Are you confused about whether you should choose a set plan from a volume builder or engage a building designer or architect to develop a custom design to suit you and your site? Building designers design approximately 75% of residential homes and there is good reason for that! Building designers and Architects actually perform a very similar role as you can see from the below table. They will both provide…

Rather than buying a pre-prepared design from a volume builder many people are opting to design their own home from scratch. One of the most exciting things about building is the chance to have everything just the way you want it. It isn’t always possible to customise the builders existing plans enough to make the home exactly what you want. Often people think they either have to choose an existing…

Renovating can be so exciting. Taking a home that you love and putting your own touches on it, changing those little things that have always bugged you or adding the extra space that your family needs is fun and exciting to consider. Unfortunately, by the time most people have finished a renovation much of the excitement they started out with has gone as the process isn’t quite what they thought…