Custom Built Luxury Homes

Design & Construction

Riverstone offers a complete design and construction service for high quality custom built luxury homes. We have a team of architects and designers and a range of support services to develop a design for your luxury home. These leading professionals will work with you to complete a home that suits your individual design needs and lifestyle. RiverStone will provide you with experienced and professional builders that can manage any type of custom luxury homes in Perth. Being leading custom home builders in Perth, we take care of each step involved in building your dream home.

To ensure you are completely satisfied we will develop the design over a series of stages. You can proceed at your pace and only when you are completely satisfied. Fees are structured to reflect complexity and size but are also designed to be a minimal charge for the service provided.

  1. Design consultation. Site visit, review client requirements, confirm budget.
  2. Concept design fee paid, PPA signed. Detailed brief taken, budget set. Note: Fee is non-refundable.
  3. File prepared for concept design. Site survey ordered. Budget estimate prepared.
  4. Coloured 3D view of front elevation prepared.
  5. Concept design presented with 3D elevation plus Budget Estimate and abridged Specification provided.
  6. Design resolution completed. Contract package fee of 2% of budget estimate paid, PPA signed. Note: Fee is non-refundable.
  7. Contract package prepared. Drawings updated to planning approval stage. Contract quote with 3D walk around prepared. Engineers design commenced.
  8. Contract package presented. Note: Contract Price will be the contract quote less all fees already paid. Consultant explains all documents. Clients sign documentation, pay Preliminaries Fee which is 10% of Contract Price.
  9. Pre-Start Process: – submit application for planning approval, meet Client Liaison Manager, meet Interior Designer, finalise air-conditioning, audio visual, wet areas, cabinets, lighting, and power layouts. Finalise sustainability design details and pool layout if required. First meeting with Landscape Designer. Select window colours, roof materials and wall finishes. Update documentation to reflect above and to take account of planning approval conditions. Submit application for building license.
  10. Job start – Owner completes demolition (if applicable).Building license conditions noted. Construction commences on site with earthworks.
  11. Construction proceeds to practical completion. All communication through Client Liaison Manager. Site meetings held on a regular basis with C.L.M. and Supervisor.
  12. Initial Construction Commenced – First Progress Payment claim made. Documentation changed by variation.
  13. Progress claims made monthly.
  14. Contract completion. Preliminary final account sent. Practical completion inspection with client. Practical completion list signed by both parties. Final account paid – keys and handover pack prepared.
  15. Maintenance – 12 months. Maintenance Team available to assist with any problems. Clients prepare list of issues arising with home after 12 months from practical completion. Maintenance Team completes rectification of issues.
  16. Final completion. 6 year statutory warranty period for defective workmanship.