5 tips for building a family home you'll love

Last Updated on September 1, 2024

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[AD] Building a family home is exciting, but with that excitement also comes stress surrounding the many things that are involved in building and designing a home that’s perfect for a growing family.

There are many things to consider when building a family home, from keeping within budget, ensuring your new home has a proper framework, and choosing the right materials.

However, it’s often the smaller details that contribute towards the overall feel, and comfort that your family will feel once they’ve moved in.

Here are 5 tips for building a family home that will make the smaller details easier to work through.

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Plan for the future

One of the major aspects of building a family home is making sure it can accommodate your family’s future plans.

For example, if you’re thinking of growing your family, make sure your future home has enough bedrooms to accommodate these plans.

Similarly, if you have school aged children, one of the best ways to prepare for back to school is to have a homework area, so planning an office space into your future home’s design may be something you’d like to consider.

Look at ways to save energy

Look at what you can add to your new home that will allow you to save energy once you move in.

This can include:

High quality insulation
New windows
Energy-efficient appliances (like dishwashers and dryers)
Energy efficient lighting
Programmable thermostats
Solar panels
Tankless water heaters

Invest in functional storage solutions

Storage is one of the things that will help you to keep a home tidy with kids, so having functional storage solutions is extremely beneficial.

Some storage solutions that you may consider adding to the design of your new home include extra shelves in the kitchen and bathrooms, toy room storage, school bag storage, and other types of smart storage solutions so your new home can easily accommodate the storage needs of your family, or your changing kids hobbies.

Remember waste management systems

During the construction of your family’s new home, having proper waste management systems at the job site is very important.

Garbage collection is important to keep the site clean so that it’s safe, and having the correct rubbish collection service enables rubbish to be picked up as required.

In addition to waste management during construction, waste management is something to consider during the design phase of your home.

Some waste management systems you could benefit from having in your new home include:

Built-in recycling bins
Composting products

Employing waste management systems during the construction of your new home, and inside your home once it’s built, means a cleaner site during construction, and eventually a more sustainable home.

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Incorporate quality finishes

The finishing touches to your home go a long way towards creating an environment of comfort and safety.

When choosing between different products or materials, make sure you choose those that are durable, which means focussing on details like hardware, fixtures, and even paint colours, as these elements can make a large impact on how your home looks.

Building a family home – a recap

Building a family home is a rewarding process that involves a careful balance between your big picture vision, and the finer details.

When building your ideal home, ensure that you plan for the future, for example, make sure it has enough bedrooms, or study areas if that’s what you’ll think you’ll eventually need.

Incorporating energy efficient products into your new home like high quality insulation, energy efficient appliances, and energy efficient lighting, is something you should also consider.

Storage is essential for making mum life easier, so making sure your new home has storage solutions within it, especially in high traffic areas like the kitchen and bathrooms, will help keep your home tidy and clutter free.

Finally, during the building and design phases, making sure rubbish is collected, and quality finishes are included, will make your new house feel like a home.

Building a family home is exciting, and incorporating these tips into the design and construction of it will ensure that once your family move in, they’ll feel comfortable, safe, and happy.

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