Building Process
We Make Building Easy
Once the paperwork is out of the way, the exciting work begins! You’re welcome to stop by your new home site at any time. Watch us break ground, pour the foundation, frame the home, and layer in the features you selected. You’ll love watching your new home take shape. If you have questions along the way, your Arbor team is ready to help, but here are a few things to keep in mind as we build your new home.
Follow your Home Building Journey in our Homeowner's Portal
You don’t have to monitor the building process at every step—we build in rigorous inspections to protect your investment and save you that stress—but it’s fun to watch key steps in the home building process. Our team keeps you updated on progress and scheduling, so you’ll know what to expect.
A New Home Built for You — Start to Finish
At Arbor, we build using two proven construction methods depending on the community: traditional on-site construction and panel-built construction, where precision-engineered wall panels are built in a controlled factory environment and assembled on your homesite.
Both methods deliver the same result — a brand-new home that's never been lived in, built to our standards, and backed by our warranty. The difference is in the process: traditional construction gives buyers a front-row seat to every stage of the build, while panel-built construction moves faster and benefits from factory precision that reduces variability in the finished product. Depending on where you're building, one method may be used over the other — but the home you get at the end is built to the same standard either way.
Either way, it's worth the wait. You're not inheriting someone else's choices, someone else's worn floors, or someone else's idea of what a kitchen should look like. You're getting a home built around your selections — and a team that's with you from first appointment to closing day.
This Is About You
It’s all about you, the homeowner. We are committed to building your dream home and, to help us ensure you are delighted with your home buying experience, we have joined forces with Avid Ratings.
Avid Ratings is an independent research firm providing surveys, consulting and training exclusively to the home building industry. If you are an Arbor homeowner, you will be invited to respond to questions either via mail, email or phone, which will give you the opportunity to provide honest and timely feedback about our processes, products and service. Whether we have delighted you every step of the way or did not exceed your expectations, we appreciate and value your feedback.