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Cedarpost Builders

How we work

Clear before the first board is cut.

Most of what goes wrong on a building project goes wrong on paper first: a vague scope, a price with no detail, a change nobody wrote down. This is how we keep that from happening on yours.

The five steps

From your first message to the final walkthrough.

  1. Same day

    Tell us what you are planning

    Send the form or call. We reply the same day with a short call to understand the project.

  2. Usually within 48 hours

    We come to look

    The builder who will run your job measures it, with a tape, a camera and a checklist.

  3. Within 48 hours of the visit

    A written price

    Itemized scope, what is not included, the payment schedule and our license number. Larger projects take up to a week.

  4. Every day we are on site

    We build

    One lead builder runs your job, and you get a photo and a two-line update each evening. Any change is priced and signed first.

  5. The last day

    We finish

    Permits closed, a walkthrough together and the punch list done before the final payment.

The written price

What is in the document you sign.

Virginia requires a licensed contractor to put a residential contract in writing, and says what it must contain. Ours is written so you can compare it line by line with anyone else's.

  • The scope, itemized: what we will build, and with what.
  • What is not included, said as plainly as what is.
  • The total price and the payment schedule, tied to progress on the job.
  • When work starts and the estimated completion date.
  • Our license number and class.
  • How changes are handled: in writing, priced and signed before the work.
  • Your cancellation rights.

The required contents are set out in the Board for Contractors regulations, 18VAC50-22-260.

What you can hold us to

Five things you will be able to see for yourself.

  1. We answer the same day

    Every call and every form gets a real reply before we go home.

  2. The price comes in writing, fast

    Within 48 hours of the visit for most projects, and within a week for the largest.

  3. You see progress every day

    A photo and a two-line update each evening we are on site.

  4. No surprise charges

    Any change is priced and signed before the work happens.

  5. We finish the job

    A walkthrough together, the punch list closed, then the final payment.

A job on the record

What a documented build looks like.

One build in photographs, in order: a gathering room added to an existing workshop. Ground, posts, roof, slab, glass, and the finished room.

Earthwork prepares the ground beside the original workshop for the new demo-center addition. (open the photograph larger)
During the workEarthwork prepares the ground beside the original workshop for the new demo-center addition.
Posts and temporary braces establish the new room beside the existing workshop. (open the photograph larger)
During the workPosts and temporary braces establish the new room beside the existing workshop.
Hands-on roof framing makes the scale of the new room tangible. (open the photograph larger)
During the workHands-on roof framing makes the scale of the new room tangible.
The team places and works the concrete slab beneath the new roof. (open the photograph larger)
During the workThe team places and works the concrete slab beneath the new roof.
Glass walls and the timber ceiling bring the woodland into the room before the final floor finish. (open the photograph larger)
During the workGlass walls and the timber ceiling bring the woodland into the room before the final floor finish.
The finished glass-fronted demo center opens onto a curved patio and autumn woodland. (open the photograph larger)
FinishedThe finished glass-fronted demo center opens onto a curved patio and autumn woodland.

The whole project, with a short reel

On site

Who is in your house, and under what rules.

  • One lead builder

    The builder who priced the job runs it, and is on site every working day.

  • Licensed trades

    Electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling, and gas work is done by licensed trade contractors working under our contract.

  • Permits and inspections

    We prepare and file the applications, meet the inspectors and close the permits. You should never have to call the County.

  • A clean site

    Floors protected, dust contained and the work area swept every day.

  • Before we dig

    Utilities are marked through Virginia 811 before any footing or trench.

  • Written down as we go

    We run the company on our own software, so every inquiry, price, photo and change on your job is recorded in one place.

Get a written price

Tell us what you are planning.

The visit is free and there is no pressure. If the timing is not right, we will say so.

  1. We reply the same day. A short call to understand the project.
  2. We come to look. Usually within 48 hours, with a tape and a camera.
  3. You get a written price. Itemized, within 48 hours of the visit for most projects.

Rather talk it through? Call 571-601-1102 or write to info@cedarpost.com.

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