The building process

Design and build process

Step 1: Initial concept & budget estimate
Step 2: Design development
Step 3: Building contract price
Step 4: Contract document prearation
Step 5: Contract document signing
Step 6: Lodgement consents
Step 7: Construction

Site development costs (drives, paths, fencing, landscaping etc) are additional to this.

We will provide you with:

•	Sketch plan and simple elevations
•	Initial budget estimate

Timing:

•	Allow 1 week from the time Prestige Homes New Zealand receives your information

Upon presentation of sketch plans and budget estimate we expect that you might want to modify the design. However, we do not undertake any further work on design until all parties agree to move to step 2.

Step 1: Initial concept & budget estimate

During this step, we gather the information required to allow concept design and probable costs to be assessed. Every effort is made to keep work at this stage to a minimum. In some cases the initial concept is designed by an architect. This descision depends on the style and value of the house as well as your personal preference.

A comment on building rate budgets:
Everyone you talk to will give you different building rates. Our standard of workmanship and high level of finishing generally means that most of the homes we design and build are from $1100 upwards per square metre of floor area.