8 vital issues to avoid before custom building your dream home

With a bit of clever thinking and planning, custom building your dream home can be a fantastic experience – with the positives far outweighing any negatives. Just take plenty of time to think, talk and read everything through – and listen to those in the know. To get this process started, here are eight vital… Continue reading 8 vital issues to avoid before custom building your dream home

Single Storey vs Double Storey: Which Is Right For Your Luxury Home?

Building a new home and can’t decide whether to go for a single or double storey? Let us help you decide which is right for your luxury home. Single Storey vs Double Storey: Which Is Right For Your Luxury Home? Block Size & Shape The size of your block and its shape can be one… Continue reading Single Storey vs Double Storey: Which Is Right For Your Luxury Home?

12 building tips for your new home

Include as many of these tips in your new home and you’ll be thankful for decades to come! Building a new home is no small decision – or investment! It pays to get it right the first time, and to make sure you include certain elements that guarantee you a lifetime of happiness – not… Continue reading 12 building tips for your new home

Winter is Coming: How Custom Home Builders Prepare their Homes

With a change in seasons comes an annual change in lifestyle. With less daylight hours and cooler temperatures dominating the days, be sure to have your house ready for the change with some simple steps to create a winter-friendly custom home design. Don’t sit in your house for nine months waiting for spring – this… Continue reading Winter is Coming: How Custom Home Builders Prepare their Homes

Two Storey Homes vs. Single Storey Homes

Sometimes, the decision to build either a two-storey or one-storey home is made for us. Maybe it’s the block size, our lifestyle factors or perhaps we simply have an overwhelming emotional desire to build one way or the other. But if you’re undecided, take a look at these influencing factors that will help you decide… Continue reading Two Storey Homes vs. Single Storey Homes

Choosing the right Home Builder in Perth

There are few projects as personal or as large as building your own home. It’s a big investment, too, and for most of us, one that takes decades to pay off. So it pays to get it right, and a fundamental part of getting it right is by choosing the right home builder. To make… Continue reading Choosing the right Home Builder in Perth

Building on an Inner-City Narrow Block?

Keep these tips in mind… Given the rapid growth of Australia’s major cities, few of us are thinking much about quarter acre blocks. For the many of us that work in the city, or want to be close to the action: cafes, restaurants and bars, building your new home in an inner-city, narrow block is… Continue reading Building on an Inner-City Narrow Block?

Benefits of building with timber frames

In Western Australia, particularly Perth, there is a misconception that double-brick custom home construction is the only way to go. However, we’re here to break the building mould around this ideology and say that timber framing is the way of the future! A topic that often splits the rooms, especially when those who have built… Continue reading Benefits of building with timber frames

Australian Farmhouse Design Ideas You Should Consider

Innovative Australian Farmhouse Designs with Perth’s Premier Builders Craft an idyllic, spacious, functional and calming sanctuary for you and your family to enjoy; a farmhouse. At JFK Custom Homes, we specialise in bringing your farmhouse concepts and ideas to life. As experts in Australian farmhouse designs, our Perth design and construction team leads you through… Continue reading Australian Farmhouse Design Ideas You Should Consider

Why Building a Farmhouse on a Rural Block is a Dream Come True

If you’re considering building your next home, finding the perfect location should be top on your priority list. From proximity to family and friends to privacy and comfort, your ideal location will depend on your preferences and requirements. For many new home builders, rural blocks are becoming much more appealing and in-demand. Offering space, privacy… Continue reading Why Building a Farmhouse on a Rural Block is a Dream Come True