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Building a New Home?
There are a lot of questions that arise when you start the house build journey.
We've put together some frequently asked questions to help guide you. If you can't see what you are looking for, contact our team and we'll get your questions answered.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should we choose Latitude Homes?
Too easy! We’re not too big that you’re treated as a number but big enough to be able to offer you competitive pricing and top quality service. We’re not owned by investment companies or overseas interests. Each of our Licence Holders are owner-operators, and treat each of our customer’s home builds as if they were building their own home.
Where can we view one of your showhomes?
A list of showhomes and opening hours are available on our website.
Can I make changes to your standard home build plans?
Yes you can, however, our plans have been priced to ensure they're the most cost-effective way of building and option for you.
There are so many building terms that I’m not familiar with, for instance what is a PC Sum, what is a gable?
You can view a glossary of terms. This may help you understand some of the meanings and terms that will be presented to you during the sales and building process.You can always clarify anything with your local Latitude Homes team.
How long after the building consent is approved and issued can the construction start?
Weather permitting, 1-2 weeks after the building consent is issued the excavation of your site can start. Once excavation is completed works can start on the foundations.
We own a section and we like one of your house designs, what do we do next?
Give your local Latitude Homes team a call and they will be able to tell you whether the desired house design will fit on your section. Once this is established, a building cost estimate will be provided. From there a plan deposit is required and a set of preliminary plan drawings will be completed showing you how the house sits on your section and a more accurate costing will be provided. Once you are happy with all this, a building contract will be entered into and a building consent application will be submitted with your local Council.
Do you provide a full list of other costs not associated with the actual house build, for example, excavation, drainage, driveways and fencing?
Your local Latitude Homes team can provide you with a full quote for your new build project with all associated costs.
Do the prices for your homes vary in different regions?
The price of a home build will vary throughout New Zealand due to the varying labour costs and distances that contractors may need to travel. You can discuss this with your local Latitude Homes team.
Can we change the exterior cladding?
Yes. The majority of our plans can be altered to another cladding. For example, one of our brick houses can be changed and be clad with Weatherboard. There are exceptions and it does depend on the house design so talk with your local Latitude Homes team about options.
Do you supply a warranty?
Absolutely. We supply a 10 Year Master Build Guarantee
How long will it take to build my new home?
The building consent process (required before we can start your build) can take up to 4-6 weeks. If you require a resource consent then allow another 6-8 weeks. This is all dependant on the complexity of the consents required. In general you should allow 5-6 months from the time you receive your plans to the completion of your new home.
Why are Latitude Homes prices so competitive?
This is mainly because all our home build plans are pre-costed and designed. This allows us to optimise the most cost-effective ways of building and reducing waste. Also, due to the volume of houses we build, we have negotiated extremely favourable rates with suppliers.
What additional costs are there?
This can vary from site to site and will depend on your home build requirements. Our local Latitude Homes representatives can supply you with a list of additional costs during the estimating process.
What is the payment schedule?
The payment schedule is worked on the stages of the build process and bank lending criteria. Talk to your local Latitude Homes representative for further details.
What is the next step to get things moving?
All it takes is a deposit from as little as $5000 to get your plans underway. Give us a call and we can get things started.
We have just moved into our new build that Latitude Homes created for us and are blown away. We are so so grateful we choose Latitude Homes for our first build Ross and Lee have been amazing from the first inquiry, they kept us up to date with everything happening and we're more then happy to answer my 100 questions. We are first home owners so the process to us was unfamiliar but Latitude Homes did make it so easy! Thank you and the team so much for our beautiful home.
Dijana Willis-croft
Our experience with Latitude Homes Hastings was very positive. We opted for the kitset option and co-ordinated the build ourselves with our own builder and sub contractors. Deb coordinated with our builder for the delivery of materials to site and was very easy to contact and have a conversation with when needed. We are extremely satisfied with the finished product and even happier that we came in under budget. The build was completed within the timeframe given. We intend to do this all over again and would consider going through Latitude Homes.
Kim Hokianga
We made contact with Lee initially because Latitude Homes allowed us to be a part of the build which suited us. We found Lee to be a wealth knowledge on their product, very informative and a pleasure to deal with, so we decided to go ahead and engage their services. We then meet Ross at our section to go over our ideas and thoughts, Ross was accommodating and professional. Throughout the build we have had communication from Ross and Lee that has been second to none always informing us of weekly progress as we live out of the area. A great thing was in the climate we are experiencing at the moment with rising building costs Latitude Homes came in under the budget that was set and we absolutely love our holiday home. We look forward to engaging your services in the near future to construct our garage . Thanks for going above and beyond for us you will be at top of mind if we are asked to give a referral.
Davyd and Lisa
We have just moved into our new build that Latitude Homes created for us and are blown away. We are so so grateful we choose Latitude Homes for our first build Ross and Lee have been amazing from the first inquiry, they kept us up to date with everything happening and we're more then happy to answer my 100 questions. We are first home owners so the process to us was unfamiliar but Latitude Homes did make it so easy! Thank you and the team so much for our beautiful home.
Dijana Willis-croft
Our experience with Latitude Homes Hastings was very positive. We opted for the kitset option and co-ordinated the build ourselves with our own builder and sub contractors. Deb coordinated with our builder for the delivery of materials to site and was very easy to contact and have a conversation with when needed. We are extremely satisfied with the finished product and even happier that we came in under budget. The build was completed within the timeframe given. We intend to do this all over again and would consider going through Latitude Homes.
Kim Hokianga
We made contact with Lee initially because Latitude Homes allowed us to be a part of the build which suited us. We found Lee to be a wealth knowledge on their product, very informative and a pleasure to deal with, so we decided to go ahead and engage their services. We then meet Ross at our section to go over our ideas and thoughts, Ross was accommodating and professional. Throughout the build we have had communication from Ross and Lee that has been second to none always informing us of weekly progress as we live out of the area. A great thing was in the climate we are experiencing at the moment with rising building costs Latitude Homes came in under the budget that was set and we absolutely love our holiday home. We look forward to engaging your services in the near future to construct our garage . Thanks for going above and beyond for us you will be at top of mind if we are asked to give a referral.
Davyd and Lisa
We have just moved into our new build that Latitude Homes created for us and are blown away. We are so so grateful we choose Latitude Homes for our first build Ross and Lee have been amazing from the first inquiry, they kept us up to date with everything happening and we're more then happy to answer my 100 questions. We are first home owners so the process to us was unfamiliar but Latitude Homes did make it so easy! Thank you and the team so much for our beautiful home.
Dijana Willis-croft