Custom homes and first-home design

For clients with land or an existing design. We carry out a site assessment, manage approvals and deliver construction under a written program.

Replace an existing house without leaving the location you value. We assess the site and planning controls, manage approvals and construct the new home. Demolition is undertaken by a licensed demolition contractor.

Example: the Carina Heights Residence, a split-level knockdown rebuild in south-east Brisbane.

For clients with a vacant block, we carry out a site assessment before developing a design to suit and providing a clear price to build.

For clients with existing drawings, we review the design, confirm the site requirements and provide a price to build.

Clients may choose a fixed-price contract, or a cost plus contract with open-book reporting. We set out the finance and warranty implications of each before contracts are signed.

Construction usually commences within two months of the plans being finalised.

Construction time depends on the design and is set out in your building contract. As a guide, custom homes typically take 10 to 12 months to build.

A single-storey home designed for first-home buyers, with three commitments written into your building contract:

• A fixed contract price.
• A set date for completion and handover, when you receive your keys.
• Rent reimbursement of up to six weeks if handover is delayed, unless the delay is caused by weather, events beyond our control or changes you request.

Single-storey first home

Type

Single-storey (low-set)

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

2

Garage

2 car spaces

Living

A large open-plan kitchen, dining and family area that opens to the alfresco

Size

Approximately 190 m² in total, including garage and alfresco

Ceilings

2590 mm

Lot

Fits lots from about 350 m² with an 11 m frontage

Plans

Indicative floor plan with approximate room sizes shown below.

Your building contract sets a fixed price for the home and the date it will be completed and handed over to you, keys included.

If handover is delayed for reasons other than weather, events beyond our control or changes you request, we reimburse your rent for up to six weeks, as set out in your contract.

The design is intended for new estates in South East Queensland's growth corridors, including new satellite towns in the Ipswich, Logan and Moreton Bay areas.

Clients with land can build on their own block. For clients without land, we assist in identifying a suitable site.