Chance manages the home and the land work around it—from septic and wells to foundation and construction.
See the structure, craftsmanship, and progress behind a Chance Leigh custom build on private land.
Before design begins, Chance walks the property with you to study its topography, sun exposure, existing trees, and the most natural place for the home.
Shape the home around the land. Position the footprint and outdoor spaces around the property instead of forcing the property around a standard plan.
Choose what works for your family. Decide the ceiling heights, materials, room relationships, and spaces that matter to you.
Start with your priorities. You are not limited to modifying a subdivision model home.
Building outside city utilities may require a private septic system, well, and site-specific foundation. Chance coordinates each piece with the licensed professionals involved.
Many custom lots in unincorporated Williamson County require an on-site sewage facility, or OSSF. Chance coordinates the soil profile, system engineering, and county health approvals for the system the property requires.
Acreage lot-siting checklist →When municipal water is unavailable, Chance works with licensed local drilling contractors familiar with the Trinity and Edwards aquifers. He coordinates the well, pump, storage, filtration, and permitting required for the property.
Private-well siting guide →Central Texas clay can shrink and swell as moisture levels change. Chance obtains site-specific geotechnical drilling, and an independent structural engineer uses those findings to design the foundation for that property.
How site conditions affect cost →
This single-story masonry home was built on a wooded acre with private septic, underground electrical service, on-site propane, and county permitting coordinated through the build.
It started as raw land. It finished as this.
See the full build →“Chance Leigh Custom Homes built a ranch house for us on land we have near Marble Falls. We could not be more pleased with the results. The house is exactly what we wanted and the quality and workmanship is excellent. On several occasions and months after the house was completed, Chance would call to make sure everything was working properly and to see if we needed anything. […] He would be the first builder I would call. I can recommend Chance Leigh Custom Homes without reservation.”
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Chance has built on private land in these Georgetown-area ETJ and rural communities.
Multiple completed custom homes on large acreage lots in the Georgetown ETJ.
Rural lot development with private-well and septic coordination.
Custom-home construction on unincorporated Williamson County land.
Large-lot residential builds with private utility infrastructure.
Rural residential construction with an engineered foundation and private septic.
Acreage builds on unincorporated land outside established subdivisions.
Have land elsewhere in Williamson County or the surrounding area? Talk through the property directly with Chance.
Have a lot in mind or already own land in Williamson County? We can walk it, evaluate it, and help you map out infrastructure — and in-house construction financing is available for qualified buyers. Chance responds to every inquiry personally.
Building on your own lot in Georgetown, Williamson County, and the surrounding Central Texas area can involve site grading, drainage planning, private utilities, septic coordination, well placement, driveway access, and foundation engineering before construction begins.
A rural acreage lot is different from a homesite inside a planned subdivision. There may be no pre-engineered building pad, no standard driveway approach, no public sewer connection, and no municipal water tap already waiting for the house.
Before the design moves too far, the property needs to be evaluated for slope, drainage, access, soil conditions, tree placement, utility routing, and the most practical location for the home. On Georgetown-area acreage, those early decisions can affect excavation cost, driveway length, septic placement, foundation design, and how naturally the home sits on the land.
Grading and drainage matter because Central Texas properties can include limestone, clay soil, uneven terrain, and fast stormwater movement during heavy rain. The goal is to place the home where the land works with the build, not against it.
The home location affects drainage, views, driveway access, tree preservation, utility runs, septic setbacks, and foundation planning.
The building pad and surrounding grade need to move water away from the foundation and usable outdoor areas.
Concrete trucks, framing deliveries, equipment, and trade vehicles need a practical route that avoids unnecessary damage to the property.
Many rural and ETJ lots around Georgetown and Williamson County are outside public sewer service. Those properties may require an on-site sewage facility, commonly called an OSSF, designed around the soil, acreage layout, home location, and county requirements.
Septic planning is not separate from the home design. The system location can affect where the house sits, where the driveway runs, where outdoor living areas belong, and how much usable land remains. Soil conditions, slope, easements, water features, wells, property lines, and neighboring improvements can all influence placement.
For some properties, a conventional system may be possible. Other lots may require an aerobic system, drip field, spray field, or a different engineered approach. The right answer depends on the land, which is why the septic conversation needs to happen early.
If municipal water is not available, a Georgetown-area acreage build may require a private well. Depending on the property, that can involve Trinity Aquifer or Edwards Aquifer considerations, drilling access, pump sizing, pressure needs, storage, filtration, and electrical service to the well equipment.
Well placement also has to be coordinated with septic setbacks, property lines, driveways, utility routes, and the long-term use of the land. A well, septic system, propane tank, underground electric service, driveway, home footprint, and outdoor spaces all need to work together.
These decisions are part of why a build-on-your-lot project should start with the property itself. The land determines the infrastructure, and the infrastructure influences the final design.
Central Texas soil conditions can vary from one property to another. Clay movement, limestone depth, drainage patterns, and slope can all affect the foundation design. On acreage builds, the slab should be engineered for the actual homesite, not treated like a generic subdivision pad.
Site-specific geotechnical information helps the structural engineer determine what the foundation requires. That may affect piering, slab design, excavation, drainage, and final construction cost.
Related resources: Acreage lot evaluation guide, custom home building costs, and Chance Leigh’s building process.