to the city. When the build raises a question that needs an engineer, we arrange the site visit and pass the answer to the crew.
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