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Buying and Selling Land on Cape Cod

Posted by REEF Cape Cod's Home Builder on Wed, Jan 26, 2022

We are constantly receiving inquiries about land on Cape Cod, where to buy, what's buildable, etc. Over the last few years, we have been pleasantly surprised to see how many great lots are available for building here on Cape Cod, and given the current pressure on the existing home market, now is a great time to build! Each piece of property on Cape Cod is unique and often times will come with several layers of regulatory requirements that can increase construction costs, limit design, or extend a design and permitting timeline for several months. So how do you know what you can build before you buy? In response to this question we've just published an informative guide that will help many people better understand the opportunities and risks associated with buying land on beautiful Cape Cod.

Click Here to Download our Guide to Buying Land On Cape Cod

REEF Builders also provides expert Real Estate Brokerage services for those looking to buy or sell land here on Cape Cod! If you are looking for land on Cape Cod, or if you want to sell your existing land here and want to work with a team of true land experts consider the real estate team at REEF Builders, with over 1600 successful new home and major renovation projects completed on Cape Cod since 1985.

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Once you have found your lot, you should know what the cost per square foot might be for your new Cape Cod Custom Home - click here to download our Construction Cost Guide

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If you are considering an investment in a waterfront home or property in close proximity to a beach, or wetland, then you will definitely appreciate the information available in our Waterfront Property Guide

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Looking for Land on Cape Cod?

Posted by REEF Cape Cod's Home Builder on Wed, Jan 08, 2020

Happy New Year! If you have been waiting to find the perfect piece of land on Cape Cod for your new home, now is the time! There are hundreds of vacant lots available and we have seen prices decrease dramatically over the last year. We are constantly receiving inquiries about land on Cape Cod, where to buy, what's buildable, and what can be built, etc. Over the last few years, we have been pleasantly surprised to see how many great lots are available here on Cape Cod. Each piece of property on Cape Cod is unique and often times will come with several layers of regulatory requirements that can increase construction costs, limit design, or extend a design and permitting timeline for several months.

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So how do you know what you can build before you buy? In response to this question we've just published an informative guide that will help many people better understand the opportunities and risks associated with buying land on beautiful Cape Cod.

Here are some helpful links:

Click Here to Download our Guide to Buying Land On Cape Cod

Click here to download our Construction Cost Guide - so you know what to expect for current building cost!

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Once you have found your lot, you should know what the cost per square foot might be for your new Cape Cod Custom Home - click here to download our Construction Cost Guide

If you are considering building a custom timber-framed home - click here to find out more about building with the Timberpeg system

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Click to download our Waterfront Property Guide

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Guide to Buying Land on Cape Cod

Posted by REEF Cape Cod's Home Builder on Fri, Oct 04, 2019

We are constantly receiving inquiries about land on Cape Cod, where to buy, what's buildable, and what can be built, etc. Over the last few years, we have been pleasantly surprised to see how many great lots are available here on Cape Cod. Each piece of property on Cape Cod is unique and often times will come with several layers of regulatory requirements that can increase construction costs, limit design, or extend a design and permitting timeline for several months.

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Click Here to Download our Guide to Buying Land On Cape Cod

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Once you have found your lot, you should know what the cost per square foot might be for your new Cape Cod Custom Home - click here to download our Construction Cost Guide

If you are considering building a custom timber-framed home - click here to find out more about building with the Timberpeg system

Chatham, Custom Builder, Custom Home, Chatham Builder

Click to download our Waterfront Property Guide

REEF Builders Waterfront Custom Home, Master Bathroom

REEF Builders, custom kitchen, cape cod

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It's a great time to buy. Let REEF help you build your Cape Cod home.

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Buying Land on Cape Cod

Posted by REEF Cape Cod's Home Builder on Fri, Nov 30, 2018

We are constantly receiving inquiries about land on Cape Cod, where to buy, what's buildable, etc. Over the last few years, we have been pleasantly surprised to see how many great lots are available for building here on Cape Cod. Each piece of property on Cape Cod is unique and often times will come with several layers of regulatory requirements that can increase construction costs, limit design, or extend a design and permitting timeline for several months. So how do you know what you can build before you buy? In response to this question we've just published an informative guide that will help many people better understand the opportunities and risks associated with buying land on beautiful Cape Cod.

Click Here to Download our Guide to Buying Land On Cape Cod

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Once you have found your lot, you should know what the cost per square foot might be for your new Cape Cod Custom Home - click here to download our Construction Cost Guide

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If you are considering building a custom timber-framed home - click here to find out more about building with the Timberpeg system

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Click to download our Waterfront Property Guide

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It's a great time to buy. Let REEF help you build your Cape Cod home.

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Building a Waterfront Home Part IV

Posted by REEF Cape Cod's Home Builder on Tue, Nov 21, 2017

Since the last part of this series a lot has happened! We completed the design process and were able to obtain our final building permits through the town's building department. This process should take about 30 days, but with a large home, expect lots of questions from the building commissioner. Structural details and engineering had to be submitted and reviewed with our engineer and this process takes time. We began work in September, clearing the site and moving out excess soil that would have otherwise been in our way for construction.

Most of this soil will have to be brought back into the site for back fill, due to the limited area to work and the constraints inherent to construction in a conservation area. With the fill removed, we were able get to work on the basement footings and walls.

After the footings are installed, the next step is to form and place concrete in the lower level walkout basement walls, which will remain below grade once complete - you can see the form work in the next photo

Once the concrete has been poured in the lower walls and it has cured, the forms are removed and rigid foam insulation is placed against the walls to protect from frost from migrating through the foundation walls and heaving the soils below the house.

Here are some pictures with the foam insulation installed:

With the foam in place - the lower walls can now be back filled and we are ready to grade and compact the soils under the areas inside the footings to prepare for the flood slab. This is an important step in the process, as it saves time because it would be impossible to use heavy equipment inside the foundation after the walls are poured.

Next steps? This week we will be setting up the rest of the form work for the basement, installing the remaining reinforcing bars and pouring concrete in the walls! We will also start working on the foundation waterproofing system, drainage work and the plumbing that will go under the slab for the basement bathrooms.

If you are considering designing and building a waterfront new home, please consider our team here at REEF!

Here are some more useful links!

Construction Cost Guide for Cape Cod

Waterfront Property Guide

Interested in Post and Beam construction - check out our Timberpeg Page

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