Design & Build Your Home

Your home should be a place where you can relax, gather with family, and create lasting memories—without the worry of drafts, high energy bills, or unhealthy spaces. At Unity Homes, we make it easy for you to build your forever home. We guide you through every step of the design and build process, ensuring your high-performance home is constructed with durable airtight framing to eliminate drafts and mold. Let us help guide you in creating a beautiful, sustainable home that enhances your life for generations to come.

Step 1:

Contact Us

Whether you're just beginning to consider building or are ready to break ground, our highly knowledgeable advisors are here to help answer your questions and guide you through the process. Give our office a call at (603) 756-3600 or fill out our contact form so we can connect with you.

Step 2:

Choose Where to Build

Selecting a place to build can depend on factors such as location, the property’s features and your budget. If you have questions on a site's suitability, our advisors are happy to give guidance. We'll help connect you with professionals to survey the land and determine the feasibility of building your home.
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Step 3:

Choose a Design

Once you have secured a place to build, it is time to choose your home design and finishes in the PSA phase. Our core home plan designs—the Värm, Xyla, Zum, Tradd, and Nano—each have their own style and unique benefits. You can choose one of our ready-to-build plans under the “Express” route for maximum cost and time efficiency, or choose any of our plans as a starting point for a “Streamlined” plan where you can modify the design. We will give you options for vetted local general contractors in your area, who will help with the site preparation and finishes later on. You can choose to source your finishing materials through Unity to save time and ensure timely delivery right to your site. We also provide resources to help secure your financing, allowing for a smooth transition to signing the construction contract.

Step 4:

Begin Site Prep and Off-site Construction

Once your design is finalized and permits are secured, it’s time for the build phase! While your general contractor prepares your site, Unity begins crafting the shell of your home in our cutting-edge off-site factory. As leaders in off-site manufacturing, we employ CNC technology to meticulously craft every panelized component, ensuring minimal waste and a precise, air-tight fit. Guided by detailed 3D models, our climate-controlled facility produces high-performance floor, roof, and wall panels with integrated insulation and sheathing. This parallel processing shortens construction timelines, allowing us to assemble your home swiftly all while meeting rigorous standards of performance and sustainability.
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Step 5:

Raise the Home

One of the most exciting steps in the process is watching your home come to life during the raising. We send our skilled Building Systems crew to raise the shell of your home using the prefabricated components from our factory. The shell includes the insulated high-performance exterior envelope with insulated wall and roof panels, installed windows and doors, interior partition walls, interior service layer, floor systems, and any timber frame that may be part of the design. Our homes are typically raised in only 1-2 weeks, minimizing exposure to elements and disruption to neighbors. Following assembly, our crew performs a rigorous blower door test to ensure airtightness. The results are often at least five times better than code requirements.
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Step 6:

Finish the Home

Once the shell of your home is raised and weather-tight, your local builder begins adding the finishing touches that start to make your house feel like home. This phase includes installing plumbing and electrical systems, as well as drywall, siding, trim, mechanicals, flooring, and paint.

Step 7:

Move In

It's time to move in and experience the Unity home difference! With the assurance that your home is built to endure an unpredictable environment you can relax in your healthy, meticulously crafted home designed for unparalleled comfort. You can finally savor the peace of mind of having a high-performance home that adds to your quality of life, not detracts from it. Welcome to a new era of living.

LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE

“During the life of the design-build process, we were extremely pleased with the level of knowledge and expertise, quality of craftsmanship, attention to detail, and the customer service focus demonstrated by the many trades people involved. We were also extremely impressed with the consistent high quality of the materials and products used in the construction of our home.” 

-Dana, Unity Homeowner