What do you need to know about building in Newport?
Newport is coastal, and salt air is the part most people underestimate. Fixings, hinges, garage door hardware, window fittings and steel in the roof space all wear faster within a few kilometres of the water. Specifying for a coastal environment at design stage costs very little. Replacing it in year seven costs a great deal.
A lot of Newport is canal estate and low lying reclaimed land, so the overlays on your particular block matter more than the street address. We check those before we quote, not after.
How we design for a block near the water
Orientation matters twice as much on the peninsula. We design to catch the breeze coming off the bay and to shelter your outdoor living from the southerly, then size the eaves, glazing and shading to suit the aspect rather than the floor plan. On a canal block we put the living areas and the outdoor space to the water and treat the frontage as the best part of the house, not the back fence.
What happens step by step
We visit the block, then you get a concept plan and an estimate. From there it is a preliminary agreement, working drawings, your inclusions, a tender contract based on your selections, and a deposit before construction starts. Approvals through Moreton Bay Regional Council take about 4 weeks and construction runs about 52 weeks.
Why homeowners in Newport build with us
- QBCC licence 15156763. Member of Master Builders Queensland.
- A seven year structural guarantee on our workmanship.
- We take on a limited number of homes each year, around 10 depending on size, so Jay is across your job rather than one of hundreds.
- If you do not love your concept plan we redesign it at no charge and take $1,000 off your contract.
Written by Jay Mostyn, founder and director of Luxury Lifestyle Homes. Jay is a qualified carpenter and licensed builder, QBCC licence 1133655, with 30+ years building custom homes across Brisbane and the Moreton Bay region.