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01.
Step One Includes:
INITIAL CONSULTATION
PRE-CONSULTATION QUESTIONNAIRE
FREE CONSULTATION
Initial Consultation
Contact Stu Bell to arrange your consultation.
This is where we start planning how to turn your vision into reality. Call or email us to discuss your project.
Call – 027 696 8532
Email – stu@stubellconstruction.co.nz
Pre-Consultation Questionnaire
Before our one-on-one meeting, we will send you a brief questionnaire to better understand your desires and how we can assist you in achieving them.
Free Consultation
We will arrange a complimentary meeting with Stu to delve into your goals and aspirations.
02.
Step Two Includes:
CONSULTATION
FACE-TO-FACE MEETING DISCUSSION TOPICS
Consultation
During this meeting, we will discuss and devise a tailored plan of action for your project.
Face-to-Face Meeting
Share your project ideas, wants, needs, dreams, and visions. Bring along any scrapbooks, photos, Pinterest board or collected ideas.
Discussion Topics
We will cover consents, architect options, budget, timeline, and project management.
03.
Step Three Includes:
ARCHITECT REFERRAL
CONCEPT TO FINAL PLANS
CONSENTING PROCESS
CLOSE COLLABORATION
Architect Referral
We can recommend a trusted architect or collaborate with your chosen one.
Concept to Final Plans
The architect will create concept, pricing, and final plans for council approval.
Consenting Process
The architect handles consents and regulations, while we ensure your needs and budget are met.
Close Collaboration
We work closely with you and your architect to stay within budget, attending meetings to ensure alignment.
04.
Step Four Includes:
CONCEPT PLAN APPROVAL
PRELIMINARY BUDGET
DETAILED COSTING
Concept Plan Approval
We will organize a follow-up meeting to review your concept plans and discuss pricing sets.
Preliminary Budget
Once the concept plans are approved, Stu will produce a preliminary budget to ensure we stay on track with costs.
Detailed Costing
After your approval, the architect will create a “pricing set” of plans, allowing Stu to provide a detailed breakdown of costs and sums for the entire build and subtrades.
05.
Step Five Includes:
CONTRACT SIGNING
MASTER BUILDER GUARANTEE
PROJECT SCHEDULING
Contract Signing
With the plans approved, you will sign a contract and pay a deposit to secure your build date.
Master Builder Guarantee
Upon signing the Master Builder 10 Year Guarantee or waiver, we will promptly submit it to Master Builders on your behalf.
Project Scheduling
A start and finish date for your project will be issued as soon as council approval is received.
06.
Step Six Includes:
PRE CONSTRUCTION MEETING
INTRO TO BUILDERTREND
DECISION MAKING SUPPORT
Pre Construction Meeting
During this meeting, you’ll meet our construction manager and administration team. We will present the project schedule and clearly outline who to contact for various matters, ensuring smooth communication throughout the project.
Introduction to Buildertrend
Our Director, Stu, will introduce you to our Buildertrend app, a centralized communication hub providing real-time updates on your project’s budget and schedule. If you can’t visit the site regularly, you can view daily logs from the foreman, complete with images documenting daily progress.
Decision Making Support
Stu and team will be in contact well in advance of any further decisions, such as tiles or paint colors. If you do not have an interior designer, we will offer our support and guidance.
07.
Step Seven Includes:
SITE VISITS & MEETINGS
SCHEDULED SITE MEETINGS
Site Visits and Meetings
You are always welcome to visit the site at any stage of the build.
Scheduled Site Meetings
In addition to you visiting the site anytime, Stu will be available to meet with you, at scheduled site meetings, to discuss our progress and talk you through the stages you are seeing on our app, “buildertrend”.
08.
Step Eight Includes:
FINAL COMPLIANCE
MOVE-IN
COMPLIMENTARY SERVICES
POST-COMPLETION CARE
ADDRESSING ISSUES
Final Compliance and Move-In
Stu Bell Construction will take care of the final code of compliance and sign-off before you move into your home. Please note our insurance lapses when the client moves in. It is critical that your own house and contents insurance is in place before move in.
Complimentary Services
A professional house clean for a stress-free and harmonious move-in day.
Post-Completion Care
To ensure your satisfaction and long-term quality, we offer a free maintenance check two months after completion.
Addressing Issues
We then return 12months after once the house has been through all 4 seasons to check for any settling and repair any defects at our cost.