Local Builder GeraldtonHow To Build A Custom Home?

Triton Building Co
3 min readOct 1, 2018

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Want to build a custom home? Well, hire an architect and professional custom home builders and follow the six steps discussed in the article.

You probably have planned to build your home, but do not know where to start? It may seem to you a difficult task to build your custom home. However, do not worry. This article will showcase how you can build your home with the help of custom home builders.

Choose The Perfect Slot For Your Home

Select the plot where you want to build your home. Things you must consider are provided below:

  • Size of the plot
  • How close you are you with your neighbors?
  • Need to consider the plot faces like where will be the sun, etc.
  • Know the style of other houses in your neighborhood
  • Check whether you have access to the resources

Choose Your Custom Home Builder

First of all be clear about your requirements. Then develop an architectural design. Once you are finished with the custom home architecture design it is the time to look for an architect. The architect will direct your vision, will listen to your listen to you and will direct your vision. The architect will assign custom home builders for the home building project. And they will work according to the land plot, time and budget you have allotted.

Design The Floor Plan

Now it is the time to work as per the scheduled floor plan. Determine your design and style preferences. Work in accordance with the architectural design previously made. Keep in mind the entire setup of your bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and the laundry room.

In case of kitchen choose how much prep/counter space do you need. Set up space for your gas or electric stove. Determine your dining space as well. Now, in case of bedrooms consider how many closets do you need. Do you need a connected bathroom? In bathroom pick up the spot where you want to set up your shower.

Setup Your Budget

It is essential to calculate the budget for your custom home project beforehand. Over budget can lead to project halt or complete project failure. There are several things you need to consider while calculating a budget. You have to consider the cost of the land plot, local fees and taxes, engineering fees and the design fees. Not only that you have to look for landscaping costs, interior decoration and furnishing cost.

Know Your Timeframe

Prepare a project timeline and project budget before you start working on the project. Thus you will have an idea what is the start date and the end date of the project. Now you have to monitor whether the engineers or builders associated with the project is working as per schedule or not. If the project gets delayed you will have to spend extra and that can result in the project over budget.

Start Your Project

Your custom home building project will go through the following stages-first is the site preparation, then comes the foundation and framing, after that comes the flooring and painting. Lastly comes the fixtures and appliances.

Once the home building project gets completed, conduct a handover inspection. You will be ensured everything is fine. Now it is the time to finally move into your new home. Enjoy your new home.

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Triton Building Co

We offer both home only and turnkey services with house and land packages tailored to meet your budget. www.tritonbuilding.com.au