Solution

Plan Your Dream Homestead

See your vision before breaking ground

For homesteaders, landowners, and anyone building on raw land
Terrain contour lines morphing into a realistic landscape with a barn

The Challenge

You've found your land. Maybe it's 5 acres, maybe it's 50. You can walk it, photograph it, dream about it — but translating that vision into reality is overwhelming:

  • Where should the house go for best solar exposure?
  • How will water drain across the site?
  • Will the septic system location meet setback requirements?
  • Can the driveway grade be reasonable without massive earthwork?
  • What will it actually look like when it's done?

Professional site engineering costs thousands of dollars, and traditional CAD software has a learning curve measured in months.

The SiteCAD Way

SiteCAD puts professional-grade site planning tools in your hands, with an interface designed for landowners, not engineers. Start with your actual terrain — from satellite imagery, a drone flight, or survey data. Place buildings, roads, and utilities with real dimensions. See the result in 3D before spending a dime on construction.

Walkthrough: Planning a Home Site

1

Define Your Property

  • Draw your property boundary on the satellite map
  • The system calculates acreage and shows neighboring context
2

Understand Your Terrain

  • Bring in high-resolution terrain for your buildable area
  • Toggle contour lines to visualize slopes and drainage patterns
  • Identify flat areas suitable for structures
3

Place Your Infrastructure

  • Drop a house component and adjust its footprint
  • Route a driveway from the road, following terrain
  • Position well and septic with required setbacks
  • Add outbuildings, gardens, and future improvements
4

Evaluate and Iterate

  • Create alternative scenarios (house here vs. there)
  • Calculate driveway grades and identify steep sections
  • Visualize views from the house location
  • Share with family using a published link
5

Document for Contractors

  • Export your site plan with dimensions and coordinates
  • Measure grades and slopes along driveways and paths
  • Share files your contractor can actually use

Data & AI in Action

Ask the AI

"Help me think through septic setback distances for my site."

Walks you through placement constraints and helps you keep track of requirements

Your Data, Queryable

Query all structures and their distances to the well

Everything on your site is queryable — measure, compare, and verify with SQL

Features You'll Use

Common Homestead Projects

Primary Residence

Optimize placement for solar gain, views, and access

Well & Septic

Meet setback requirements and plan for future expansion

Driveway

Design safe grades and minimize earthwork costs

Orchard & Gardens

Plan plantings with proper spacing and sun exposure

Solar & Utilities

Route power and optimize panel placement

Outbuildings

Workshop, barn, and storage with future-proofing

Start Planning Your Homestead

Find your land on the globe, draw your boundary, and start placing infrastructure — all in your browser.