Homebuilding & Renovating

Pre-build essentials

Once you have purchased your plot there are a good number of steps you need to take before you can begin building your dream home…

DESIGNING YOUR NEW HOME

You’ll likely need a designer on board to help you formulate plans for your dream home. This might be an architect, an architectural technologist, an architectural designer or an in-house designer at a package company. The design process is likely

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