Acreage Luxury Home Builder Calgary AB

We design and build custom acreage homes in Calgary and the surrounding communities.

We Specialize in Custom Acreage Homes.

Landen Acreage Home Builders Calgary specializes in rural acreage homes. Founder Greg Genereux personally lives in an acreage home and has done so for the past 20 years and would not change that lifestyle for any amount of money.

However, rural living is not for everyone, and if you are considering a rural lifestyle, you will know that we at Landen “walk the talk” and we know what we are doing when it comes to acreage development. We can walk you through the many differences and hurdles that may not be encountered in a city lifestyle.

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Things to consider about Rural Acreage Living

Things to consider in rural acreage living where you need a good architectural custom home designer or custom home builder that fully understands acreage homes, design, building and knows what to look out for are:

Acreage building site servicing requirements for gas, electric hook-up, water wells, and septic systems
Communication and internet considerations
On-site water management and drainage planning (now a municipal requirement)
Road building and acreage building site preparation
Municipal road bans and related material delivery issues
Dealing with “long haul” materials delivery such as concrete delivery
Acreage snow clearing and mitigation planning
Outbuilding planning
Animal considerations
Recreational vehicle storage planning
Working from your home as a businessustom

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Choosing the right designer/architect that has experience with Acreage Homes.

Most architects and designers pride themselves on their adaptability, which allows them to tailor their design style to meet the client’s needs. However, some residential designers or architects may have an overriding design responsiveness that they bring to “every project”.

For example, a designer might specialize in sleek modern homes, and do very little in the way of traditional or historic home design. Or visa-versa, a designer might specialize in Craftsman style or Mountain style homes and does very little work with a modern look.

Regarding acreage design, there are designers that specialize in country living and know what is required over and above that of say “city slicker lifestyle”, such as experience in rural design requirements of water-well, septic systems, and mechanical systems that are totally different from “city homes”.

Another design style that is unique from any other conventional design is “Timber Post & Beam design” where it would be best to hire a designer that has a great deal of experience in working with timber or rough timber construction. By talking about the home designer’s or architect’s signature style upfront, you can decide whether it’s the right fit for you.

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Acreage build cost will differ from a city built home cost:

Septic system – $28,000 to $40,000
Road/driveway (depends on how long) – the average is $40,000 for say 300 lineal ft. of paved driveway
Water well and water pressure system – $20,000 to 30,000
Electrical servicing hook-up (depends on how long) – average is $8,000 to $10,000
Landscaping – the average is $30,000(this can become enormous for elaborate landscaping)
These are all costs that are “above and beyond” the normal home cost compared to a home built on a normal city lot. Of course, these acreage costs can vary greatly depending on site conditions and where available services exist.