Building in the Rockies Can Be Expensive

There is no doubt that the Rocky Mountains is truly a beautiful place to live in, especially in the chilly winter months. Wherever you look, you would be able to see the white snow enveloping everything in hindsight. Imagine waking up to such a beautiful scenery. When thinking about all this, you might be planning to build up a holiday home in Vail Colorado. This would seem like the ultimate getaway for you, your friends, as well as your family members. But the problem arises if you would like to construct a house there as opposed to just purchasing or renting a ready-made home. This is because the Rocky Mountains, like the name suggests, are basically mountainous areas. In such steep locations, a lot of problems can arise when constructing a custom home.

So when planning your new home construction in the Rocky Mountains, four main areas have been identified as problems. These are as follows:

1-Home Building Site
The first problem which is faced by custom home builders is the site in which the house will be constructed. This is because while the overall slope might be a major challenge, you will need to think about the angle of slope as well. This is because the steeper the slope, the more difficult it will be to construct the home and the driveway. In addition, it can also be quite a challenge to get all the raw materials and construction equipment to the site as well. Compared to a flat land, even the amount of time needed to complete the project will take longer. Besides all this, if your land is surrounded or covered by trees, then it will add more to your problems. This is because these trees will have to be cut by hand. Other than that, the boulders and trees would have to be hauled away which would require the assistance of expert and highly skilled operators.

2-Geology
The next problem which will arise is geology. This is because these hilly areas are mostly made up of rock. So even if your building company is quite experienced and knowledgeable in what they will have to do, there will always remain some uncertainty as to how they will dig up the rocks from the foundation. This is because of even if a slight mistake has been made, then it can lead to it being blasted out or the foundation of your home will have to be raised to a higher level.

3-Foundation
When Trinity builders will be starting your project, the foundation will need to be made very strong. In this way, it will secure your house from sliding off. Therefore, with the help of expert builders, your house will be designed by engineering experts. They will be making sure that your house will have a strong base of foundation which will help offset the power of gravity and hostile weather conditions at high elevation.

4-Technology
Lastly, the technology which will be used in construction of your home will also be an issue. This is because in the hilly areas, all the high-tech equipment will not be applicable. In some of the cases, you might see that the basic equipment will have to be used.

Dunn Builders Best in Vail

Dunn Builders is proud to bring over 20 years of experience and quality to every project we undertake. Although we have grown over the years, our mission has remained the same — to build quality homes that exceed the expectations of our clients.

Our entire team stands by this mission, and by the timeless business principles of quality, efficiency and integrity in all that we do. Our unique experience is what allows us to provide an unmatched level of operational and project excellence on all of our custom home projects, always embracing the values of accountability and reliability.

We are different in how we align our interests with our clients every step of the way, working tirelessly to realize your vision and make the process straightforward and worry-free. Most importantly, at Dunn Builders we view your project as a reflection upon ourselves and our business. We apply this approach to our work every day, taking great pride in our ability to deliver exceptional results and customer experiences. The final product is one that is built to stand the test of time and that will delight and impress family and visitors alike for generations to come.

It is this process of creating exceptional and distinctive homes that inspires us every day. We invest ourselves deeply in the process of building the most important place on earth, home. We take great pride and are very passionate in this undertaking. We look forward to showing you why for over 20 years families in the Vail Valley have chosen Dunn Builders to build their legacies.