Custom homes in King
A custom home starts with the lot, not the floor plan. The zoning envelope, the services at the street and any conservation or heritage overlay decide how much house the lot can carry, and Savino Construction reads all of it before a line is drawn. The King brief is usually a custom home on an estate lot, an addition on a farmhouse, or a whole-home renovation in one of the villages.
King, on the ground.
King is estate lots and farmhouses between King City, Nobleton and Schomberg, most on the Oak Ridges Moraine with wells and septic systems. That stock is why most custom homes in King start with a tear-down: the land has outlasted the house on it. Lots are large and access is easy, but the Moraine plan and the conservation authority review most rural sites before the permit. The demolition, the excavation, the crane days and the material drops are planned around the neighbours before the first truck arrives, and the schedule is written into the contract.
Read more about building in King or the full custom homes page.
On the drawing.
Zoning review of the lot before design starts, so the house you draw is one the city will approve
Engineered drawings and a photorealistic rendering of the finished house
Building permit application filed and followed by us, with any conservation or heritage review handled first
Demolition of the existing house where there is one, with the permit and disconnects it needs
Foundation, framing, envelope, roof, mechanical, electrical and finishes by our crew and our trades
A deficiency walk with the list closed before the last payment, and a written warranty at handover
Paper first.
A custom home needs a building permit with engineered drawings, a separate demolition permit where a house comes down first, and a Committee of Adjustment hearing if the design is outside the zoning envelope. The Township of King issues the permit, and septic design and the Moraine review are part of the schedule on most rural lots.
- A building permit with engineered drawings is required in every GTA municipality.
- Where an existing house comes down first, a demolition permit and utility disconnects are separate applications.
- A design outside the zoning envelope goes to the Committee of Adjustment before the permit.
- Ravine, waterfront, moraine and escarpment lots add a conservation authority or commission review first.
- New homes sold in Ontario need a licensed builder and Tarion enrolment. [Kam confirms the HCRA licence and Tarion status.]
The paperwork wall: WSIB, insurance, licences, the HCRA status and the warranty, on one page and dated.
| Driver | What we look at |
|---|---|
| Floor area and storeys | The square footage above and below grade sets the structure, the envelope and the hours. |
| The lot | A serviced infill lot and a rural lot on a well and septic are different jobs before the house is drawn. |
| Approvals | Committee of Adjustment, conservation authority, heritage or escarpment review each add time before the permit. |
| Envelope and finishes | Brick versus stone, window count and size, roof form, and the interior finish level chosen from the catalogue. |
| Mechanical | Heating and cooling type, in-floor heat, a backup system on a rural lot. |
There is no price per square foot on this site. A number given before a site walk and a drawing is a guess, and a guess turns into a change order later.
The zoning by-law sets height, setbacks, lot coverage and floor area for the street. We run that check before design so the house you draw is one the Township of King will approve.
Yes. The demolition permit, the disconnects and the tear-down are part of the same contract as the new house, so there is one schedule from start to keys.
Often. The number of bedrooms an addition adds has to match what the septic system can serve, and that can mean a new system. It comes up at the site walk.
Yes. The Moraine plan sets what the lot can carry and how it drains, the conservation authority reviews it, and a rural lot needs a septic design and a well. We map those before you commit to drawings.