1 Show home visit
- Come and visit us at one of our stunning show homes in your local areas
2 Initial design and process meeting
- We visit your land with our Building Consultant to discuss and document your ideas, needs, house plans and budgets
3 Concept and design of your new home
- Design and briefing meetings are held with the architectural designer
- From these meetings your concept design and cost estimate is prepared, presented and amended if necessary
4 Decision to accept estimate and plan preparation
- On acceptance of the estimate, your house plans will be prepared
- Your selections are documented in the addendum to specification and your working drawings are prepared, presented and finalised
5 Contract documents and Council building approval
- A Fixed Price Contract is prepared and presented to you for approval
- Once you are satisfied, the contract documents, including the building contract, working drawings, addendum to specification and guarantee documentation are signed
- We will prepare and lodge with Council the building consent application (We may also need to apply for resource consent for your build)
6 Colour Selection/finishes
- Whilst your plans are in Council, you select the colours and finishes for your new home
- Kitchen designers, landscape designers and colour consultants are available to assist you with your specific requirements
7 Construction and project management
- Construction of your new home will commence soon after Council consented plans are received; at which stage a build start date is determined and an indicative timeline presented
- Progress payments will be required as per the contract
- We will hold regular site meetings with you and take two weekly progress photos
8 Quality Control
- Once construction is completed we will undertake final inspections and full quality control checks
9 Handover - completion
- On completion we will clean your home and arrange for the final Council inspection
- You will be invited to come and inspect your new home with the Construction Manager
- Once the home meets your approval a David Reid Homes representative will meet you at your home to present you with the keys along with an information pack about the house and product warranties
10 Moving in
- You can now move in and enjoy your new home
- A David Reid representative will explain the maintenance period and the conditions of your guarantee
- As part of the follow up service, we will ask you to complete a client satisfaction survey