Frequently Asked Questions

Everywhere designs homes and supplies the materials package that builds them.

We produce the design and engineering documents, supply the structural shell and interior materials, and coordinate the crew that dries the home in. Your builder does everything else.

That division is deliberate. It keeps the design intact, keeps the engineering consistent from project to project, and leaves construction to the people who do it for a living.

No. Everywhere is not a general contractor, construction manager, architect of record, or your agent. We do not perform or supervise construction, and we do not manage your project.

You contract directly with your own builder. We are not a party to that agreement and have no rights or obligations under it.

Our scope is the materials package, the structural system, and dry-in coordination. Within that scope we are your technical point of contact, and we will talk to your builder directly about it.

We do not perform feasibility, zoning, site, soils, or code analysis. Confirming that your land, jurisdiction, budget, and financing support your project is your responsibility, and it stays your responsibility throughout.

Design and engineering excludes site and civil engineering, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, energy compliance, geotechnical work, interior design, permit expediting, and construction administration.

We do not recommend, endorse, guarantee, or select builders. We do not warrant permit approval. We do not finance or advance the cost of materials or labor.

Our materials package is one line on a longer list. Depending on your site it typically accounts for roughly a third of what the finished home costs — sometimes less on difficult land.

The rest: land, site work and excavation, utilities, well and septic, foundation, dry-in labor, mechanical, electrical and plumbing, insulation and drywall, interior finishes, fixtures and appliances, decking and exterior, permits and impact fees, builder fee, and contingency.

Get real numbers for those from your builder before committing to anything. A 10–15% contingency is standard, and the projects that go smoothly are the ones that carried it.

Typical durations, so you can build a real schedule rather than a hopeful one:

• Design and engineering — 6 to 10 weeks • Permit review — varies widely by county • Materials lead time — 8 to 14 weeks • Dry-in — 2 to 4 weeks on site

Interior completion after dry-in depends on your builder and scope. Every stage takes longer than the stage before it looked like it would.

We do not offer financing. Our engineered documents are compatible with standard construction loans and mortgages.

The thing to sort out early is not whether you qualify but whether your lender will release funds in advance of installation. We purchase against funds received, so a loan that only funds after work is in place will not fit this process.

Talk to a construction lender licensed in your state, and get a loan commitment rather than a prequalification letter before you reserve.

With the Build Ready Guide. It is free, and it lists the eight things that need to be true before the first piece of steel is ordered: land, zoning and permitting, HOA and covenants, site fit and access, utilities, your builder, financing, and timeline.

Nothing in it requires talking to us. You work through it at your own pace, and you arrive with the answers already in hand.

If something does not have an answer yet, that is worth knowing too. It usually means the project is a few months out, not that it is off the table.

Yes, any time, at no cost and with no obligation. Email support@everywhereco.com.

We answer by email at this stage. Calls come after you reserve — the review call is part of what the Reservation Fee covers.

Twelve steps, in order:

• Work through the Build Ready Guide on your own. • Email us any questions. • Sign the Reservation Agreement and pay the $5,000 Reservation Fee. • Submit your Readiness Certification with supporting documents. • Hold the 30-minute review call, and receive one of three outcomes. • If cleared, sign the Design & Engineering Agreement and pay the $25,000 Project Deposit within 14 days. • We prepare your design and engineering documents, with visible progress each week. • Your builder — ours or yours — completes our qualification and signs a one-page form to receive the drawings. • You approve that builder in writing, with any gaps disclosed. This happens before materials are ordered. • You and your builder sign your own construction agreement. Everywhere is not part of it. • We issue final materials pricing. You have 30 days to sign the Materials Purchase Agreement. • Materials and labor are released against payments, each tied to a concrete event.

The Reservation Agreement describes this sequence but does not commit either party to it. Each agreement governs once signed.

Four things: a production slot held for 90 days, our review of your Readiness Certification and supporting documents, one 30-minute review call, and access to our builder network and the builder selection process.

It is a fee for those services, not a deposit. It is not credited against the Design Fee, the materials package, or anything else.

It is earned once those services are provided, regardless of the outcome of the readiness review or whether you decide to proceed.

A short certification you submit after paying the Reservation Fee, with the documents behind it — deed or purchase contract, zoning confirmation, HOA response, and loan commitment.

Our review confirms that the certification and documents have been submitted. It is not a determination that your project is feasible, permittable, or financeable, and we do not verify the accuracy of what you submit.

It runs 30 minutes and ends with one of three outcomes.

• Cleared — we move to the Design & Engineering Agreement. • Deferred — the project is not ready yet. You can return within six months and resume where you left off without paying another Reservation Fee. Your production slot is released during the deferral and a new one is assigned on return, subject to availability. • Declined — we elect not to proceed. The Reservation Fee remains earned.

