You may have mustered up a few new year resolutions for your self - get fit, get fabulous, turn over a new leaf etc - but what about your home? You spend most of the year in it. Surely it deserves some attention to? Here's a few ideas to get you started for the year ahead: Silence the squeaks Is there a creaky floorboard that has been bothering you for years? Maybe 2019 is the time to fix it... Walk around your room, stop on those squeaky spots and mark the area. If you have

Congratulations to another happy Harmony Build home owner - built in partnership with Alex Smith at CSA Architects. This project saw us excavating into rock on an extremely tight site with saw cutting right to the boundaries. A single story semi was knocked down, and a four storey, five bedroom home created in it's place. The plunge pool at the back will provide refreshing relief on sunnier days. And the solar-banked roof will provide eco-friendly and cost-effective energy to

We had great feedback on our last blog outlining ‘the things we wish we had known before we started’ from a few of our favourite clients. So, we asked a few more to bring you more great tips and help you prepare for your next building project. Nothing beats the real experience of others in helping you prepare and stay one step ahead. You can check out our last blog on this here. [if !supportLists]1. [endif]Be sure to communicate! From the very first meeting through to the

If you are about to embark on building a new home - whether a partial renovation or full knock down rebuild - chances are this is your first time. Very few people do this more than once. Which means more than likely that you are a novice. However prepared you feel, and however much research you do in advance, nothing beats real experience in helping navigate the highs and lows of building your dream home. Which is why we asked a few of our favourite clients for the advice the

When engaging a builder for a construction project, there are generally two choices for how you approach the financial aspect of the contract. 1. Fixed Price (Lump Sum) The first is known as ‘fixed price’ or lump sum. Just as it sounds, this is an amount scoped and agreed up front. This is great if you are on a strict budget and want to manage costs. However, as the project unfolds there will inevitably be changes you will want to make along the way. To keep as close to this

When designing your dream home it's easy to get caught up in the exciting stuff and miss some of the details that make a difference. We've compiled a list of some of the key things that we hear from clients and friends again and again to ensure you have everything covered. 1. Power points It's much easier to put extra power points in whilst you are building than after. As a general rule of thumb, add more than you think you will need and you won't regret it. Remember outside