Many remote areas find building time consuming and expensive as building materials are not readily available, this results in higher costs and longer build times as the builder is often forced to travel upto 150km for every missing component. areas in Queensland, which are booming suffer from this include Rainbow Beach, Hervey Bay, Town of […]

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Why build with Nu-Steel? Well, many people decide to owner build to save money. When owner building you have a couple of choices. The cheapest suppliers offer off the peg housing with no changes and often little creativity. As with project homes you can achieve costs of $800 to $1000 per M2 as long as […]

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There is a distinct change happening all over the world with regard to new home construction. Governements prompted by consumer protection calls have tightened the building laws and increased the guarantee that builders have to provide. This has made liability insurance and management on e of the key ares of risk foir builders today.
The result is […]

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As in many places across the planet the first time buyers are perceived as being priced out of the market with the continued growth in housing values.  Many people are calling on the government to intervene to create more affordable housing.
So waht could the government(i.e John Howard and Peter Costello) or the would be Gov […]

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Bespoke homes, meaning designed to your plans for you, and kit homes used in the same sentence seems like an oxymoron!
Most people consider kit homes as mass produced low cost products produced off of a production line, meaning any customer changes are either expensive or not possible.
As the pioneer of steel framed kit homes in […]

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Termites are often called “white ants” in Australia

Subterranean termites or “white-ants” are a highly destructive timber pest, causing major structural timber damage to domestic and commercial buildings in Queensland.
A major economic pest: Recent industry surveys suggest about one third of all unprotected properties in Queensland are subject to attack by subterranean termites. Most of the […]

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A report I read this morning on Australia’s and even more so, Queensland’s, burgeoning population made me think about the issue “when is the right time to build?”
“Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) last week confirm we are living in a rapidly growing nation! Australia recorded its largest annual population increase ever, […]

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There is a saying that fools repeat their mistakes, normal people learn from their own mistakes and wise men learn from other peoples mistakes.
When it comes to building we seem to be able to ignore this. First a quote from an article from our friends at the ABC
“City councils in Queensland want the state […]

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The decision to build your own home is often a difficult one. Are you getting value for money, the product you want and something that is built to last the years.
Often due to the level of complexity people decide to buy a pre-designed home from a project builder. These homes are often priced very […]

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Owner-building is the project management of your build process. Nu-Steel was one of the pioneers of owner-building in Australia and continues to lead the market using the strongest steel frame on the market. The steel frame is pre-welded, pre-tensioned enabling two people to construct a frame in as little as a day. Plus because […]

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