Construction - pathway A
The owner-builder option.
Your build. Your trades. Your savings.
Most Storybook designs are built by their owners. You take legal responsibility for constructing your own home and coordinate the trades - with Storybook’s documentation, material kit and technical advice behind you.
Eyes open
What it actually involves
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An owner-builder permit
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Selecting and coordinating trades
The single most critical task. Most clients select the majority of their trades during the permit stage, before construction begins.
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Real time and organisation
Owner-building asks genuine commitment. Storybook will tell you plainly whether your project - and your calendar - suit it.
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Roughly 20%+ saved, tax-free
Self-managing removes the builder’s margin from the build cost. On a character home, that is a serious number.
Never alone on site
Storybook stays at your elbow
Plans and documentation are prepared with owner-builders in mind. The material kit arrives itemised for your design. And pre-construction technical advice is a phone call away whenever you need to check something.
- Documentation written to be built from
- Material kit itemised for your exact design
- Pre-construction technical advice on call
From the Storybook archive
Built by owners and builders alike
A selection from more than 2,500 archived Storybook designs. Your consultation includes designs matched to your land, family and budget - book a time to see them.
