THE HOMEBUILDING PROCESS
Revised April 13, 2011 – Rancho Viejo Page 13
Pre-Construction Meeting information to you directly and will go over each item by telephone on
the scheduled date and time.
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
The building department of the city, county, or state where your home is to be located must review
and approve the plans and specifications for your home. We construct each home to comply with
the plans and specifications approved by the applicable building department. Your specifications
become part of our agreements with trade contractors and suppliers. Only written instructions from
Rancho Viejo can change these contracts.
Regulatory Changes
From time to time, city, county, or state agencies adopt new codes or regulations that can affect
your home. Such changes are usually adopted in the interest of safety and are legal requirements
with which Rancho Viejo must comply. The codes and requirements in effect for each area can
vary. Therefore, builders may construct the same plan slightly different in two different
jurisdictions or at two different times within the same jurisdiction to comply with such codes and
regulations. If code requirements change after the building permit is issued on your home, Rancho
Viejo is not required to meet the new code requirements on your home.
Individual Foundation Designs
Variations between homes of the same plan can also appear in the foundation system. The
foundation design is often specific to each lot and/or subdivision. Based on the results of a soils
test, an engineer determines which foundation systems are acceptable for a given lot or
subdivision. Because of variations in soil conditions, your foundation may differ from your
neighbor‟s foundation or that of the same home in another neighborhood.
Changes in Materials, Products, and Methods
The homebuilding industry, building trades, and product manufacturers are continually working to
improve methods and products. In addition, manufacturers sometimes make model changes that
can impact the final product. As a result, we may use methods or materials in your home that
differ from those in our other homes. In all instances, any substitution of method or product will
have equal or better quality than that shown in our other homes. Since such substitutions or
changes may become necessary due to matters outside our control, we reserve the right to make
them without notification.
Plan Changes
In an effort to continuously improve our products and construction methods, we reserve the right
to make changes and improvements to our plans and specifications without notice.
Normal Variations
Your new home will be constructed by many different subcontractors and tradesmen.
Furthermore, not all the tradesmen will work on every home in a community. As a result, minor
variations will occur due to different methods of completing the same tasks. For example, the
exact placement of switches, outlets, registers, mechanical equipment, and so on will vary slightly
from the model and other homes of the same floor plan.