Your Plans or Ours?
Design + Build
Taking the design + build route to achieve your dream home has so many advantages. Think of it like this. Would you rather be part of a team were all the players - the designer, the builder, the consultants, and yourselves - are all aiming for the same goal from day one? Or would you rather be looking on from the side lines trying to referee all the different players as they follow their own agendas and chaos ensues on the pitch
By taking the design + build approach, you will benefit from a streamlined, coordinated approach to the whole process of building your dream home. With everyone working together in a consultative and transparent manner, we guarantee that we will design and build a house that will meet your needs, budget, and timeline. True teamwork at it’s very best.
Designing and building your home or extension should be an enjoyable experience. Unfortunately, for many their dream turns into a stressful and expensive episode of Grand Designs. Our approach stops this happening.
Build Only
If you already have plans or wish to work with a specific architect/designer, we would also be delighted to help you achieve your dreams.
Whether you are just buying your block or fully permitted, our approach to working with “build only” clients is to deliver the same level of service as we would to one of our own “design + build” clients.
Acting as the preferred builder in the team, we will work with you and your architect to provide an initial estimate of likely costs, agree a realistic budget, offer advice on construction methodology and material choices, identify cost savings, ensure your build is fully specified and, ultimately, provide you with a detailed costing and fixed price contract.
Unfortunately, many “design first – cost later” projects fall over on price. By engaging with us as early as possible in the design process, we can radically reduce the chance of this happening to you.
Homes With "Wow" Factor!
From custom homes on large rural blocks to smaller renovations and extensions in town, we have designed and built them all. Unlike many architects, we do not have a particular aesthetic. Our style will be your style. Check these beauties out…
In Our Client’s Words
The end product is one of quality. Blue Gum used quality materials and employed quality tradesmen who did the work to a high standard. There was a high degree of collective knowledge about construction methods across the team, and we always felt the building was being conducted as best practice.
There is evidence of attention to detail throughout, and often working on-site myself next to the tradesmen, I was impressed by their desire to get the job done right, and not merely get it done.
Mike Hertzfeld
Margate
Working with Blue Gum Design + Build was a pleasure. The stress of building and its endless decision making is reduced by their humour and quiet confidence. I felt very well supported, and had complete trust in their capabilities.
This trust was fostered in their transparency, commitment to quality, and their attitude of integrity. All of the people who have been working on site share this commitment, and are fantastic. Not only their quality of work, but their obvious pride in what they do.
Sonia Chirgwin
South Hobart
The build quality was terrific. The work was done on time, to budget, and to an extremely high standard. Any concerns we had were quickly resolved without any bother – and such things were few and fair between. One thing that really impressed us was the quotation phase.
Three builders quoted on our job, and Blue Gum were the only ones to come and meet us, ask loads of questions, send their contractors to check the site, then present a quote that included not only their price, but about six ways we could save money or subtly change the build to increase the quality/longevity of the work.
Peter Thurling
Howrah
During the build I saw the attention to detail that everyone involved paid to their respective jobs to ensure that the work was done to the highest standards possible – and this shows through in the final finish.
Also, during the build Blue Gum kept us informed of what was occurring and allowed me to plan ahead of time as we were still living in our home. So, thank you for the excellent work you did and the professionalism and friendly attitude you showed to my family over the weeks.
Arthur Baccus
Moonah
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