Roderick Builders

Unrivaled Modern Design & Build Wasatch County, UT | Park City | Southern California Design Led. Construction Mastered.

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5 months. That's what it costs to miss the fall excavation window in Park City. Frozen ground at 7,200 ft means if you don't break ground by mid-October, you're waiting until April. The carrying cost on a $5M build is brutal. Schedule is the budget here. #ParkCity

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Anyone going through design right now without a builder at the table? Curious what your architect is telling you about scope and timeline.

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Most custom home problems aren't built into the house. They're built into the design — months before the foundation is poured.

The builder usually shows up too late to prevent them.

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The truth is the builder isn't there to execute the plan. The builder is there to help shape a plan that's worth executing. Hire one early or pay for it later.

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What's the one question that exposes a custom builder fastest? "Do you run WIP reports? Show me a draw request." Real draws are itemized - % complete, lien waivers, line items. Not 'pay $80K.' If they hesitate, you have your answer. All 5 on our IG. #CustomHomes

[Depreciation Guy @depreciationguy]

I walked a flex space with a client last week in park city

He’s a big customer home builder

He bought the property and didn’t start using it right away

Instead did a complete rebuild, then moved in

He called me up to cost seg the whole property afterwards

This is a great opportunity to save on taxes as a business

Here’s a slightly more effective version of this if possible:

Buy the property

Place it in-service and begin using it in the current condition

Then later down the road, complete your overhaul and buildout and capture QIP

This will typically 2-3x your tax benefit compared to a regular cost seg scenario

Just by shifting the timeline you can create a massive increase in benefit

Doing this allows the tax payer to capture accelerated depreciation on items that a normal cost seg wouldn’t

Things like drywall, plumbing, framing, tile, etc.

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Most people don't realize how Park City's $15M+ market actually works. ~70 homes listed above $10M on MLS. Above $15M? Many never list — pre-market intros, off-book deals, no sign in the yard. The MLS shows the floor, not the ceiling. #ParkCity

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Building in Utah and trying to figure out the right order to engage architect and builder? Reply.

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Most custom home projects go sideways for the same reason. The builder gets handed finished plans and asked for a price. By then, half the problems are already baked in.

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Here's the thing: the cheapest moment to change a design decision is when it's still on paper. The most expensive moment is when foundations are poured. Builder-in-early just moves the conversation to the cheap end.

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Code minimum window in Malibu: U-0.30. Code minimum in Park City: U-0.27. What we spec at 7,000 ft: U-0.18 triple-pane low-E argon. The third pane = 40% less heat loss + dry glass at -10°F. Code is the floor, not the build. #BuildingScience #ParkCity

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What's the #1 thing LA buyers don't plan for when they build in Park City? Snow load. Summit County: 90 psf ground / 128 psf design. LA: zero. NYC: 25. Steel beams the size of telephone poles in your great room. The roof structure alone hits six figures. #ParkCity