The Family's Story
Project Story
The Sandwood Family Home was the kind of project that validated everything TCB Build was built to do. The family had been let down by a previous builder - a stalled project, a ballooning quote, and a year of radio silence. They came to us burnt.
From the first conversation, we were straight up about what was achievable on their block - a gentle site gradient running north-to-south that most builders would have flagged as a site-cost surprise after signing. On this project we acted as the subcontract builder, partnering with 40|43 Developments to deliver the architect-led vision to our Spruce Standard. We accounted for the cut and fill in the fixed price from day one.
The result is a generous 4-bedroom contemporary home with open-plan living, a separate master retreat, covered alfresco, and double garage - built to the Spruce Standard and handed over with the keys and a folder of Friday photo updates from every week of the build.
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Key Features & Details
Contemporary
Sandwood Family Home
4 bed
Bedrooms
2 bath
Bathrooms
2 garage
Garage
Covered alfresco
Feature
Timeline
11 months (3 weeks ahead of schedule)
Budget
From $650,000
How We Solved It
Straight Up About The Hard Parts. Proud Of The Result.
The Hard Parts
Challenges
The Sandwood block presented three challenges that we addressed head-on before the contract was signed - not after.
- A 1.2m site gradient requiring engineered cut and fill - costed and included in the fixed price from day one
- A council design overlay requiring a specific façade setback - resolved during design with our local council contact
- A client mid-approval customisation request (an expanded master ensuite and reconfigured butler's pantry) - absorbed within the fixed price through smart design-partner coordination
The Result
Achievements
The Sandwood Family Home was handed over 3 weeks ahead of the contracted date - a result of the Spruce Standard's elite precision scheduling and zero lag days waiting on trades.
- Delivered 3 weeks ahead of the 11-month contracted completion date
- Zero variations raised from the signed contract - the price they signed was the price they paid
- All mid-approval client customisations absorbed within the agreed fixed price
- Spruce Standard maintained throughout - the site was audited weekly and cleared to residential standard before every Friday photo update
- Client rated the experience 5 stars on Google: "We were terrified of building after horror stories from friends. TCB Build was straight up from day one."
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