Step 1: Initial Enquiry → Consultation → Contract Offer
Once you have purchased land, visit www.laing.co.nz and complete the enquiry form, a member of our team will contact you to provide initial information for your consideration. We recommend that once you have decided on the style of new home you require, a consultation is arranged to begin the process of designing your new home.
Following from this consultation we will forward a detailed Letter of Offer and Building Supply Agreement for your perusal and confirmation. This information will confirm the designer, construction price, specifications and commencement dates.
Step 2: Contract Acceptance → Site Visit
Upon receiving the signed Building Supply Agreement, we will arrange for our Transport and Contracts Managers to visit your site to complete the relocation assessment to confirm whether there is sufficient access for our relocation equipment. Our Transport Manager will advise whether any obstacles need to be removed to provide suitable access.
You will need to provide us with the following information prior to the site visit:
• Copy of Certificate of Title
• Confirmation that your property does not have covenant restrictions preventing the siting of a new transportable home
• Site services plan
The following additional information may be required
• Site levels and pegging certificate
• Soils report
• Photographs of your site
• Council - district plan design guidelines to be met?
• Planning rules for boundary setbacks, height restrictions, easements, driveway and car parking regulations
Once we have visited your site, we will confirm the site access in writing and commence the design and planning process.
Step 3: Design → Planning → Permits
We will provide our architect with our design / production request instruction which records the design brief detailing the requested specifications and finishes. Our architect will prepare details plans, specifications including engineering design statement to ensure that your home complies with the relevant site - specific building requirements.
The site plan will incorporate the site information provided.
Once the final plans have been approved, they are submitted for both the construction and onsite building consents.
Step 4: Construction → Delivery → Maintenance
Once we receive confirmation that both building consents will be approved, we will arrange for the appropriate building materials to be delivered to our manufacturing site. Your home will be built in accordance with the plans and specifications. Our clients are welcome to visit our manufacturing site to view the construction of their new home, or alternatively you may require progress photographs to be sent via email.
Prior to delivery of your new home, we undertake a final quality assurance inspection to ensure that your new home meets our quality standards. In addition, the Christchurch City Council will complete their final inspection to enable the Building Code Compliance Certificate to be issued, we forward this document to your local council.
Once your new home is completed our transport manager will advise you of the proposed delivery date.
Get our your camera and get to record the delivery of your new home, once the house is on site, our relocation staff will install the timber piles and lower and tie down your new home to the piles.
Your local contractors will then complete the site improvements (services, decks, baseboards, steps etc)
Once completed it is your responsibility to obtain the onsite building code compliance, then sit back and enjoy.
We recommend that any defects that may appear within sixty days of your home being tied down to the foundation are notified to us in writing, these defects will be repaired at the Company's own cost.