If you want to change your home but keep your address, knockdown rebuilds are a fantastic choice. Not only can they be more cost effective than a challenging renovation to your existing home, but you also get the added benefit of choosing the perfect home design for your taste and your lot, with the confidence that comes from using all-new materials and warranties.
It’s also fair to say that knockdown rebuilds can be quite an adventure to manage, given there are so many factors to consider:
With that in mind, we developed our comprehensive Champion 8 Step Knockdown Rebuild Process to make your experience as smooth as possible, giving you the support you deserve from start to finish. It’s important to understand that every knockdown rebuild project is different. As such, we recommend using this information as a guide only, giving you a better understanding as to what may be required and an overview of some of the key steps in the process. The specific approach will ultimately be based on your project and your priorities.
Step 1
Specialist Consultation
Step 2
Site Inspection
Step 3
Tender
Step 4
Contract Drawings & Building Contract
Step 5
Selections at the Champion Style Studio
Step 6
Prepare Reports & Submit Council Application
Step 7
Development Consent & Construction Certificate
Step 8
Construction
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Step 1 Specialist Consultation
To get the ball rolling, first you’ll meet with one of our friendly knockdown rebuild specialists for a series of free, no-obligation discussions about your project. We’ll use these consultations to better understand what you’re looking to achieve, holding multiple sessions to ensure a good understanding of the project in its entirety.
What do you receive?
Consultations
How much does it cost?
Free
How long does it take?
2 hours per consultation(we typically complete 3-5 consultations)
Step 2 Site Inspection
We assess your lot to understand the key information that will impact your knockdown rebuild project, assessing the factors outlined below.
What do you receive?
Site inspection
How much does it cost?
Site inspection and tender preparation fee to be assessed based on the scope of works
How long does it take?
A minimum of 2 weeks
Step 3 Tender
At this point we’ve had a chat about your lot, the house you’re hoping to build, your budget and timing goals. We’ve also given you details on where we build, and the common logistics involved in a knockdown rebuild project. The Project Tender comes with Concept Plans that include the below information.
Now we’re ready to finalise the Project Tender – a very important document, it brings together the key details and decisions made on the home you want to build with the realities of your lot and the council regulations you’ll need to adhere to. It also provides a build price.
The Project Tender comes with Concept Plans included that show:
What do you receive?
Project Tender
How much does it cost?
How long does it take?
A minimum of 6 weeks
Step 4 Drawings & Contract
Now it’s time to convert the scope defined in the Project Tender into a contractual agreement between you and Champion Homes, accounted for in the form of Contract Drawings and the Building Contract.
Contract Drawings
These are the drawings of your proposed home, which typically include floor plans, elevations, sections, diagrams etc. In addition to identifying the scale of the drawings, they are intended to be clear and realistic depictions of the details of the agreed home design, and the associated works and materials required in order to complete the build. Importantly, banks or finance partners will typically require these drawings in order for you to obtain final financing – they can sometimes refer to them as Valuation Plans.
Building Contract
Using the building details from the Contract Drawings and the terms agreed to in the Project Tender, the Building Contract sets out the details of the contractual agreement between you and Champion Homes. It outlines the respective contractual obligations, and includes information as outlined below.
What do you receive?
Contract drawings & building contract
How much does it cost?
Included in the non-refundable Tender Fee you’ve already paid
How long does it take?
A minimum of 6 weeks
Step 5 Style Selections
With the contract signed, now it’s time for one of the most exciting times in the project – selections!
At this stage, the focus is on adding your specific choices and details to the decisions you’ve already made. For example, your Project Tender will show that you’ve agreed to a Colorbond roof – now’s the time to pick specifically what colour and style you prefer. And with so many choices to make, it can be both exciting and a little daunting, which is where our Style Studio comes in.
At the Style Studio you’ll be assisted by a Champion colour consultant in making your new house a home, adding your own character and style with every choice you make. Visualise and select the colours, textures and finishing touches in everything from paint to stone surfaces, cabinetry to tapware, and appliances to flooring, all while choosing from some of Australia’s best loved brands including Caesarstone, Polytec, PGH Bricks & Pavers, Caroma, Smeg, Taubmans and Daikin.
Once your selections are all made, you’ll receive a Selection Summary showing the detail on your choices.
What do you receive?
Selection Summary
How much does it cost?
Complementary for up to 5 hours of Style Studio consultation time
How long does it take?
Allow 3 weeks approx. to complete selections and finalise your selection summary
Step 6 Reports & DA Submission
With all of your selection choices made, it’s time to finalise the required reports and submit your development application. And when it comes to preparing the paperwork for your knockdown rebuild, there is a lot – the list of required documents may include:
What do you receive?
Development application lodged with council
How much does it cost?
Included in the non-refundable Tender Fee you’ve already paid
How long does it take?
The time required to lodge will vary with the complexity of the build
Step 7 DA Approval
With the Development Application submitted, we oversee the application review and approval process on your behalf with the Council. That means that if they’ve got any questions or requests for additional information they come to us first, where we’ll do everything we can to answer their questions.
Once the Development Application is approved and we receive Development Consent then, subject to development consent conditions and requirements of builders engineer, we order the construction certificate.
What do you receive?
Development consent and construction certificate
How much does it cost?
Included in the non-refundable Tender Fee you’ve already paid
How long does it take?
The time required to obtain development consent and a construction certificate can differ greatly from council to council and is impossible to predict with any accuracy
Step 8 Construction
The final step in the process is also one of the most exciting – with all of the documentation and approvals completed, it’s time to start building. As long as demolition and removal of the existing premises has been taken care of (we can we help with that too if needed), at this stage you’re good to get going.
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