Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about building with Everywhere.
Everywhere is a design-led homebuilding system.
We design, engineer, and coordinate modern, nature-connected homes as a complete system — so clients can build beautiful homes with clarity, speed, and confidence.
Rather than acting as a traditional builder, we focus on design authority, engineering rigor, and system coordination.
Everywhere is not a general contractor.
We serve as the design and system authority, partnering with qualified builders who execute the home according to our engineered plans.
This structure reduces conflicting advice, preserves design intent, and allows builders to focus on what they do best: building.
The process moves through five stages, mostly online:
• Reserve your home — place a $5,000 refundable deposit, then formalize with a $25,000 reservation within 30 days and get access to your Everywhere project account. • Feasibility — we assess your land, site conditions, and build viability before committing to engineering. • Design & Engineering — your home is engineered to your site and customizations, producing permit-ready plans. • Permitting — we prepare the documentation package; you or your builder submit to your local jurisdiction. • Construction & Delivery — your qualified builder executes the build with Everywhere plans, materials, and system support.
Optional services are available at each stage depending on your location, project complexity, and how much support you want.
Reserving starts with a $5,000 refundable deposit. This holds your place and begins the relationship.
From there, you have 30 days to place your formal reservation with a payment of $25,000. Inside your account you can then track your build progress through each stage — feasibility, design, engineering, permitting, and construction — with documentation, milestones, and your project team in one place.
If you and Everywhere determine it's not a good fit during that 30-day window, the $5,000 deposit is refunded in full — no questions asked.
This applies to main home models. Other products (like the Perch) have their own reservation process.
Starter Plans are a streamlined entry point for clients who are earlier in the process — not quite ready to commit to a full reservation but serious enough to want something tangible in hand.
A Starter Plan gives you the foundational design documents and planning materials for your chosen model so you can move forward on financing, land evaluation, or builder conversations before your build season.
Starter Plans are available inside your Everywhere account on the pre-reservation page.
Total project cost varies based on home model, site conditions, location, builder rates, and customization level.
Our plans and pre-construction services are designed to replace traditional custom architecture, often reducing upfront cost and uncertainty.
Estimated cost ranges are available inside your Everywhere account. Final build cost is determined during permitting and builder coordination.
We do not offer direct financing. Our engineered plans are compatible with standard construction loans, mortgages, and prefab-specific lenders.
If you are still figuring out whether a build is financially feasible for you right now, try Everywhere Ready™ at everywhere.living/ready. It calculates your personal Build Trigger Number — the interest rate at which your project becomes affordable — and gives you a readiness score based on your down payment, income, and budget.
The full Ready Report ($29) includes payment scenarios at eight rate levels, a 12-item readiness checklist, and a savings plan to close the gap.
We work with a growing network of qualified builders.
If a builder is not already established in your area, we can help identify and align a local builder with the Everywhere system.
Builders are vetted for system compatibility — not just availability.
Yes. Our homes are designed for rural, nature-connected, and non-urban environments.
Yes — nearly every Everywhere home is customized.
Customization is guided within a design system, allowing flexibility while preserving coherence, performance, and buildability.
Clients choose within defined design parameters rather than starting from a blank page. This approach balances individuality with clarity and efficiency.
Factory-built homes (smaller ADU models) are constructed in a controlled environment for faster timelines and quality control, then delivered to your site. On-site builds are built directly on your lot. Both options prioritize simplicity and sustainability.
Timelines vary by location and build type, but generally:
• On-site construction typically takes 6–8 months after permitting • Factory-built or modular options may take 2–4 months, plus delivery and setup • Pre-permit phases vary by jurisdiction but are streamlined through our system
Yes, where local regulations allow. Many of our homes are designed for full-time living and support off-grid or semi-off-grid systems depending on location, model, and configuration.
A set of engineering documents for your project: a foundation plan, foundation details, a framing plan, sections, elevations, and structural details. You receive these as PDFs. CAD files are available on request.
As soon as your initial payment comes in. Work won't begin before that.
Once your initial payment is received, you'll get a proposed schedule for completing the documents. That timeline can shift based on your feedback, unforeseen circumstances, or delays on your end — such as late payments or slow turnaround on information we need from you.
One round of reasonable revisions based on your feedback. Anything beyond that is billed at $249/hour, or another rate if we agree to it in writing.
No. The plans are licensed to you specifically for building your project using materials purchased through Everywhere. Using them with another architect, builder, or supplier isn't permitted and will end your license to use them.
Everywhere, its own crews, or approved installation partners handle what we call the "dry-in" scope — steel framing, sheathing, exterior siding, roofing, and exterior doors and windows. Bringing in your own labor for that work requires our written approval first. Going around this voids material warranties and ends your license to use the plans.
You have 30 days to sign the Materials Purchase Agreement and proceed. If you don't, pricing can change, you may lose your spot in the schedule, and fees already paid aren't refundable.
