DESIGN PROCESS

Stage
Description
Time Line
Client contacts Your Builder

An optional preliminary visit can be arranged.
We will:

  • Discuss your ideas for your renovation
  • Look at the strucural suitability of your home
  • Answer your questions
  • Give you a rough price guide
Week 0 - 1
Client Preparation
  • There are things you can do before our first meeting.
  • Click here for a step by step guide (right click & select 'save target' to download).
Week 1 - 2
1st Meeting
  • Our first meeting is to introduce ourselves to you.
  • We will use this time to discuss your ideas, discuss different options, and begin the design process.
  • Using the documentation you provide us we will begin designing your renovation.
  • All documentation will be returned to you.
  • We will arrange a date for the measure up (see the next step).
 Week 2 - 4
Measure Up
  • We visit your home and measure your existing house inside and out. This provides us with complete accuracy when drawing up your concept designs.
  • We aim to be as unobtrusive as possible.
  • Once this is complete we can begin the design work. We will produce 2 or 3 different designs for your perusal at our next meeting.
  • Before we leave we will schedule the next meeting.
  • A deposit of $100 is due at this point.
 Week 5 - 6
2nd meeting
  • At this meeting we discuss with you the concept designs and work out which you prefer, what suits your budget better, etc.
  • We can make changes if necessary and will take them away with us to redraw.
  • We will leave you with a selections sheet for you to fill out (See next step).
  • We will schedule the 3rd and final meeting.
Week 6 - 7
Selection choices & design modification
  • Before the final meeting you will need to make your selection choices. Selection choices are all the choices you need to make for you renovation. They range from which oven you want to what colour trim on your shower taps.
  • Sounds complicated, but the forms we give you will help you make your choices step by step. If there are items which you don't have a preference for, you can opt for our recommended product.
Week 7 - 10
3rd meeting

(Please allow 1 hour for this meeting)
  • We meet with you with the finalised concept drawings, your selection schedule (details list) & an approximate price for your renovation.
  • If you are happy with the design you can sign the drawings & the completed schedule.
  • If there are further changes then we can take away the minor changes with us and meet with you one more time so you can sign off on the final design and schedule.
  • From here we move into construction drawings, approval applications and then sign a contract with you.
  • Only then can construction begin.
 Week 10 - 11
Final meeting
  • This meeting is only necessary if there are a few final changes required to the drawings and schedule after meeting 3.
  • This meeting is to confirm the last changes and sign the drawings so we can proceed into the next stages.
  • This meeting should take no longer than 30 minutes.

 

 Week 11 - 12