New Home Buyers Blog

The frame is finished just waiting for the bricks to get started at our knock down rebuild custom home.  
read more

With a mixture of re-claimed bricks and a re-purposed timber mantel this fire place has come up a treat.
read more

Land is not cheap so why not install a basement for better use of your property. A great way of forming a basement is to use the Dimcel system which are a preform plastic module that are placed in position, braced with steel reinforcement, then concrete poured inside them.
read more

The beams are all complete on this job and its ready for an inspection. We can then place the flooring and start the walls.
read more

By adding larger tiles to the alfresco helps open the area up, smaller tiles can sometimes look a little too busy.
read more

The steel beams and brick piers are completed so we just need the steel deck and mesh, then we can pour the slab.
read more

The flooring is nearly complete on one of our Knock down rebuilds in Doncaster. First floor walls are soon to come.
read more

The render is finished and the tiling is complete so now we just need to add the water to one of our beautiful lap pools.
read more

All prepared for a suspended slab pour at one of our Diamond Creek builds.
read more

  When preparing wet areas always make sure you get the tanking right because if it isn’t it will lead to many water issues later on. Once the tiles are laid it makes it far more difficult to fix afterwards.  
read more

When designing custom homes it’s very important to blend different textures and structural elements. Here is a wonderful example of timber and glass with stunning results.
read more

One of our custom builds in Whittlesea has a combination of a concrete slab for the lower floor and strip footings for the upper area. This construction method is very effective cost wise and minimizes excavation to the site.
read more

Kitchens can often be areas that lack natural light so when designing our custom homes we always like to add a window to let an abundance of light through into the kitchen zone.
read more

One of our knockdown rebuilds in Eltham has some stunning feature stonework that really hits the mark.
read more

Another kitchen bench top masterpiece by our leading stone masons. The stone is provided by one of our leading suppliers Ambassador stone. This kitchens shows a combination of two types of stone, Valour being the grey stone and Trinity which are just a couple in their amazing range.  
read more

So many clients make the mistake of painting or staining their handrails the same colour. Here is a great example of a different coloured handrail with stunning results.
read more

Another beautiful home underway at Plenty. The frame is finished and we are about to start the roof.
read more

A great feature for a home is to have a timber floor and a matching feature timber ceiling the combination works so well.
read more

Haymes paints are always used on Berstan Homes with fantastic results. We have tried many other brands but Haymes beats them all.
read more

Montmorency knock down rebuild ready for the concrete to be poured.
read more

When designing island benches for kitchens in smaller areas a great idea is to have one end of your bench open, this will help create a greater feeling of space.
read more

Wow what a kitchen, its bright stylist and totally functional.  Placing some lights in the cabinets is always a winner and of course a small wine rack just sets it off perfectly.  
read more

Part of the client brief was to have a custom designed home that stood out in a crowd, I feel we delivered the brief in full.
read more

By custom designing your home you can design any area that you wish and the kitchen is a great place to start. Here is a great example of a well-designed kitchen and the colour scheme just works so well with similar colours matching the floors and overhead cabinets.
read more

Just finished the blockwork for one of our knockdown rebuilds in Montmorency and frames will be starting this week. Watch this custom designed masterpiece come to life.
read more

The weather has been a little challenging over the last couple of weeks but we keep going. Here is another site that we have started in Diamond Creek just setting out.
read more

With a Custom Design you can have any detail you like. Here is a great example of an island bench with matching stone to the splash back. What a beautiful result!
read more

How can you save on heating costs in your new custom home? Why not add some ceiling fans as warm air rises and let them push the warm air down and around the room.
read more

Yes winter is certainly here and those with tiles on the floors would really be feeling cold feet. The solution is to use timber flooring as it is not only warming but it looks better as well.
read more

Looking for some storage in your custom home design? What about some custom built cabinetry under your stairs?
read more