Custom Home Design Working Within Your Budget When you talk to builders or design professionals, they will usually ask you what your ‘budget’ is. They don’t do this to make sure they take every dime you have; it is to filter the noise so they can better help you. Cost-Planning – Price to Build as […]
The first definition in the Miriam-Webster dictionary for the word ‘client is : “one that is under the protection of another” We define our custom build and design system as one that affords care, protection and guidance to our prospective customers. They are on a journey, and it our duty as professionals to […]
By now you will probably appreciate that pretty much all the questions you must answer have to be answered honestly; but they should also lead to some introspection. If you do that, it will improve the overall performance of your business. These are all tough questions, and it is a rare business that can tick […]
Continuing with the Fifth Part of our Series on the seven questions every builder has to answer to win a job. They were listed as follows: What kind of home can you offer, and can you do the home I want? How much will it cost? If that is too much; can we make it cost […]
In the previous article in this series we talked about the importance of having a systematic approach to your Marketing and sales, and how important it is that the customer be aware that there as a well-defined method, and systematic process that you use. More importantly, we emphasised that it was likely to provide them […]
This is a good time to point out that because our product is custom made (regardless of whether it is a project type product or not). It does not exist on a shelf, or in a warehouse somewhere, its very creation is a process or production. An important distinction we should make when marketing new […]
This is a part of seven questions relating to the process of converting a prospective new home purchaser into your customer. This series is about binding the customer to your home design & build process in the face of competition, by giving you an important point of difference in their minds. It will ensure that your […]
In the first article of this series, I would like to outline why it is important for a small builder, to understand the questions that exists in the minds of every potential customer, and why you need to address them even if they are not asked. Supplying satisfactory responses to these questions will go a […]
Bernie & Marilyn needed an Investment Home Design to make it work. They enjoyed doing what so many Australians do; dabbling in property investment. They particularly enjoyed the building projects they had undertaken. It was not surprising that they snatched up a wonderfully located, but sadly neglected property when it came on the market. They […]
3D VR – Rendered Internal Home Modeling 360 Degree VR Rendering is a powerful new tool to visually create the perfect home. New and novel, the emerging technology takes some mastering, but it conveys considerably more information than single rendered images can. A series of static internal shots, mimicking the standard traditional real estate photo spread, can hardly […]
We are amazed at the difference it makes when owners actually see the design as it is drawn. Some are pleased, others surprised, but all, almost without exception tweak the drawing here and there. It is an indication that they have belatedly realised that some or other design element was not as they imagined. Clearly, […]
Normally new home customers are expected to make do with ordinary blueprint type plans. Is that the only option? [images style=”0″ image=”http%3A%2F%2Fwww.buildingbuddy.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F02%2Fkitchen-3D-Model-Render1.jpg” width=”800″ caption=”%20WOULD’NT YOU RATHER HAVE THIS%3F” link_url=”http%3A%2F%2Fwww.buildingbuddy.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F02%2Fkitchen-3D-Model-Render1.jpg” new_window=”Y” align=”center” top_margin=”0″ alt_text=”Kitchen%203D%20Model%20Image” full_width=”Y”] [images style=”0″ image=”http%3A%2F%2Fwww.buildingbuddy.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F02%2FKitchen-2D-Layout.jpg” width=”500″ caption=”INSTEAD OF JUST THIS?%3F” align=”center” top_margin=”0″ full_width=”Y”] Customers invest a lot in their homes, but many are […]
Duplex House Planning With Multiple Site Issues Easements & Overlays as Far as the Eye Can See Because the nature of our Free Custom Home Design Service, we are routinely confronted with difficult home design projects. This one was challenging, even by the standards we have become accustomed to. The brief was to create a duplex home of […]
Climate Change & Changing Regulations For a while now some of us have felt the effects of climate change assumptions have had on minimum floor level assessments on flood affected land. Since 2013, councils have included an assumption that sea levels will rise by .8M over the next 100 years. The requirement was put in […]
The Qld Government has released the draft of the Queensland Building & Construction Commission and other Legislation Amendments Bill 2014 which will repeal the Domestic Building Contracts Act 2000 (Qld) (DBC Act). Domestic Building Work The act applies to any domestic building work which is defined as: The erection and construction of detached buildings Renovation, […]