Home DesignHome design is not a complicated process, but a few points need to be considered when designing a home. First you need to work out and know your building budget. There is no point designing a 400 m2 home that you cannot afford to build. This happens way more than it should. The architect or designer is no good if they do not discuss this with you in detail prior to you starting your home design. The other thing to look for is that you need to find an architect or designer that can and does listen, it is surprising how many people and this includes architects and home designers that do not have the ability to listen to a client and remember what they say. We have been present at meetings as consultants and seen architects and home design professionals write down different points than what the client asked for. Especially since the client asked the other architect to write down the points word for word.
Once you have your design sorted you have to choose a good builder. You can use local recommended builders or you can find suitable builders be searching the internet. Enter search terms such as Ballina Builders, Newcastle builders or Central Coast builders into search engines such as Google. We recommend Google over the others. You can also use a builder broker to get you the best possible price for your building project. Builder brokers tender out house plans to builders and get quotes on the cost of building. |