Design and Building Process

The designing process

Preparation of working drawings

Estimating and costing process

Contract approvals and signing process

Council approval

Colour selection

After sales service

1. THE DESIGNING PROCESS
After gathering your ideas for your new home, we will sit down for a meeting to discuss the options that will work with your block of land.
During the initial meeting we will establish your design and budget requirements. Your input is valuable during this stage and bringing photographs and magazines can be of assistance so we can visualise your ideas.  Then based on your information, we can, if needed prepare preliminary sketches that achieve exactly what you want and that meet your design requirements.
We often find that we only need to make minor adjustments to the original concept for our clients, before we finalise the design.

3. THE ESTIMATING AND COSTING PROCESS

4. CONTRACT APPROVALS AND SIGNING PROCESS
Once all the plans are ready (including the architectural and engineering working drawings and full set of specifications) we then go to contract approvals.
We are members of the Housing Industry Association (HIA) and we use the HIA New Home Construction Contract. FIXED PRICES.


5. COUNCIL APPROVAL
Lodgement of the project to the council is done immediately after contract approval.
The length of time this takes varies but in the Cairns area 3 - 4 days is common. Sewered or septic may have a bearing on the time frame from area to area. If septic, a plumbing design is required also for approval.

6. COLOUR SELECTIONS
Once the home is lodged for approval and contracts are signed you can start your colour selections and kitchen and vanity final designs. Tiles, roof colour, Rolla door colour, window powder coat colour, carpets and painting etc., are done here too if not already included in the plans. To ensure that everything is in accordance with your expectations, progressive meetings can be held on site.

7. AFTER SALES SERVICE
We have a six-month maintenance period after construction has been completed on your home that will allow us to attend to any possible problems with your property. We understand the importance of providing after sales service to our customers. We also welcome you to contact us after this period if you have any further queries.

We look forward to being of assistance to you and working with you on your home.