See Your Custom Home Before You Build with Adam Katz of CRAYDL
From The Calvis Wyant Podcast · 00:57:52
Show by Calvis Wyant Luxury Homes
Seeing your custom home before construction gives you a chance to question the layout and make changes while they're still on screen. Adam Katz of CRAYDL joins Tony Calvis, Jr. on The Calvis Wyant Podcast to explain how virtual design and construction can help homeowners and their teams work through those decisions earlier.Adam describes bringing architectural plans, engineering and interior design information into a shared model. The team can look for conflicts between systems, check dimensions and see whether the details fit together. Keeping that information current matters when a change to one part of the home affects several others.He walks through a recovery project where the framed house differed from the plans. CRAYDL used a LiDAR scan to compare existing conditions with the drawings, then worked with the builder and interior designer to resolve discrepancies. A simple gray model helped everyone review the spaces before finishes and selections were added for the homeowner's walkthrough.The examples get specific: a cabinet layout that was five inches too long, a fireplace mantel too shallow for the homeowner's picture frames, and hidden pantry doors that felt narrow. These are the kinds of questions Adam wants clients to raise before materials are ordered or installed. He also shares a modeling mistake involving ceiling heights and the verification step his team added afterward.Tony and Adam discuss how this work supports the architect, interior designer and builder, and why the homeowner benefits from bringing the full team in early. The conversation covers the time it takes to coordinate a design change and the limits of asking software to do that work without experienced people checking it.Later, Adam explains why a cost-per-square-foot figure needs a defined scope. He describes working through room requirements, appliance choices and builder-specific costs, then revisiting the budget as the design develops. He also shares his view of where AI could help builders manage information.For homeowners planning a custom home or major renovation in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Phoenix or beyond, the conversation offers a closer look at the decisions worth working through before construction begins.Visit CRAYDL at https://www.craydl.com.Connect with Tony Calvis, Jr. at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonycalvisjr.The Calvis Wyant Podcast is presented by Calvis Wyant. Visit us at https://www.calviswyant.com.Got someone you'd like us to interview on the show? Let us know at [email protected]:00 Adam Katz and seeing your home before construction01:23 Why CRAYDL focuses on preconstruction04:12 One shared view of the project08:45 Inside a homeowner's virtual walkthrough12:49 Preventing problems and tracking changes17:48 Why design updates need coordination20:40 Turning the homeowner's vision into plans26:29 When homeowners seek more clarity31:43 Cabinets, fireplaces and pantry-door surprises35:25 The value of planning how a home will feel36:17 Checking plans before construction40:16 Working alongside the design and build team43:09 Connected information and AI50:07 Matching scope and budget with early planning56:42 How to connect with CRAYDL
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