The Design Construct Process When Designing & Building Your Home

Building a new home or undertaking a renovation, reclad or new build is one of the biggest and most important things you will possibly ever do in life, which is why you need to be sure that your builder has a ‘fail safe’ process in place. Design Construct use their experience and knowledge, combined with proven project management software, to make it a less daunting, less unknown process.

 

Design Construct are big on communication and you will hear from them every step of the process, from concept to contract, consent to construction, and through to completion, and this month we look at the initial discussion part of the project. 

 

After your first contact, they will meet with you to discuss the project brief, and any other details you have. Whether it be a reclad, renovation or new build, this is where they need to hear what is important to you; your wants an needs. They will use their experience and knowledge to guide you away from any unsuitable ideas. It is also important that you talk about your budget expectations, to ensure everyone is on the same page throughout the home building process. If you don’t have an idea on what all this is going to cost, that’s fine too. It can be covered in the project pricing package.

 

To get the most out of your briefing meeting, it would be helpful if you have a digital copy of your property file from the council. (This is not the same as the LIM; the property file includes all the plans the council has of your property.) If you don’t have one they can obtain one for you. Similarly, if you have any images of what you would like to achieve, feel free to have them at the first meeting. If you don’t, a great place to start is Pinterest or Houzz. You can continue to add more ideas through the project, using these great apps for inspiration or mood boards.

 

Next month we look at Concept Design, so for more information on renovation contractors and construction companies

please go to https://www.designconstruct.co.nz .