Hollowbrook Homes (sample) works from 24 Mason Row, Springfield. Designers, site supervisors and our own carpenters, about twelve homes at a time.
Nadia Ferreira was drawing houses and Luke Brennan was building them when they shared their first job, a kitchen extension on Kiln Street, in 2009 (sample).
The house came out better because the person drawing it could ask the person building it, every day. We have worked that way since: the drawings are made in the same office that runs the site.
Every home has one designer for stages 1 to 3 and one site supervisor for stages 4 to 8. The numbers next to each name are the stages they lead.
Stages
1 to 3
Designer and director. New homes and sloping blocks.
Stages
1 to 3
Designer. Extensions and knockdown rebuilds.
Stages
4 to 8
Site supervisor. Single-storey homes.
Stages
4 to 8
Site supervisor and director. Two-storey homes and extensions.
Stages
4 and 5
Lead carpenter. Frames, roofs and stairs.
Stages
All
Client manager. Contracts, payments and the handover file.
Names and roles (sample).
Each build stage ends with a check, and a payment is due only after it passes.
Before every concrete pour
The engineer checks the steel and the depth of the footings
Stage 4
Frame inspection
An independent inspector checks the frame before anything covers it
Stage 5
Waterproofing check
Roof, windows and wet areas are tested before the plaster goes on
Stage 6
Your walk-through
You walk the house with your supervisor and sign the stage report
Every stage
Final inspection
With you, before the occupancy certificate and the keys
Stage 8
Tell us where the land is and what you would like to build. A designer calls you within two working days and books a free site visit: an hour on the block with the person who would draw your home.