Custom home at 84 Alden Drive built by Coast Carpentry
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Custom Home Builder on Cape Cod

Your dream home,drawn before it’s built.designed to your lot.built by one team.

An architect walks you from wish list to 3D model to finished house — and the same company builds it. You’ll see every room from every angle before a shovel goes in.

  • Architect on the team
  • 3D model before you commit
  • Priced on the real design
  • ★ 4.9 Google rating
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3D model · a Coast design
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See it before we build it
Now playing: 84 Alden Drive — from the owners’ sketch to keys
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Who this is for

You’re building the house you’ll stay in.

A primary home on the Cape is a different project from a spec house. The kitchen has to work on a Tuesday in February, not just for a listing photo. The porch has to face the right way. The garage has to fit what you actually drive.

That’s why we start with the lot and your list — not a floor plan. Our architect designs it with you; Coast builds it. One team owns the result from the first sketch to the fire pit.

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Your architect, your journey

Six steps from a wish list to a house you’ve already walked through.

Most builders hand you a plan book. We put an architect on your side of the table and don’t leave until you’ve seen the house in 3D. Click a step.

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Your architectPart of the Coast teamDesigning for Cape Cod lots, not plan books

Someone whose job is to want what you want.

Your architect isn’t a subcontractor we call after you’ve signed. They’re in the first meeting, on the lot walk, and in the room when the price comes back — and their brief is your brief: the house you’ll actually live in, on the lot you actually have.

Because the architect and the builder are one company, the design is priced by the people who will build it. No “that’s not what the drawings meant” six months in.

“The plan is done when you stop finding things you’d change — not when we run out of patience.”
01

Listen

How you live, not just how many bedrooms

02

Walk the lot

Sun, views, setbacks, neighbors

03

Sketch

Two or three directions, not one

04

3D model

Walk through it on screen

05

Real numbers

Priced on the actual design

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Permits and build

One team from here to keys

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Step 01 · Listen

How you live, not just how many bedrooms

Before a line is drawn, your architect asks how you actually live: who cooks, where the kids land after the beach, whether the office needs a door. The wish list becomes a brief.

You:You talk. We take notes.
Same house. Your taste.

The layout is the decision. The look is yours.

These are real rooms Coast built — restyled by AI to show how far the same space can go. Pick a room, then a look.

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Kitchen · As builtThe room as Coast actually built it. (84 Alden Drive)

The “as built” photo is real. The other three are AI concepts of the same room — not other Coast projects — to show what a design conversation can change.

From model to move-in

You’ll see your house from every angle before we pour a footing.

Every custom home is modeled in 3D — street, deck, patio, the view from the neighbor’s yard. Change the kitchen, move a window, add a dormer while it still costs nothing. Click any view.

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3d project 3Front, from the drive
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3d project 4Rear elevation
3d project 5Deck and patio
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3D model of a Coast design. Your model will be yours.

Same lot. Your house.

The plan fits the lot. The look is up to you.

This is 84 Alden Drive — same footprint, same porch, same view — restyled by AI to show three directions the same house could have gone. Pick a view, then a look.

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Front · As builtThe house as Coast actually built it on Alden Drive.

The “as built” photos are real. The other three are AI concepts of the same house — siding, roof, trim, windows — to show what your architect can change before a footing is poured.

Featured build · 84 Alden Drive

A custom home, from the owners’ sketch to keys.

A wooded lot above a Cape pond, a two-car garage the owners wouldn’t compromise on, and a farmer’s porch that faces the water. Click any photo.

Time-lapse · foundation to keys
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alden livingLiving room
alden rearRear porch and patio
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Questions we get about custom homes

The custom-home questions, answered straight.

Do I need my own architect first?+
No. Our architect is part of the team and designs with you from the first meeting. If you already have plans or an architect you love, we’ll build from their drawings and coordinate directly — either way works.
Will I really see the house in 3D before you build it?+
Yes. Every custom home is modeled so you can look at it from the street, the deck, and the neighbor’s yard, and change what you want to change while it’s still free to change.
Can I start before I’ve closed on the lot?+
Please do. We’ll walk it with you and flag wetlands, septic capacity, and setbacks that change what you can build — before you own the problem.
What if I change my mind mid-design?+
That’s the point of the model. Change it on screen as many times as you like. Once we’re building, changes are written up with cost and schedule impact and you approve them — no surprises on the final bill.
When do I get a real number?+
After the model, not before. We price the house you approved — site work, foundation, finish level — so the number matches the design. Ask on the first call and we’ll walk you through what drives the cost of a build on the Cape.
How long does the design phase take?+
Usually a matter of weeks from first meeting to an approved 3D model, depending on how many directions you want to explore. Permitting runs in parallel once the footprint is set.

More answers on the full New Construction FAQ →

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Start the conversation

Bring the wish list. We’ll bring the architect.

A free design consultation — your lot, your list, and what the site will and won’t allow. No plan book, no pressure.

↓Not ready to talk? Download the Cape Cod Building Guide — permitting, timelines, and what drives cost.

What to bring to a design consultation

Nothing is required — but any of these help:

  • Lot survey or plot plan
  • Inspiration — photos, Pinterest, a napkin sketch
  • How you live: who cooks, who works from home, who visits
  • A rough budget range and a move-in target