Building Guide

Step by step building guide.

Take the time to familiarise yourself with these steps. Feel free to ask our consultants if you have any questions.

Meet and Greet
Meet and Greet

Walk through our showhomes and begin to understand the superior quality offered by Golden Homes.

Choose your site
Choose your site

If you do not already have a site our team can advise on what is currently available

Budget
Budget

To enable us to help you, we need guidance regarding your budget.
We have mobile mortgage managers available who understand construction lending.

Wish List
Wish List

Compile your wish list.

Your Plan
Your Plan

We offer a range of plans to choose from, alternately we can design your home to suit your needs.

Approve Quote
Approve Quote

A scheme plan and quote will be presented including your wish list and changes.

Pre-Construction Payment
Pre-Construction Payment

This is required to obtain necessary professional reports and consenting documentation.

Colours
Colours

Our colour consultant will help you choose your colour scheme.

Kitchen Design
Kitchen Design

Our kitchen designer will work with you to finalise your kitchen concept.

Electrical Consult
Electrical Consult

Finalise the location of power points and light fittings, a great time to discuss any automation requirements.

Approve concept plan
Approve concept plan

This is your final concept, it includes the position of your house on your site, earthworks, retaining walls, driveways and drainage.

PIM
PIM

The first stage of your building consent; it identifies district plan requirements which our team will deal with.

Sign Building Contract
Sign Building Contract

Congratulations you now have a brand new Golden Home in the making.

Codemark working drawings
Codemark working drawings

This is usually a 6 week time period. While this may appear to be a long time, remember Golden Homes fully engineer your plans. With Codemark this additional time is more than offset by a speedy delivery. Golden Homes may utilise a CodeMark certified system which is a controlled design method for creating site-specific plans and specifications.

Building Consent
Building Consent

This usually takes 4-6 weeks.

Build Program
Build Program

Meet with your Construction Manager, they will discuss the construction program with you, answer any questions you have during the build process.

Progress Payments
Progress Payments

These are laid out in your building contract and will be requested at the appropriate times.

Council Sign Off
Council Sign Off

This is the final inspection required, together with the necessary paperwork your Code of Compliance certificate is requested.

Walk Through
Walk Through

Your house is now practically complete, our construction manager will go through your home with you to ensure everything is in order.

Handover
Handover

An exciting day! Just don't forget to insure your new home... Your sales consultant and construction manager will meet you with your keys and go over the handover process. For that extra piece of mind our generous 12 month maintenance period commences.