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Custom Home Builder Brighton, MI

In Brighton, Michigan, a new home ties into city water and sewer on a street lined with city trees. We plan the access and the utility lines around those trees and time the connections with the build.

Unfinished basement corner with an open electrical panel, water lines, ductwork and a furnace being installed

A New Home In Brighton

Permits here come from two places, Brighton and Livingston County. We file every one of them and schedule the inspections. With your designer, we also prepare the lot plan and the plan for holding the soil in place during the work.

We work alongside your architect or designer. They lead the design. We keep you informed at every step and build it with care.

Building In Brighton

Permits

Permits here come from the city and from Livingston County. We file the building permit and the electrical, plumbing and heating permits, then schedule every inspection.

Plans And Drawings

With your designer, we prepare the building plans, a detailed plan of the lot and a plan for holding the soil in place during the work.

Street Trees

The trees in the strip along the street belong to the city. We plan access and utility lines around them and coordinate with the city before working near one.

While We Are Building

We plan each day’s work inside the city’s working hours and keep the site neat.

Water And Sewer

Brighton has its own water and sewer. We arrange the new connection with the Department of Public Services and time it with the build.

This page is general information, not legal advice or an official answer. The City of Brighton decides what is allowed on each property, and its rules change. For anything official, the City of Brighton Building Department is on (810) 225-8019. This page is about the City of Brighton. Brighton Township has its own rules.

Questions About Building In Brighton

Who deals with the city and the county permits for a home in Brighton?

We do. The building permit comes from the city and the electrical, plumbing and heating permits from Livingston County. We file all of them and schedule every inspection.

What drawings will we need for a new home in Brighton?

Building plans, a detailed plan of the lot and a plan for holding the soil in place during the work. We prepare them with your designer.

We plan to take the old house down and build new. Do you handle both?

Yes. One application covers the demolition and the new home, and we confirm the steps for your address with the city before filing it.

How do you work around the trees along the street?

Carefully. Those trees belong to the city, so we plan access and utility lines around them and check with the city before working near one.

What hours will you be building?

Only during the city’s working hours. We plan each day’s work to fit and keep the site neat.

General information, not legal advice. The City of Brighton decides what is allowed on each property.

How We Build Here

Custom Homes

A new home designed around how you live, built to a standard that still looks right years after move-in.

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On Your Lot

Already own a lot in Brighton? We build on it, from site evaluation and permits through final walkthrough.

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Design & Pre-Construction

Budgeting, scheduling and constructability review before anyone breaks ground, while changes are still cheap.

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Nearby Communities

Brighton is close to Milford and Ann Arbor, where we also build.

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