Stage 1: Getting Ready
Optional Free Consultation & Site Inspection
The initial meeting between you and Focus Homes. Here, you will meet with Joe to see if Focus Homes is the right fit for you. This is the time to ask any and all questions you have about building your home.
Design Meeting
This is where you meet our architectural designer and begin the design process. You should bring all documentation you currently have related to the building block as well as any images or hand-sketched drawings of the design you want. Our designer will take all the information and prepare an initial design for you to approve within a few weeks. Once the plans have been approved by you, we will then begin the quoting process. A Design Fee is applicable.
Quotation Process
Once plans have been received, they are emailed out to our suppliers for quoting. Now is the time to confirm your wish list of inclusions. If no list is provided, we will quote the job based on our Gold range of inclusions. This process takes approximately three weeks.
Tender Process
Once we have finalised the quote, and a tender has been prepared, Joe will contact you to organise a tender presentation meeting where he will explain in detail what has and hasn’t been included. This is also a good time to ask any questions you might have. At this stage, changes can be made without cost. Once the tender price and inclusions have been agreed, we can then move on to contract signing. A Tender Acceptance Fee is applicable.
Stage 2: Contracts & Council
Contracts
Contracts are organised through HIA. The progress payment schedule will be determined depending on your bank.
Council
Each council is different and will require different elements for submission, depending on the type of application. A Plan Submission Fee is applicable.
Stage 3: The Build
Selections
Once we receive council approvals, we will begin the construction of your home. During this stage, you will meet with our suppliers to make your selections for colours, flooring, tapware and other internal features.
Construction
The Focus team will keep you in the loop of big things happening on your site. Build times will vary for the construction of each custom home. To reduce delay, it is recommended that you make no changes at this stage, however, if you wish to do so, changes will incur a variation fee.
Stage 4: Hand Over & After
The day has finally arrived and your home is complete! You will organise a date with Focus Homes for handover to make final payment, accept the keys and walk through your new home with the supervisor.
Practical Completion
At this stage, the building works are complete except for minor omissions and defects that do not prevent the building works from being reasonably capable of being used for their usual purpose. You can move in at this stage.
Defects Liability
Once you move in, a few issues may arise. These minor issues (defects) are normal practice as all products are new. No need to stress! We expect these teething issues to arise and we will not abandon you. We are here to sort through these minor issues within the Defects Liability Period. The defects liability period is a period of 13 weeks commencing on and including the date of practical completion.
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