Site work is the single most variable cost on a custom home. A flat, infill lot in a city may run $30,000–$80,000. A sloped rural lot needing road access, drilled well, and engineered septic can exceed $300,000.
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Site work
Site work is everything that happens to a parcel before the house can be built — clearing, grading, driveway, utilities, septic, well, drainage.