Tilson Live! Preparing Your Land For a New Home - August 12th, 2025
Build On Your Land, Live Seminars
If you missed this week’s episode of Tilson Live!, catch the recap here! Eric and Dawn hosted a special guest, John McIntyre, Site Evaluation Manager, for an informative session on how to prepare your land for the construction process of your new home. They discussed an array of topics entailing pre-construction responsibilities such as acquiring preliminary documents, the importance of utility availability, the development of a site plan, and groundwork preparation. It was an episode complete with helpful tips and reminders to guide you as you embark on your home-building experience!
Seminar Notes:
- 00:00 Intro Video
- 00:54 Welcomes and Introductions
- 02:08 Special Guest Introduction
- 05:34 Topic Introduction
- 07:28 Viewer Welcomes
- 09:01 Overview - Developing Land for Building a Home
- 09:48 Tilson History
- 10:25 What It Means to “Build on Your Lot”
- 10:53 Pre-Construction Responsibilities
- 12:53 Necessary Items Before Building
- 13:12 Important Documents Explained
- 13:34 Deed to Property
- 15:10 Title Insurance
- 16:06 Boundary Survey
- 18:02 Deed Restrictions and Covenants
- 21:07 Viewer Welcomes, Questions and Comments
- 24:56 Utilities
- 25:37 Power
- 26:56 Water - Well or Meter
- 28:08 Sewer or Septic
- 30:48 Septic Permit
- 33:21 Gas - Natural or Propane
- 36:08 Site Access
- 38:52 Viewer Questions and Comments
- 48:53 Site Planning & Preparation
- 51:58 Site Evaluation and Stake Out
- 53:40 Overview of a Site Plan
- 55:21 Discussion on Site Clearing
- 57:45 Groundwork Preparation
- 01:01:05 Viewer Questions and Comments
- 01:08:47 Wrap Up & Goodbyes
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