Builder: Tamar Homes

Our architect Solar Dwellings sent our plans to three builders, with whom they regularly work, for cost estimates:

1. LifeStyle Homes: a mid-sized project homes builder part of the Summit Homes Group
2. InVogue Homes: a mid-sized project homes builder, part of the JWH Group
3. Tamar Homes: a small individual homes builder

The cost estimates were very competitive - within 5% of each other. We spoke with representatives from each builder, visited homes they'd built, and spoke with previous clients. We felt confident that each builder would do an excellent job constructing our home.

Ultimately, we chose Tamar Homes. The main reasons were

1. Glowing recommendations from previous clients
2. The project-home builders, LifeStyle and InVogue, both required the bulk of our decisions regarding fit-out to be made up-front - pre-start as it's called. With Tamar Homes these decisions could be made during construction as and when they were needed. We felt much more comfortable with this approach as we'd not built before and have busy lives.