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Process

Site visit to handover

Most building stress comes from not knowing what happens next. This is what happens next, stage by stage.

  1. 01First site visit
  2. 02Concept and materials
  3. 03Written scope and fixed quote
  4. 04Timeline & Setup
  5. 05Build
  6. 06Finish and handover
  1. 01
    New composite deck and pergola posts set up against a hillside outlook

    First site visit

    We walk the site with you, look at aspect, fall, drainage and access, and talk about what you actually want to do outside. No sales pitch, no obligation, just a conversation.

    • -Aspect, fall and drainage
    • -Access and machine reach
    • -What the site allows
  2. 02
    Rough-sawn red gum slab set up on stands in the workshop, part-dressed and ready for machining

    Concept and materials

    Sketches, material options and honest talk about cost drivers. If the idea needs a designer, engineer or permit, we say so now rather than later.

    • -Sketch options
    • -Timber and finish selection
    • -Permit and engineering flags
  3. 03
    Slatted pergola frame under construction over a new deck, framed around a large gum tree

    Written scope and fixed quote

    One document: inclusions, exclusions, allowances, program and how variations are handled. 

    • -Inclusions and exclusions
    • -Allowances in writing
    • -Clear variation process
  4. 04
    Steel and timber deck subframe set out around an established gum tree on a sloping site

    Timeline & Setup

    Start date locked, licensed plumbing and electrical coordinated, materials ordered against lead times so the site never sits idle waiting on a delivery.

    • -Locked start date
    • -Licensed trades booked
    • -Materials ordered early
  5. 05
    Hardwood verandah roof frame going up against the existing tiled roofline

    Build

    One crew on site, protected work zones, a tidy pack-down every day, and one person you call. Progress updates as things happen.

    • -Protected work zones
    • -Daily pack-down
    • -Progress as it happens
  6. 06
    Completed slatted pergola over a composite deck courtyard, built around a mature gum with matching privacy screens

    Finish and handover

    Oiling, sealing and detail work, then a walk-through, a written maintenance schedule and warranties in your hands.

    • -Oiling and sealing
    • -Walk-through together
    • -Maintenance schedule + warranty

Ready when you are

Start stage one today and have a conversation with our team.

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