Resources
Welcome! This page is home to practical tools, guides, and downloads designed to help you move forward with clarity and confidence. Each resource is built to answer real questions, solve real challenges, and give you actionable next steps you can use right away.
Custom Homes
Big Woods Construction Building Process​​
Thinking about building or remodeling in the Cedar Valley? This step-by-step design-build guide explains exactly how our custom home building and remodeling process works, from discovery call and budgeting to construction, selections, and final walkthrough, so you know what to expect at every stage.
Heritage Homes Starter Guide: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Build
Before you choose a floor plan or compare builder estimates, this guide walks you through five essential questions that shape a truly thoughtful custom home. Learn how to avoid common building regrets, simplify design decisions, and create a home that reflects your character, lifestyle, and long-term vision.
Dream 100
This curated list of foundational features and elevated upgrades helps you clarify what truly matters in your custom home, from architectural details and kitchen design to smart home systems and outdoor living. Use the Dream 100 to prioritize must-haves, explore high-impact upgrades, and align your vision with your investment before construction begins.
Heritage Homes Budget Guide
Understand how a custom home budget really breaks down, from interior finishes and mechanical systems to project management and overlooked soft costs. This guide explains construction cost percentages, smart investment priorities, and how to align your design vision with a realistic financial plan before building begins.
Remodeling
Big Woods Construction Remodeling Process
Explore our step by step design-build remodeling process, including budgeting guidance, typical investment ranges for kitchens, bathrooms, basements, and additions, and what to expect from concept through construction. This guide explains how our integrated design and construction team helps Cedar Valley homeowners remodel with clarity, confident decisions, and fewer surprises.
Additions
Big Woods Construction Additions Process
Thinking about adding square footage to your home? This guide walks you through our structured design-build process for home additions, including construction drawings, permitting, detailed estimates, investment ranges, and what to expect from bidding through final build.
