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How Long Does it Take To Build a House on the Gold Coast?

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Ready to dive into a new house-building adventure? Whether you’re a seasoned pro interested in building new investment properties or you’ve just entered the world of homeownership for the first time, it can be good to sketch out a solid plan and expected timeline before you get started.

Why? Most property builds are big projects, so it can be hard to keep track of all the different parts, suppliers, and deadlines. Instead of letting overwhelm take the excitement out of building a new home, we recommend detailing a plan of action, considering potential factors that could affect that building process, and knowing who to connect with through the build to stay informed.

First up, let’s take a deep dive into just some of the factors that could influence your project timeline. From environmental considerations to supply shortages and delays, we’ve covered some of the most common considerations that can speed up (or slow down) how long it takes to build a luxury house on the Gold Coast below.

 

The Top 4 Factors that Influence the Home Building Timeline

Regardless of your location, we’ve learned that these are the most common factors that affect a building project and the timeline it takes to build a new house.

  • Weather and Environmental Factors

No matter where you live, bad weather like storms and rain can really slow down the building of a house on the outside. Even if it rains, most of the finishing touches and installations inside the house can still be done. However, property developers, landscapers, builders, and concreters will all stop working if the weather is too bad.

When drawing up an action plan, we recommend considering seasonal weather patterns in your building area. A Gold Coast home is a good example of this. Because it usually rains the most in the summer, work on the slab and shell of the house should be done before or after the rainy months.

 

  • The Building Contract

While the time needed to finalise a building contract can seem arduous, it will help shape the timeline, schedule, and building specifications that inform the entire process.

Because the building contract is such a critical factor in project success, we absolutely recommend taking the time needed to focus on the details, come to mutually beneficial agreements, and organise all expectations from day one. That said, we don’t recommend starting work before the contract is reviewed and signed by all parties or drawing out the contract negotiation period for too long.

(Some contractors and homeowners will take upwards of 3–4 months to finalise the contract. Speak to the Brookhaven Homes team to see how we have streamlined this process!)

 

  • Original Plans and Design

We appreciate you wanting to bring your dream home to life, as you should! A good lesson for all first-time homeowners and builders to be aware of is that the more complex the build, the longer it will take.

From architectural changes to feature upgrades, new and innovative features and design plans can help bring your vision to life—but also extend the building period. If you’re happy to have a longer build time that encapsulates all of the features you’re after, fantastic. If you need a quick and streamlined building period, we recommend speaking with designers, drafters, and builders ahead of time to see which planned features are expected to take the longest and see if there is a more industry-standard option available.

 

  • Land and Property

If you’re planning a knockdown and rebuild project, this factor won’t be relevant to you. If you’re looking for a new plot of land or housing development to build your brand new home, we definitely recommend taking into consideration the search-and-find time needed to get this done.

Even though the process of buying a property might seem to go against the build itself, we recommend looking at the whole timeline as a single unit. Why? because some potential land purchases will require additional council permits, landscaping, preparation, or longer lead times before the official building work can begin. The entire process from point A (finding, surveying, and buying a plot of land) to point B (getting the keys to your new home) is needed to finalise a new build.

From auctioning off the land to getting building permits and having the roof inspected, building a new home can easily take more than a year. Working on a tight timeline? Speak directly with our team about some of the purchasing and planning choices you can make to cut this timeline down.

 

Why Detailing a Realistic Project Timeline is So Important

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We’ve been in the business long enough to know the importance of setting realistic and transparent project timelines and completion dates from day one. Among the many reasons why you should pay particular attention to how the project begins and is scheduled for completion, there are:

  1. Family planning and lifestyle: From relocations to moving in between homes, it’s unrealistic to expect people to never know (or estimate a wildly inaccurate date) as to when they or their tenants can move into their new home.
  2. Budget: Interested in staying on budget? One of the first things to blow your budget off track is going well over expected deadlines–and all of the additional labour costs and late equipment rental fees that go with it. Further still, having to revise move in, move out, and settlement dates can mean a lot of added costs to an otherwise finite budget.
  3. Legal Costs: Another factor that can blow the budget? Legal costs. For homeowners who are selling one property and moving into another to failed tenancy agreements that have to be nulled due to late move-in dates, wracking up legal costs in contract amendments or late fees are another headache (and added expense) you don’t want to have to deal with. 

 

Working with One of the Gold Coast’s Best Home Building Teams

Across the eastern coast, Brookhaven Homes is considered one of the best property development and home building teams that can help keep your project on track and bring your vision to life.

While we work within the same environmental limitations as every home building team, we work to organise realistic timelines, budgets, and expectations from day one so every stakeholder knows what to expect. From the first building contract to discussions about the effects of certain features and designs, we’re open and honest with every client about how long the project will take and when it will be done.

Ready to work with one of the best in the business? Contact our team today to see what makes Brookhaven Homes a standout in the house building market on the Gold Coast.