We may decline any project at our discretion. Nothing obligates us to accept a project or to enter into any further agreement.

It is the Project Deposit, due within 14 days of your clearance notice, alongside the signed Design & Engineering Agreement. Work begins when it is received in cleared funds.

The Design Fee is drawn from it. The remainder credits to your Everywhere Structural Shell Package when you sign the Materials Purchase Agreement.

The Project Deposit is non-refundable. If you do not go on to sign the Materials Purchase Agreement, Everywhere retains the deposit in full — including the materials portion, not just the Design Fee.

That is the term worth reading twice before you pay it. The deposit commits you to the materials package, not only to the design work.

Three sets of documents, and they release at different points.

• Design Drawings — floor plans and elevations. These release to you during design, as the work progresses. • Engineering Documents — foundation plan, foundation details, framing plan, sections, structural details, and the sealed set. These release only when the Materials Purchase Agreement is executed. • Fabrication documents — these are never released.

What is released is issued as PDFs. Native CAD, BIM, and model files are our working files and are not provided.

Anything not on that list is excluded — site and civil engineering, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, energy compliance, geotechnical work, interior design, permit expediting, and construction administration.

Design Drawings release to you during design, watermarked "NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION". They are yours to evaluate the project with and to start conversations with your builder.

Engineering Documents are a different matter. They are not released at all until the Materials Purchase Agreement is executed — there is no watermarked version of those in the meantime.

Release is conditioned on signature, not on payment. Sign the Materials Purchase Agreement and the sealed set is released, which means you can be in permitting while your loan is still funding rather than waiting on the first draw.

A licensed engineer we engage, serving as engineer of record for the structural scope only.

The seal applies to one structure at your project address, as designed. It does not extend to any other structure, site, or configuration, or to modifications made by you, your builder, or anyone else — a modification by another party voids the seal as to that document.

Confirming the documents satisfy your jurisdiction is your responsibility. We do not warrant permit approval.

Three tiers.

• Included in the Design Fee — interior finish and material selections, fixtures and appliances, exterior finishes and colors, and moving non-structural interior partitions. Plus one round of reasonable revisions. • Billed at $249/hour — changes inside the existing footprint and roofline that need engineering review, such as relocating or resizing openings, or layout changes affecting structural members. We give you an estimated hour range and get your written approval first. • Separate scope and fee — changes to the footprint, roofline, structural system, number of levels, or overall dimensions. We quote these before any work begins, and we are not obligated to accept them.

Customization in any tier can change the materials price, lead times, and the engineering required. Any pricing given before a customization is approved is superseded.

Customizations to an Everywhere model remain our intellectual property, whether or not you suggested them.

Either side can terminate in writing if the other breaches a material term and does not fix it within 10 days of notice.

You pay for work completed through that date — the percentage of the documents completed, multiplied by the Design Fee. No documents are released until that payment is received, and the design license ends.

The Project Deposit is not returned. Whether the agreement is terminated or you simply decide not to continue, Everywhere retains it in full, including the materials portion.

No. It gets settled during design, well before materials are ordered.

You can bring your own builder, or we can identify candidates where our network reaches your area.

Worth knowing early: in rural areas, availability is the constraint, not price. Waiting until materials are on the way to start looking is the common mistake.

Any builder — from our network or one you bring — completes our qualification before receiving drawings or specifications, and signs a one-page form to receive them.

Qualification confirms only that the builder provided the items we asked for, which may include license information, certificates of insurance, references, and completion of our orientation.

It is not an endorsement. We make no representation about any builder's workmanship, quality, licensing status, financial condition, availability, pricing, or performance, and we do not recommend, guarantee, or select builders.

You do, in writing, before materials are ordered.

If a builder you propose does not meet one or more of our qualification criteria, we state the gaps in writing. You can still proceed with that builder by signing the approval with those gaps disclosed.

You accept the risk associated with the builder you select.

Two packages.

• The Everywhere Structural Shell Package — steel framing, dry-in materials, decking components, and the dry-in labor package. • The Interior Completion Materials Package — interior surfaces and organization, fixtures and appliances.

You can buy the Structural Shell Package on its own. Everything is itemized in Appendix A of the Materials Purchase Agreement; anything not listed is excluded, including interior insulation, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, foundation, site work, and all labor other than dry-in.

Yes. The design documents are licensed, not sold, and the license is conditioned on purchasing the materials package.

You can absolutely use your own builder — that is how every project works. What you cannot do is take the drawings to another materials supplier, or use them for bidding or pricing with one.

You may share the documents with your builder, subcontractors, lender, and permitting authority as needed for your project, provided they are bound by the same restrictions.

In a series of Releases, listed in Appendix B of the Materials Purchase Agreement. Each Release names what it covers, what it costs, and which package it belongs to.

