Now that you are ready to build, our guide will show you the steps to construction. Main construction steps for typical slab and brick homes:
Step 1: Site preparation
- Ground cleared and levelled
- Site pegged out
- Retaining walls built (if required)
Step 2: Preparing and pouring the slab
- Sub-surface plumbing laid
- Piering installed (if required)
- Slab is poured
Step 3: Erecting the frames and roof trusses
- Often prebuilt off site and erected onsite
Step 4: Installing the rooftrusses
- Most builders will put the roof on once the frame is up
- Metal roofs typically take one or two days
- Tiled roofs can take up to a week – a little longer in bad weather
Step 5: Completing the external walls
- External walls are constructed and ready for your home
Step 6: Plumbing and electrical rough ins
Includes everything that will be inside the completed walls:
- Electrical wiring
- Plumbing and gas fitting
- Air conditioning ducting
Step 7: Internal walls
- Insulation is installed in walls and ceilings (if required)
- Internal walls are sheeted with plasterboard
- Joints are set with plaster to cover seams
Step 8: Waterproofing and tiling
- Wet areas are waterproofed with rubber membrane
- Tiling pattern is established and first tiles laid
- Tiles are cut and fitted to mortared surface
Step 9: Timber fit out and cabinetry
- Skirting boards, architraves, cornices, ceiling roses, door jambs and doors are hung
- Kitchen cabinetry installed
Step 10: Lockup stage!
- Front door and garage door installed
- Bathrooms and toilets installed
- Built-in appliances and other fittings installed
Step 11: Practical completion
- Mandatory final inspections conducted for regulatory compliance
- Walk through pre-handover inspection conducted for workmanship and specifications
- Faults and issues fixed
Step 12: Handover
- Officially take ownership of the house – you get the keys!
On handover day you receive:
- Certificate of occupancy
- Documentation for appliances and fixtures
- Documentation from service and utilities providers