Site and Design Pack

Congratulations – you're on your way to a new Swanbuild home!
By accepting our standard Site and Design Pack terms below, your new build is officially underway. 

Our Site and Design Pack sees you through the first 4 steps of your new home build, to your building contract, at which point you commit to building your new home with Swanbuild. When signing your building contract, a deposit payment will be required which is the balance of a 5% deposit (5% less $15K Site & Design Pack payment).

Choose a floor plan that suits your needs from either a standard, customised, or your very own design. We’ll also look at the bigger extras at this stage such as verandahs, decking & carports. 

Based on your choices, we’ll provide you with an estimated project cost to ensure your dream home works within your budget. With all this info we then prepare a detailed design build proposal for you so you can be across the breakdown of all the costs of your project.

You’ll meet with our site surveyor at your site to discuss the best orientation and positioning for your new home – taking into account everything from site topography to power and plumbing connection access.

During this stage, we’ll also place marker pegs so you can get an idea for the positioning of your home, as well as take level measurements of the site and inspect access routes for when your home is delivered.

After we’ve completed the site inspection and worked with you to get the positioning of your home right, we then begin preparing everything you need to make your initial council enquiry.

We’ll make an initial enquiry with your local council to see what (if any) extra requirements are needed to build on your site.

A full set of drawings for your home will be completed - these will include all the necessary plans, elevations, specifications, BAL reports, energy rating, engineering and any other reports that are required by local councils.

This will give you an idea of how your home will sit, as well as other details that will be useful such as utility locations, footpaths or roads that may border your site.

Once everything is in place and drawings have been prepared, we move to the Contract & Deposit stage. This is an agreement between Swanbuild and yourself to build your home and details what’s included in your home design as standard, price and progress payment schedule.

The contract will go into detail on the building schedule, as well as at what stage payments are required, so you know up front when and where your money will be going.

Your local council will take into account the size of your block, zoning the land falls under and any overlays affecting your land to advise if you will need a planning permit for the proposed build. 

As part of our service, we can help liaise with your local council and prepare your planning permit application (if required) to make the process as easy as possible. This excludes fees for planning permit & any external reports.

An exciting part of your build journey begins! We’ll work with you so your new home has the exact look and feel that you’ll love. Swanbuild supply all your finishes, fixtures, fitting and colours and offer a huge range to choose from as part of our standard allowance.

You’ll also have the option to give your home an individual touch with optional extras and alternative fixtures & fittings – we’ll advise you of any extra costs to make sure you stay within budget.

Once all your selections have been finalised, any variations have been signed off and the council has advised on any planning requirements, we’ll make any tweaks that are necessary for approval and your final build plans will be developed by our draft team.

When all build plans are finalised, you’re ready to take a step closer to moving into your new home and move to the next stage.

At this stage we have everything we need to lodge your Building Permit Application to the relevant Building Surveyor on your behalf.

Our team will work throughout your application and lodgement to make the process as easy and relaxing for you. Once approval is obtained from the relevant Building Surveyor – it’s time to see your home come to life and begin the building process!

When your allotted build-time arrives, well begin building your home in our purpose built factory. We use hi-tech machinery and skilled trades people to make sure that your home is built to Swanbuild’s incredibly high standards.

Your home will be 95% completed in our factory, so there will be no delays caused by weather or other external factors and we’ll keep you updated at every step with regular photos so you can see your home taking shape.

Once building is completed in our factory, your home will be split into modules before being carefully loaded onto trucks ready to be transported to your site! Once your home arrives on site it will be placed onto the prepared base and piers and levelled.

When in place, our team will make the finishing touches inside and out – you won’t even know your home was transported in modules – and final services and connections will be made, ready for you to move in.

We’ll perform a final walkthrough to make sure everything in your home is up to our standards, before the council will make their final inspection. Once final payment has been made and all work and inspections complete, you’re ready to move in!

You’ll receive your keys, certificate of ownership, your welcome pack, full details of the Homeowners Warranty Insurance, and after sales service details. All that’s left is for you to relax and enjoy your new home!