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Polk & Dallas CountiesCustom home builder in Clive, Iowa
Clive's greenbelt, mature trees and tight lot supply make it a location worth building into rather than around.
Building in Clive
Clive is largely built out, so a custom home here usually starts with an infill lot or a teardown of a house that has reached the end of its useful life. Both are entirely workable and both need more planning than a blank lot in a new phase.
Lot coverage limits, tree preservation and the greenbelt setbacks are the constraints we design to first. Get those right and the house fits the neighborhood; get them wrong and you lose months in review.
Clive lots often have real slope toward the creek corridor. Handled well, that is a walkout lower level and a yard with actual character.
What we handle for Clive builds
- Lot review before you buy — grade, soils, drainage, setbacks and covenants
- Plans drawn to your site and any architectural review requirements
- A line-item budget with named allowances, not a per-square-foot guess
- Permits, inspections and the full Polk & Dallas Counties process
- Construction, finish work and a one-year workmanship warranty
Thinking about a lot in Clive?
Send us the address or the plat before you sign. A twenty-minute review of grade, drainage and covenants routinely saves five figures in site work — and tells you whether the walkout you want is even possible.
How a Clive build works
The same process on every home, whether it is a platted lot in town or an acreage outside it. See the full process.
Sit down
Budget, lot and timeline. Free, and honest about whether the numbers work.
Plan and price
Drawings plus a line-item budget your lender will accept.
Select and permit
Finishes locked, permits pulled, schedule set before ground breaks.
Build
Weekly updates, walkthroughs at framing, mechanicals and drywall.