Process
So, you are thinking about
building a new home
and you are interested in
finding out more about
what Landmark Homes
has to offer. The first step is
to meet with us to discuss
your ideas, your needs and
wants, your hopes and
dreams.
Does your intended building
site already have a house on it?
Yes
Landmark Homes has three distinct
options – Design and Build, Ready
to Build, and Remove and Rebuild.
Whichever option you choose, our
team will expertly guide you through
the various stages of building your
home to ensure it is exactly how you
imagined – with no hidden surprises.
No
Great! You have a site that is a
clean slate. This means you can
proceed straight to the design
phase, choosing from one of the
two following options.
Remove and Rebuild
If you want to replace the house you
currently live in or have your eye on a site
that has a less than desirable building on
it, Remove and Rebuild could be the way
to go.
Project Evaluation
We visit the site to carry out an initial
assessment. A multitude of factors
are scrutinised, including whether the
existing building/s can be relocated or
removed successfully, how the site can be
best utilised, if there are any restrictions
or covenants in place, if there are any
potentially hazardous materials, location
of utility services and their size, access for
trucks and earthmoving equipment, slope
of the site and tree locations.
Planning
Led by your vision, and taking into account
the unique characteristics of the site
gleaned from the evaluation, we meet
with you again to discuss what is possible.
At this point, we offer you two options:
Design and Build, or Ready to Build.
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Design and Build
Our Design and Build option is
for those who want a uniquely
designed home, or require a
specialised design to fit their
chosen site. It is like having an
architect, except we manage
the whole process, being careful
to stay within your intended
investment.
Ready to Build
Although our Ready to Build
option offers ‘ready-made’
designs, we see it very much as
a starting point. Choosing from
our existing plans is a simple way
of finding the type of design that
appeals to you. Once you have
chosen a design that you like, we
work alongside you to fine-tune
it to suit your lifestyle, needs and
wants.
* The timing of the Building Contract
preparation and signing can differ
between franchises.
Working closely with you, we come up
with a full creative design brief, covering
every possibility, including the overall
project investment.
We present you with Concept Plans,
including estimated costs, allowing you
to approve these and the specification
before Preliminary Plans are produced.
Three-dimensional Preliminary Plans are
drawn up, including the site plan, floor
plan and elevation.
Once Preliminary Plans are approved,
Landmark Homes completes the
Working Drawings, fine tuning details
such as window openings, materials and
room sizes.
You meet with the kitchen designer to
finalise the layout, plans and design details.
You are presented with Full Working
Drawings and, once you have approved
these, Building Contracts are prepared
and signed.*
Working Drawings are submitted to
Council for the appropriate consents, and
once uplifted:
Building begins on
your new home!