A new house,from the lot to the last inspection.
A house built from a cleared lot to the final inspection, anywhere in Miami-Dade, with the permits, the structure and the finishes all under one contract.
What does building a new house with DAG include?
A new house starts with a set of drawings and a piece of land. We read the plans for what is missing before we price anything, build the schedule around the permits, the inspections and the long-lead items, and give you an itemized estimate you can hold us to. From the survey to the certificate of occupancy, one superintendent runs the site, and you get the progress in writing. Nothing gets closed up, not a wall or a slab, until the inspector has passed it.
A new house, from the lot to the last inspection.
What is included
- Plan review before pricing
- Itemized estimate
- Permits pulled by DAG
- Structure, envelope, systems and finishes under one contract
- Final inspections and walkthrough
Coral Gables residence, ground‑up
See a new build in Coral GablesQuestions we hear before a new build
Do I need an architect for my project?
Yes, for anything structural or anything that needs a permit, and in Miami-Dade that covers most renovations and additions. If you can, bring us the drawings before they are final. We read plans for what is missing, not just what is drawn, and we bring it up before pricing, so the estimate covers the real job. A question answered on paper costs nothing; the same question answered after demolition costs time. We work with your architect and your designer as one team. For a house in the Coral Gables historic district, the drawings also go to the district's review board, and we handle those approvals along with the permits. If you do not have an architect yet, say so early and we will talk it through with you.
Should I pull a permit, or can the work be done without one?
Pull the permit. Most construction in Miami-Dade County requires one, and unpermitted work has a way of surfacing later, when you sell the house or file an insurance claim. We handle the permit from the application through the final inspection as part of the job, so you are never the one standing in line at the building department. Every stage is inspected before the next one starts, so the work behind the walls is checked long before the finishes cover it. For a house in the Coral Gables historic district, the work also goes through the district's own review board, and we build the schedule around how long those approvals take. The permit is in hand before the crew shows up.
Can the project get done faster?
Often, and the way to do it is planning, not cutting corners. Speed is not shortcuts. We move fast because we plan meticulously: selections ordered before demolition, permits in hand before the crew shows up, and long-lead items like windows and millwork on order from day one. A job that waits on a decision runs long, so we ask for the decisions early. Speed also comes from answering the phone. Responsiveness is not a perk here. It is the standard, and a question answered quickly is a day the crew keeps working. What we will not do is skip an inspection to save a week. Every stage is inspected before the next one starts.
Call 305-999-5401, or send the form below. If you have the address, a rough idea of the scope and any drawings, bring them. If you have none of that yet, call anyway. We work in English and Spanish, so call in whichever language you prefer.