What to Expect from a Design-Build Project

From the first design session to the final walkthrough: what working with a design-build team looks like.

With design-build, one company designs your project, handles the HOA paperwork, the engineering and the permits, and builds it. Here's what to expect at each step with AY Luxury Designs.

AY Luxury Designs LLC · Certified Building Contractor CBC1268168 · Amany Youssef: Registered Building Contractor RB29003947 · Registered Electrical Contractor ER13016631 · Registered Underground Utility & Excavation Contractor RU11066663

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What Happens at Each Step

Design session. You sit down with Amany at our Jacksonville studio and watch your backyard take shape in AutoCAD.
Quote. A fully itemized custom quote within 24 hours of your consultation.
In-home design visit. Amany comes to your home to walk the project, finalize the details and choose colors and finishes.
Paperwork. The necessary engineered documents, your HOA/ARB package and the permits.
Build. We can start most projects within two to four weeks, and you get daily updates.
Final walkthrough. You hold back the final 5% for seven days after completion.

When designing an outdoor living space, UF/IFAS suggests planning power for cooking and lighting early.

Why Design-Build

Design-build means one point of contact, a design that's priced as it's drawn, and no hand-offs between a designer, a permit runner and a builder. We handle electrical work with our licensed electrical partner, and gas and plumbing with our licensed trade partners.

In Our Clients' Words

"Throughout the entire process, Amany kept us up to date and informed during every phase of the build." — Google review, Pace Island

When planning an outdoor living space, UF/IFAS suggests a tree, umbrella or pergola for daytime shade.

Why AY Luxury Designs

You design it with the founder. Amany Youssef designs every project with you in person and stays involved through the final walkthrough.
We manage every step, from design to final inspection. We handle the AutoCAD design, the HOA paperwork, the engineering, the permits and the build. We handle electrical work with our licensed electrical partner, and gas and plumbing with our licensed trade partners.
Built for Florida. Every permitted structure gets its necessary engineered documents.
A Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorite.

Our Design-Build Process

Design session with Amany. Your project starts at our Jacksonville design studio, where you sit down with founder Amany Youssef and watch your project take shape live on screen in AutoCAD.
Free AutoCAD design and a custom quote. You get to-scale 3D renderings and a fully itemized custom quote within 24 hours of your consultation, so you know exactly what you're getting.
In-home design visit. Amany comes to your home for an in-person walkthrough, so we look at the project together where you're most comfortable, finalize the details and choose your colors and finishes.
Engineering, HOA and permits handled. We get the necessary engineered documents for every permitted structure, prepare your HOA/ARB package and pull the permits.
Build. We can start most projects within two to four weeks. Our crews follow a build process we've refined over many projects, and you get daily updates.
The AY Advantage. You hold back the final 5% for seven days after completion, so we can take care of any touch-ups before you sign off.

Financing is available through Synchrony Bank, including 18 months of no-interest financing, and we have other financing options as well.

Related Projects

Cedar gazebo with outdoor kitchen, bar and outdoor TV, Pace Island (Fleming Island) Planned as a cedar pergola, this project grew into a full cedar gazebo with custom column build-ups over an outdoor kitchen with a bar and granite counters, set on new pavers that wrap around the house. In a second phase the family added an outdoor TV and ceiling speakers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the process look like? It starts with a consultation and an AutoCAD design. Then comes our in-home design visit, where we walk through your project at your house and choose colors where you're most comfortable. After that we handle the HOA submittal and permits, then build.

Do you handle everything, or do I hire separate trades? We manage the whole project, including design, HOA, permits and the structure. We handle electrical work with our licensed electrical partner, and gas and plumbing with our licensed trade partners.

How soon can my project start? It depends on the project's scope. We can start most projects within two to four weeks.