FM DIRECT: Pre-Build Needs

Start with What the Home Needs to Do

Before choosing a builder, design or supplier, be clear about how the home will be used.

Full-time living, guest accommodation, rental use, worker accommodation or a staged project can each require different decisions around power, water, storage, privacy, access and fit-out.

FM DIRECT helps bring those questions together before the build is locked in.

Work Through the Essentials

• How the home will be used
• How many people it needs to support
• Sleeping and storage needs
• Kitchen, bathroom and appliance needs
• Power, water and waste
• Shire and site requirements
• Delivery and vehicle access
• Stairs, decks and outdoor access
• Future expansion
• Budget priorities

Why It Matters

Early choices affect one another.

The roof can affect solar. Appliance sizes can affect cabinetry. Toilet choice can affect waste. Entry height can affect stairs, access and outdoor use.

Working through those connections early can prevent difficult or expensive changes later.

Built from CABO Solana

CABO Solana showed how many decisions only become clear once the home, site and services begin working together.

What Does Your Project Need to Do?

Tell us how the home will be used, who it needs to support and what has already been decided.

FM DIRECT provides practical project guidance. It does not replace qualified builders, trades, engineers, certifiers, planners or Shire advice.