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How your home design becomes yours
Sit down with one of our New Home Consultants and they’ll walk you through how we take a home design from the catalogue to something distinctly yours. It’s a structured process, considered at every step, and shaped around your block, your taste, and the way your household actually lives.
- Our building designers work in detailed 3D, so you can see every room, sightline, and structural choice before a slab is poured. Considered, not guessed.
- Each home design is refined long before it ever reaches you. Light, flow, day-to-day usability, buildability across Queensland’s varied block types: all worked through by professionals, so the foundations are already right.
- Every home design is reviewed each year against what’s working locally and what’s shifting globally, so the home you build today still feels current a decade in.
FAQs
- How much does it cost to build a custom home?
Cost depends on the home design you choose, your block, the finishes you select, and where in Queensland you’re building. Local conditions like soil type, slope, and council requirements all play a role. G.J. Gardner Homes works on fixed-price contracts, so once your design is finalised, the number doesn’t move on you. Your first step is a conversation with a New Home Consultant, who’ll walk you through costs and options against your specific brief and block. For more background, read our guide on the cost of building a home.
- What can I customise in a G.J. Gardner home design?
You have flexibility across the whole brief. Floor plan layout, room sizes, and facade style. Internal finishes are yours too: benchtops, cabinetry, flooring, tiles, fixtures, and fittings. Outdoor living, garage configuration, and energy efficiency features can also be tailored. Every change runs through a structured process with your local team, so nothing falls through the cracks and the design stays on track from start to finish.
- How long does it take to customise an existing home design?
Two to four weeks is typical, depending on how far you take it. Structural modifications or anything requiring council approval can push the timeline out. Your G.J. Gardner team runs the process from start to finish and keeps you across every stage, so there are no surprises.
- What questions should I ask when customising an existing home design?
Walking in prepared makes a real difference. Useful questions: What’s included in the base price? What can and can’t be changed structurally? How will my changes affect the build timeline? What energy efficiency options are available for my area in Queensland? Can I see 3D renders of my customised design before approval? And what happens if I want to change something after the design is signed off? For more on getting build-ready, see our list of essential questions to ask any builder.
- How do I get started?
Your first step is a conversation with one of our New Home Consultants. They’ll talk through your block, your budget, and the way your household actually lives, then walk you through how a home design gets customised to suit. From there, the team guides you through every stage, from design refinements and colour selections through to the build itself. Contact your local G.J. Gardner office to book your initial consultation and start shaping a home around you.