 hen you become a Sunlight client and begin designing your new custom home, we start by asking you a lot of questions! In order for us to design a home to fit you and yours, we need to get to know you better.
 We're interested in your ideas, needs and wants for your new home. We'd also like to know more about your hobbies and home activities, your aesthetic tastes and your values. We use this information to work with you to design a home that really fits who you are and what you like to do.
NEW CLIENT WORKSHEETS
Good questions lead to good answers, and over the years we have fine-tuned our worksheets to elicit the information we need to design the best possible home for you. Each member of your family will complete their own questionnaire so that we get everyone's opinions and ideas. We even have a special worksheet for the young children in the family because they are a part of the process too.
COST ESTIMATE WORKSHEET
 Your building budget drives your project from design through construction. There are too many horror stories about custom homes costing much more than expected, and this problem can be avoided if you are realistic about the budget from the beginning. Standard cost-per-square-foot numbers are notoriously inaccurate and have led to some of these horror stories.
 We have developed a worksheet that asks more specific questions about your design needs, your building site and your project. We complete this worksheet with you very early in the process—before you even sign a contract with us. Based on your answers (which you will know even at this early stage) we will be able to estimate quite accurately the cost of the type of home you have in mind and with the specific features you're after. If the cost exceeds your budget, we offer ideas to get your project on course before we proceed. If you decide to build a Sunlight home, the contract is based on the numbers in your Cost Worksheet. You can learn more about this worksheet in our PRICE section.
We don't think it's prudent to take on a project if the budget isn't realistic.
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