How to start

The first step in making your new home a reality is seeing your house plans on paper.

This involves working with your own architect or EBH to develop detailed home designs, elevations, plans and specifications. Once you are happy with the design, all these details are incorporated into a building contract, along with timeframes and cost of building your ideal home.

Before signing the contract, it is important to double check all the details in the plans and make sure they suit your budget and your needs, as well as any State or local building regulations and the estate’s building covenants. EBH will assist with these requirements.

Before starting work, we will apply to the relevant local authority for a building licence and other approvals, as well as the estate developer. It is important to allow plenty of time for this step, especially in new areas where the authorising bodies will have lots of applications to review and your plans need to be approved by the estate’s developer.

During this time you will be contacted by our Client Liaison Manager who will assist you in the prestart process. This gives you the opportunity to confirm a number of important decisions about the types and colours of fittings and materials for your home. At this time you should make sure you’re comfortable with all the details and decisions before work begins.

The construction phase will see your dream come to life. It’s important to keep in regular contact with your builder and raise any questions or concerns directly.

Our site supervisor will regularly be on site to ensure the building is compliant with the approved plans and local legislation and a high quality workmanship is obtained.

Once the building is complete, our site supervisor will make a final assessment. You will also be invited to conduct your own inspection to satisfy yourself that your home is as you specified. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, speak up at this time before signing the final documentation.