Each is invoiced separately and is due in full, in cleared funds, before we place the corresponding supplier order or schedule the corresponding crew. Each one is tied to a concrete event — steel ordered, roofing shipped, crew scheduled.

We give you reasonable advance notice of each Release invoice. Within 30 days after the final shipment in each package, we deliver a final accounting comparing what was invoiced against what actually shipped and cost. Any balance is payable within 10 days; any overpayment is credited or refunded in the same period.

We operate as a materials procurement coordinator and do not finance, advance, or front the cost of materials or labor. There are no payment terms. Everything is purchased using funds received in advance.

This matters for construction financing. Confirm with your lender before signing that your loan permits funds to be released for materials and labor in advance of installation, including a stored materials draw where applicable. Arranging that timing is your responsibility, and no lender draw schedule, permit timeline, or construction milestone changes when a payment is due.

Wire transfer only. We provide instructions in writing when the agreement is signed.

We will never change wire instructions by email alone. Any change is communicated only after you verbally confirm it by calling us at a known, previously established number. Verify all wire instructions before sending funds.

Either you or your designated general contractor can pay. Either way, the obligations under the agreement remain yours.

Ordering and crew scheduling for that Release are delayed or suspended, pricing and availability are no longer guaranteed, materials may be re-priced at current market rates, and a $1,500 re-processing and coordination fee may apply.

Overdue balances accrue interest at 1.5% per month, beginning ten days after the due date.

For a given item, only until our purchase order for it has been accepted by the supplier.

We can pass through documented increases from supplier pricing, freight, tariffs or regulatory changes, or shortages — with written notice within 10 business days, including documentation and a revised total.

No increase can exceed 20% of that item's original quoted price. You have five business days to dispute an adjustment in writing; if you do, we negotiate in good faith for ten business days.

It depends how far procurement has gone.

• Before supplier orders are placed — a cancellation fee of 12% of the total agreement amount. That is our only monetary remedy at this stage. • After orders are placed but before materials ship — that 12%, plus documented amounts we have paid or committed to suppliers and crews and cannot recover. • After materials ship — the full price of those materials, plus the value of any labor performed.

Funds are committed the moment we place a supplier order or engage a crew, which is ordinarily within a few business days of clearing. Once committed they cannot be recalled. Anything we hold that was never committed is returned within 30 days, or held as a credit toward a future purchase for 24 months if you prefer.

That return applies to funds paid under the Materials Purchase Agreement. The Project Deposit works the other way — it is non-refundable and is not returned under this section.

Independent crews we procure and coordinate. They are not employees or agents of Everywhere. Each carries its own general liability and workers' compensation insurance, and we obtain certificates from each crew before dispatch.

Your general contractor directs, schedules, sequences, and manages those crews on site. Our obligation is limited to procuring and coordinating them — we do not supervise or control the means, methods, or sequence of the work, and we do not warrant the workmanship.

Any workmanship warranty the performing crew provides is passed through to you to the extent it can be assigned, and we will reasonably help you pursue a claim under it.

You or your builder handle site access, offloading equipment such as a forklift or crane, and people to receive shipments. Site conditions also have to be suitable for the dry-in crew to work.

Before the first delivery, you or your builder must obtain and maintain general liability and builder's risk insurance covering the materials and the project, in amounts customary for a project of this size, and keep it until the project is complete.

Failed deliveries, storage fees, redelivery costs, and crew standby or remobilization costs are yours. If we have to hold materials, storage is $250 per week or actual third-party cost.

The Reservation Agreement, the Design & Engineering Agreement, and the Materials Purchase Agreement are separate agreements that operate together. None replaces or merges into another, and signing a later one does not terminate an earlier one.

Where two address the same subject, the later-executed agreement controls as to its own subject matter.

Yes. Under the Materials Purchase Agreement you grant us the right to photograph and film the structure during construction and after completion, and to publish that material on our own channels and in marketing, press, and award submissions.

We will not publish your specific street address without your written consent — we identify projects by region, state, nearest town, and general setting.

Your name, likeness, image, and voice are used only if you consent at signature, and you can withdraw that consent in writing at any time going forward. If you tell us in writing before publication that specific interior areas should be excluded, we honour that.

All three agreements ask you to send written notice of a concern to support@everywhereco.com first. If it is not resolved within 60 days, disputes go to individual arbitration before a single arbitrator under the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules, held in the city or county where you live. Class and representative claims are not available.

You can opt out of arbitration within 30 days of signing by mailing a letter to Everywhere, 1633 W Innovation Way, 4th floor, Lehi, UT 84043, stating your name, the project address, and your intent to opt out. You can also take an individual dispute to small claims court instead.

All three agreements are governed by Utah law.