One team. From soil sample to Certificate of Occupancy.
We design it, permit it, and build it. One principal across every stage. A private channel to your project manager from day one. A Friday report on your desk every week. The same team that walks the lot signs the closeout binder.
By Jacob Bachar, Founding Builder
Discovery to Closeout
Through Every Stage
Per Project Year
To Your Channel
Every WDC project moves through five stages and runs on a single operating standard. You have one principal, one project manager, and one private channel from the first lot walk through the warranty period. The design team, the permit team, and the field team are the same team, sitting in the same room, holding the same drawings. Selections that get priced in design are the selections that get installed in the field. The Friday report is on your desk by 5 P.M. every week. The person who signs the contract is the person who walks the punch list. The rest of this page is what that actually looks like.
Discovery
2 – 4 weeks
A walk of the lot. A conversation about how the home will actually be used in ten years. A review of the survey, the geotech if one exists, the prior architectural set if there is one. We open your private project channel at the first meeting — direct line to your project manager, no call center, no ticket queue.
Deliverables
- Feasibility brief (PDF)
- High–low budget range
- Schedule envelope
- Signed scope letter
- Project channel opened
Team
- Jacob (Principal)
- Project Manager (assigned)
- Geotech (if hillside)
Stage 01
Stage 02Design
8 – 16 weeks
Schematic, then design development, then construction documents — three phases, hard review at the end of each. Selections happen in the WDC material library: full sample sets, calibrated lighting, every finish matched against your existing palette before anything is ordered. The plan is fully priced before it leaves the studio.
Deliverables
- Schematic plans
- 3D massing studies
- Material library sessions
- Structural + MEP coordination
- Construction documents
Team
- Project Architect
- Interior Designer (optional)
- Structural + MEP Engineers
- Jacob (Owner-PM)
Pre-Construction
6 – 12 weeks
Permit submittal, plan check, buyout. WDC manages every long-lead order — cabinetry, windows, ranges, custom stone — from PO to delivery date. You see the procurement schedule; you don’t field calls from suppliers. The construction calendar is built against confirmed pricing, not estimates.
Deliverables
- Issued building permit
- Bound subcontractor pricing
- Procurement schedule (owner-visible)
- Mobilized site
- Kickoff date locked
Team
- Jacob (Principal)
- Project Manager
- Permit expediter
- Subcontractor leads
Stage 03
Stage 04Construction
16 – 24+ weeks · varies by scope
Demo through final coat. Friday walkthrough with the principal every week. Wednesday photo drop to your project channel mid-week. A weekly written report on your desk by Friday 5 P.M.: progress, schedule status, budget tracking, decisions needed, change orders reviewed before any work is performed.
Deliverables
- Built work
- Weekly Friday report
- Wednesday photo update
- Friday owner walkthrough
- Change-order log (pre-approved)
Team
- Jacob (Principal)
- Project Manager (on site)
- Foreman + Field crew
- Architect of Record
Closeout
1 – 3 weeks
Punch, commissioning, walkthrough, binder. Every system is commissioned with you present. As-builts capture every divergence from the construction documents. The closeout binder is delivered at the final walkthrough — not three months later. One year after move-in, the principal returns for an anniversary inspection.
Deliverables
- Final walkthrough
- Closeout binder + as-builts
- System commissioning
- Warranty package
- Year-one anniversary visit
Team
- Jacob (Principal)
- Project Manager
- Foreman + Field crew
- Owner
Stage 05When the same person owns design intent and field execution, mistakes cost a phone call instead of a change order. That’s the model.
— Jacob Bachar, Founding Builder
How a WDC project actually runs
The protocols that distinguish a WDC project from a contractor-led build. Every project. No tier system, no premium add-on.
Private Project Channel
A direct line to your project manager — WhatsApp or text, your choice — opened on day one. No call center, no ticket queue, no rotating coordinators. The PM who answers Monday is the PM who answers Friday.
Friday Weekly Report
Delivered as a PDF to your inbox by 5 P.M. every Friday. Construction progress photos, schedule status against milestones, budget tracking, decisions awaiting your input, any change orders for the coming week.
Wednesday Photo Drop
Mid-week visual update pushed to your project channel. Six to ten photos from the field — framing, finishes, anything in progress that benefits from your eye before the work continues.
Standing Friday Walkthrough
A scheduled 45-minute on-site meeting every Friday morning. Principal-attended. Owner-led agenda. Held even when there is nothing in dispute — especially when there is nothing in dispute.
24-Hour Response Standard
Any decision request to the project channel is answered within 24 hours during business days. If the answer requires research, you get a holding response inside the same window.
In-House Material Library
Selections happen in the WDC studio — calibrated lighting, full sample sets, every finish matched against your existing palette. No catalog ordering. No surprise tonal mismatches in week 20.
Single Point of Contact
One project manager owns your project from kickoff through closeout. The principal is in the room at every stage. You are never handed to a coordinator, an estimator, or a closeout team.
Year-One Anniversary
One year after move-in, the principal returns for a half-day inspection. Any post-warranty observations are documented and resolved. You receive an updated photo set of the home as it has settled.
What your week looks like during construction
The standing communication cadence on every active WDC project — same on a 5-month bath remodel, same on a 30-month ground-up.
Trade huddle on site
Internal · foreman + sub leads · the week ahead is set
Procurement check-in
PM confirms long-lead deliveries · schedule adjustments flagged to you
Photo drop to your channel
6–10 field photos · Jacob on site for the principal review
Architect review
Architect of Record signs off on the prior week’s completed scope
Owner walkthrough
You + Jacob + PM · 45 minutes · standing meeting on your calendar
Weekly written report
PDF on your desk by 5 P.M. · progress, budget, schedule, decisions
Site closed
No work · neighborhood consideration · LA noise ordinance respected
Next-week planning
Jacob + PM · async · Monday huddle agenda finalized
