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Custom Home Design That Starts Small

A Frontier Design Contract is not a big commitment. It starts with a free conversation about your land, budget, and ideas — then a small, fixed-scope design agreement sized to your project. No pressure, and no obligation to build.
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Free consultation first  •  Fixed scope agreed in writing  •  You decide what happens next
The Smart First Step

What Is a Custom Home Design Contract?

Custom home design is where every strong project begins. A Design Contract is a small, paid design engagement with a scope and fee agreed in writing before any work starts — so you get real answers about your home before you spend serious construction money. Start with a blank page, modify a Frontier floor plan, or bring the plans and sketches you already have.
Your design work can cover:
  • Shaping the floor plan around your land, views, access, and daily life
  • Aligning size, materials, and features with the budget you are comfortable with
  • Comparing full-log, hybrid, timber-frame, dry-in, and turn-key construction paths
  • Planning rooflines, snow shedding, drainage, and long-term maintenance early
  • Preparing the project for engineering, estimating, permitting, and construction
Custom home design in progress — handcrafted log structure by Frontier Log Homes
Smaller Than You Think

Three Small Steps — You Control Every One

1. A free conversation. Tell us about your property, your goals, and your investment range. No fee, no forms beyond the one below, no obligation.
2. A small, fixed-scope agreement. If a Design Contract makes sense, the scope, deliverables, and fee are listed in the agreement before any work begins — sized to your project, never open-ended.
3. You decide what happens next. Continue toward engineering and construction with Frontier as your general contractor, order a 100% customizable kit, or simply walk away with a far clearer picture of your project. The next step is always yours.
Why Design First?

The Least Expensive Insurance in the Whole Project

Most expensive construction mistakes are really design mistakes — a roofline that dumps snow on the entry, a great room that ignores the view, a plan that outgrows the budget before the foundation is poured. A few focused design decisions made early cost a fraction of fixing them in the field. That is the entire point of custom home design done first: better decisions before construction dollars are at risk.
No Payment. No Obligation.

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A sentence or two is plenty. We’ll reach out within one business day to set up your free consultation — and if a Design Contract isn’t the right fit yet, we’ll tell you that too.
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Honest Answers

Custom Home Design Questions, Answered Simply

No. It starts with a free conversation, and the Design Contract itself is a small, fixed-scope agreement — the scope, deliverables, and fee are listed in writing before any work begins. You are never obligated to build afterward.

It depends on the project — reviewing plans you already have is a much smaller scope than developing a custom estate plan from a blank page. The fee is fixed and agreed before work begins, and the free consultation comes first, so you will know the exact number before committing to anything.

No. Many clients continue into engineering, a 100% customizable log home kit, or turn-key construction with Frontier — but the deliverables defined in your agreement are the goal, and the next step is always your choice.

Bring them. Frontier can review plans from any architect or designer, flag issues with snow, drainage, structure, or budget, and refine them for handcrafted log, timber, hybrid, or conventional construction.

Start the conversation anyway. Frontier has designed homes since 1977 and can help you evaluate candidate parcels — access, slope, views, snow, and utilities all shape what your future home can be. Members of the log and timber building community represented by the National Association of Home Builders plan this way for good reason: land and design succeed together.

One Conversation. Zero Obligation.

Your Land Has a Home in It. Let’s Find It.

Share your ideas below or call the shop — either way, the first step is free and the next step is yours.
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