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How your home design becomes yours
Sit down with your local New Homes Consultant 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 every Hobart home design is considered room by room before a slab is poured. Layout, materials, and the way the home sits on your site: all worked through before the build begins.
- Each home design incorporates hundreds of hours of professional input. Light, flow, day-to-day usability, buildability: all worked through, so nothing is left to chance.
- Designs are refreshed each year against local Tasmanian building trends and global design developments, 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 Hobart you’re building. Local factors like soil type, slope, and council requirements across southern Tasmania 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 Homes Consultant, who’ll walk you through build costs in detail against your specific brief.
- What can I customise in a G.J. Gardner home design?
You have flexibility across the whole brief. Modify the floor plan layout, adjust room sizes, select a different facade style, and choose internal finishes including benchtops, cabinetry, flooring, and tiles. Fixtures, fittings, outdoor living, garage configuration, and energy efficiency features are also part of the process. Every change runs through a structured system, so nothing falls through the cracks during your build.
- 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 depending on council approval in the Hobart area can push the timeline out. Your G.J. Gardner team runs the schedule throughout 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? 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? Having these prepared helps you get the most from your initial meeting and means you leave with a clear picture of what’s ahead.
- How do I get started?
Your first step is a conversation with one of G.J. Gardner’s New Homes 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. Get in touch with your local team to book your initial consultation and start shaping a home around you.