Timeline Stories

   So you’ve completed your build, the next step is to load the car with your boxes and send the truck on its way to your new home with all your furniture. So that means…. it’s moving in day !!   Here a few tips and tricks to help the day go smoothly:   Gather some family and friends to help pack and unpack into your new home. Make sure you have organised your insurance for your new home. Pack a box with some essential items you will need on the day. Clearly mark each box which rooms you…

   We have reached the final stage of our construction – handover! This is one of the most exciting stages in the construction of your home. You finally get the keys to your brand-new home!   Your Client Liaison has created a final handover pack, which contains all your important information for your home. It’s time to organise the final touches to your home before moving in such as blinds or curtains. Don’t forget the shopping list for the new furniture to complete your home.   Handover is also the time to start organising your removalist and making plans…

   Creating your landscaping develops a relationship between the design of your home and your lifestyle. Whether you’d like a high maintenance garden with lots of flowering plants and grass, or a low maintenance garden with native plants, speak to your Pre-Start Consultant to discuss what best suits you.   Potted plants add some character to your landscape design and are a lower maintenance way to care for plants. Be creative in your pot choices and let your inner flare come alive! To provide a little privacy for your family as well as maintaining the desired design, we have…

   The interior of this contemporary home is nearing completion! The tiling, cabinetry, floors, and walls are all finished and are nearly ready for move in.   The tilers have completed the tiling, with neutral tones in the bathroom & ensuite to tie in the outdoors into the home’s design. The cabinets are now installed and the entertaining areas are almost ready to be revealed.  We can’t wait to see what how this space is going to be fitted out. The home features a stunning island bench with waterfall ends, soft closing drawers and doors, feature laminate, stone benchtops…

  Now all the structural items have been completed on-site, it’s time for the fit-out and finishing trades to make their way in. Lock-up signifies the start of this process and is the beginning of adding the final touches to your home.   Our finishing trades are reviewed and selected by the company Director to maintain our award winning standard and consistency on all of our homes. The ceilings are now in and the feature raking ceiling with four Velux skylights is now complete. The ceiling height reaches a phenomenal 4.5m high and natural light floods this living space. This…

Roof Cover is a significant milestone for your home. At this stage, most of the structural works are complete and it’s important to ensure that the roof structure is thoroughly checked before moving onto the next stage.   Roof beams are not just placed into position, but also welded or bolted together to restrict movement in the roof. At the brickwork stage, there were structural columns and tie down rods installed that are now connected to the roof beams, anchoring the roof to the footings. We ensure that all bolted connections are carried out as per the engineers specifications and…

Brickwork, otherwise known as “Plate Height” is a big step in seeing your home take shape and come to life.   All bricks may appear to be the same, however it is important to take note of the cores in the brickwork. There are two types, vertical and horizontal. The strongest bricks are vertically cored as they provide a high compressive strength.   The advantage of having the cores exposed at the top of the brick is that it allows the mortar to key into the brick above, providing a stronger bond. Horizontally cored bricks are weaker, do not bond…

Slab down is the first major milestone in building your home, but it’s what is under the slab that really makes a difference and provides the structural integrity of your home.   Site preparation is the most important part of the build and, if done correctly, will minimise future maintenance of your home. To achieve this, Zircon Living rake through the site and remove all rubble, debris, and underground vegetation. This ensures that there are no old tree stumps that will decay over time and create a week spot under your slab. In older areas where a home has been…