Siena Signature Builders
Why Choose Us
The Siena Difference
Our clients discover that when they hire Siena, they get more than the sum of the parts required for a beautiful home. We bring a little something extra… beyond the walls.
Offering value-added insight and education with each decision you make. We go above and beyond by liaising with mortgage brokers, conducting walk-throughs with tradespeople, taking pictures and recording construction details to ensure what looks good on paper, works in practice.
We ensure the little details come together to turn dream homes into reality.
Work With Us Contact Siena Signature Builders
Project Consultation
Location
Permitting
Investments
Materials
Design
Post Construction
Location
It’s about knowing how various communities and landscapes fit with your lifestyle and goals. We have in-depth experience and knowledge of Calgary’s housing market and the nuances of each community. We can tour potential locations with you, and walk you through each consideration involved in this foundational homebuilding decision.
Permitting
From development permits to building permits, we help you navigate the regulatory maze.
Investments
Are you looking to build as part of an investment? Are you adding a new suite to your home or garage? Are you building new homes to sell or rent? Our background in finance and economics positions us to provide valuable consultation on key considerations to ensure your return on investment.
Materials
We walk you through each selection, from appliances, to fixtures. Don’t trade off quality for fashion or budget. We regularly undertake a full investigative approach to understand what’s happening in the marketplace and provide the latest insight on material quality and value.
Design
We help you create a vision with architectural experts ensuring your home design caters to your lifestyle and taste.
Post Construction
Knowledge is power. The education and consultation you receive during your home building process empowers you to know how your home works, how it’s built, and how to take care for years to come.
Fashion & Function
Layout
Lighting & Electrical
Windows
Flooring
Stairways
Layout
The overall layout of a house must balance the fashion of open spaces, with the function of room utility. Is it really better to have a large bedroom at the expense of a functional closet? Additionally, many builders think a bathroom or kitchen exudes luxury if they’ve checked all the boxes when it comes to expensive fixtures. But a proper layout contributes to both function and luxury. Your bathroom should feel like a spa and you don’t need the most expensive showerhead to get that. Don’t sacrifice functional hallway width to create an open feeling in the den if ceiling height can accomplish that. A million layout decisions must be made and every house has its own unique combination of characteristics to strike that perfect balance.
Lighting & Electrical
Decisions like placement of lighting in rooms and walkways, and even the type of lighting, in context with its purpose, can greatly enhance the day-to-day ambiance of any living space. Some lighting fixtures might look fancy, but provide very little light. Additionally the placement of plugs and switches must consider both function and fashion of major furniture placement. Will the switches be accessible if a bed or sofa looks good in a certain spot? Lighting is a great example of how fashion must be considered in context of function.
Windows
Aesthetics merge with the human factor when you consider placement, sizes, shapes and even types and energy efficiency of windows.
Flooring
A certain type of hardwood, carpet or tile might look sharp but will upkeep be difficult? Does the material make sense in context of the room’s uses? Siena will keep your decisions beautifully grounded.
Stairways
Stairways introduce a host of decisions. From the functional width of a stairwell to the fashionable elements in railings and steps. Is your design preference practical? Will a glass corridor require a lot of upkeep? Will the stair direction or material amplify noise from a high traffic room below?
Process Diligence
Suppliers & Contractors
Cost Controls
Documentation
Suppliers & Contractors
Balancing quality and cost requires ongoing communication with carefully selected industry professionals, some of whom have worked with Siena’s leadership for over fifteen years. Our top criteria? Contractors must be adaptable to the changing, fluid nature of projects, they must uphold a culture of continuous communication, and be frank about logistical issues. Finally, they must have a demonstrable passion for their craft that can be seen in the quality of the finished product.
Every project begins with a walk-through with each and every tradesperson. We personally ensure they are aligned with the goals of each project phase. We develop a checklist of client requests and continually loop back as the project progresses to ensure everything happens as planned.
Cost Controls
Siena is the conduit for constant communication with project partners. Owner Mike Priolo combines a background in finance, first-hand construction experience and direct ongoing engagement between clients and contractors to ensure Siena maintains a culture of cost control that comes from the top.
