Built like a traditional home, planned down to the last screw
Most houses are worked out as they go. Materials are ordered along the way, wood is cut on site, and crews wait between deliveries. We plan the whole house before work begins, cut the parts to that plan, and time each delivery to the stage it’s for. The house then goes up the way any good house does, with much less waiting.
From plan to keys
Step 1: Plan every piece
Your floor plan and finishes become a complete parts list, down to the screws.
Step 2: Cut and label
We cut each piece to the plan and mark where it goes.
Step 3: Deliver in stages
Each delivery arrives when its stage begins, already cut and labeled.
Step 4: Raise the walls
Carpenters frame the house piece by piece, in the order on the plan.
Step 5: Finish and inspect
The house is finished and inspected like any new home. Then you get the keys.
How it compares
| Step | Typical build | Vivienda |
|---|---|---|
| Materials | Ordered as the job goes | Planned up front, delivered in stages |
| Cutting | On site, by hand | Cut ahead of time and labeled |
| Waiting | Crews wait between deliveries | Much less |
| Waste | Offcuts and extra orders | Only what the plan needs |
| Inspections | City inspections at each stage | The same inspections and codes |
More than 160 homes in Los Angeles, many of them 10 to 15 years old
Our partners have built more than 160 homes across Los Angeles this way. We can arrange a visit to one, and you can ask the owners how it has held up.
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The house in Pacific Palisades
A home built the same way in Pacific Palisades was still standing after the January 2025 fire. Every Vivienda home uses fire-resistant materials and meets California’s wildfire rules for roofs and outside walls.
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