If you pause for more than 60 days, we may need to re-approve pricing, update the materials estimate, and charge a reactivation fee between $2,500 and $5,000 before picking back up. A delay past 90 days is treated as abandoning the project, and the license to use the plans can be revoked.
Either side can end the agreement in writing if the other breaks a material term and doesn't fix it within 10 days of being notified. If things end, you pay for the work completed up to that point at $3.75/sq ft, prorated. Plans aren't handed over until that's paid.
Yes — liability won't exceed the total fee you paid.
Materials are selected to align with engineering assumptions, design intent, performance goals, and construction sequencing. They are not chosen solely for lowest cost.
Each materials package is curated specifically to match your Everywhere home design.
Yes. Everywhere supplies and coordinates materials as part of the system. Purchasing and deliveries are sequenced with engineering and construction so scopes, lead times, and site timing stay aligned.
We organize the year around two build seasons, each with its own launch date and proposed timeline:
• Fall build season — Launch is June 1. We begin working with Reservation Holders on that schedule. Pre-construction runs from lot purchase through permitting (for example: prep and feasibility June 1–30, customizations in July, engineering into mid-September, permitting into early October). The first major materials order is targeted for October 15 (about 8–10 weeks lead time), with product arrival in December, dry-in starting in January, and a second materials order around January 15. Estimated home completion for this track is typically late April through late June. Fall builds on our public timeline are aimed at projects below about 6,000 feet elevation with accessible construction sites.
• Spring build season — Launch is November 1. The Spring track uses the same kind of phased pre-construction and two materials orders, with dates shifted for that start (for example: prep through late November, customizations in December, engineering into February, permitting into March, first materials order around March 15, second around June 15). Estimated home completion is typically late September through late November.
Which season you are in depends on the calendar: we count down to June 1 leading into Fall, and to November 1 leading into Spring (after November 1, the next focus is Fall the following June 1). Our site shows the active season with a live countdown and a full proposed timeline so what you see stays in step with the program.
Yes — we can usually accommodate that, but it sits outside the standard season windows.
We apply a 10% Off-Season Surcharge. It is calculated on the base materials price and must be paid in full upfront before we start design and engineering for your project.
Yes. Before using the plans to build, you'll sign a separate Materials Purchase Agreement covering the structural and specified building materials. The plans are licensed, not sold, so they can't be used for bidding, pricing, permitting, or construction with an outside supplier.
Taxes, shipping, handling, storage, and installation aren't included unless we've stated otherwise.
Either you or your designated general contractor can pay. Either way, you're still the one responsible for the obligations in the agreement.
In two phases. Delivery 1 covers structural and exterior materials; Delivery 2 covers interior and remaining materials. Materials can arrive in multiple shipments at different times.
Payment for Delivery 1 is due by wire transfer within 15 calendar days of signing. Ordering doesn't start until that payment is confirmed. If it's late, ordering gets delayed or paused, and pricing and availability are no longer guaranteed.
Yes. A late Delivery 1 payment can mean re-pricing at current market rates plus a $1,500 re-processing and coordination fee. The same $1,500 fee and re-pricing apply if Delivery 2 isn't paid within its window.
Delivery 2 has a target payment date with a 15-day window on either side. Missing that window can pause ordering, trigger re-pricing, add the $1,500 fee, and remove availability and timeline guarantees.
Yes, until materials are fully ordered and locked in. Increases can come from supplier pricing, freight costs, tariffs or regulatory changes, or shortages — and those adjustments are passed on to you.
We may substitute something of equal or greater quality, with pricing adjusted accordingly. We don't need your sign-off for substitutions that don't meaningfully change the design.
Changes have to be approved in writing and may lead to re-pricing and delays. If the materials have already been ordered, processed, or delivered, you're responsible for paying for them — no cancellations, returns, or refunds.
Risk of loss passes to you at delivery. You or your GC should inspect everything on arrival, and any damage or loss claims go to the carrier or supplier. We can help, but the claim is yours to file.
You or your GC handle site access, offloading equipment like a forklift or crane, and people to receive the shipment. Failed deliveries, storage fees, and redelivery costs fall to you. After delivery, you're also responsible for storing and protecting the materials — we're not liable for weather, theft, or improper storage.
Everywhere does. Title transfers once they're paid in full.
Taxes (including sales and use tax) are yours. Permits, code compliance, and local regulations are the responsibility of you and your GC.
Only the manufacturer warranties. Everywhere doesn't provide its own warranties, and all construction, installation, and workmanship warranties rest with your GC and subcontractors. Warranty claims go to the manufacturer or your GC.
No — all sales are final and non-refundable.
Yes, if payment isn't received, communication breaks down, or the project becomes unworkable.
Everywhere provides system-level support through design and engineering coordination, documentation and preparation, builder alignment, and optional services based on project needs.
Our platform is designed to answer most questions before they arise. If additional support is needed, it's handled intentionally — not reactively.
Question not answered here? Contact us at support@everywhereco.com
We're excited to help you start your Everywhere journey.