This is where we put your allocated dollars to work. At Siena, it’s not about building the cheapest house. It’s about getting the highest value for every dollar. Every step in the process must be analyzed and implemented strategically to ensure the project remains on budget while meeting your goals. Built on national industry building standards, and customized for your project, Siena’s signature budgeting system ensures every potential cost is considered from the start. Clients are then kept apprised of the budget throughout every stage of construction.Documentation
Through pictures and descriptions, we keep a detailed account of construction measures taken to prevent building issues. This allows for proper recourse and diagnosis if concerns arise post-construction.
Material & Design
Ventilation
Foundations
Shared Walls
Ventilation
Current building codes meant to prevent the spread of house fires have actually resulted in restricted airflow in your attic space causing problems such as condensation, ice dams and mold. Siena’s innovative solution utilizing the Ventilation Maximum System provides air intake and exhausting designed to recirculate your attic air every ten to fifteen minutes.
Foundations
Not only a foundation which is stronger, including more steel and higher MPA concrete. We waterproof our foundations with a membrane that carries a 10-year warranty against water infiltration. And with our sulphate resistant footings, your foundations are sure to be safe, strong and dry for years to come.
Shared Walls
If you have to share a wall with neighbors, you don’t want to hear the sounds of their daily lives. We use an exclusive assembly system for our party walls that combines precise design specifications with the best quality materials we can find in the market. The result is among the highest combination of fire resistance, sound proofing (Sound Transfer Co-Efficiency Rating) and insulation value in existence on the market today.
Build With Confidence Testimonials
The building of our new home with Siena Signature Builders was truly a wonderful experience. As we were new to the world of building, Mike gently guided us through the entire process, answered our many questions and provided valuable insight on many aspects of the house design. With Mike’s expertise we were able to utilize spaces to their maximum capacity, accommodating our needs as a large family.
Moving through the various stages of the build, it became apparent that Siena Signature Builders only uses superior products and skilled contractors. We feel safe knowing that everything is high quality, even if some of it is hidden behind walls and ceilings.
After a mostly seamless (and on budget!) building journey, our family is now enjoying our wonderful home. Mike’s attention to detail in the design, finishing touches and foresight into our needs was phenomenal. We recommend Siena Signature Builders to anyone renovating or building a home, you won’t be disappointed. Thank you Siena Signature Builders for turning our vision into our perfect reality.
Kevin Davis
My family has been living in a custom home that was built on spec by Sienna since 2012. Overall, we are extremely please with the build quality, attention to detail and quality of materials used. We have not had a single major issue issue with the home and any small issue was fixed by Sienna right away. We also hired Sienna afterward to develop the basement. I would say that Mike is as straightforward as they come and the design process was very much a collaboration with Mike taking extra time to answer all my questions, many times much past typical working hours. Overall, we are very happy with Sienna and would use them again or be happy to recommend them to friends/family for a full custom build or renovation.
Thomas M.
My wife and I hired Siena Signature Builders to completely renovate the entire upper level of our bungalow. From the very beginning with artistic design to the very end with final touches Mike is there to expertly guide you through every step of the process. The workmanship from the tradespeople with everything from drywall to cabinetry to tiling is superb. With his years of experience Mike makes excellent suggestions in the design stage to help you make decisions. His customer service with questions and concerns is the best that I have ever experienced and even his company discounts were passed on to us. Our renovation turned out even more beautiful than we could have expected. I highly recommend Mike and the Siena team to anyone looking at any type of home renovation project.
Stacey Hart
Mike was an incredibly professional builder and very detailed oriented. He always tried to go over and above our expectations, suggesting his solutions but always listening to the customer. He is taking the pride in his work and finished product and builds a home as they will be for his own use. Prices never changed and everything was as agreed. Deadlines well respected and communication on the highest possible level.
The home that he built for us isn't supposed to be a custom-made home but with his love and pride for building and customer satisfaction, it became a custom built home that we love. You can really feel his love for building throughout the home.
I would hire Mike any day for building my home in the future.
Dragan Jovanovic
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