East Fremantle
With some great inspiration from our clients and the help of our designers grew this eye catching 2 storey home is East Fremantle.
Another 2 storey timber frame home with easy care polished concrete floors.
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A two-storey home in East Fremantle
East Fremantle blocks tend to be narrow and deep with limited side access, which is exactly the situation that rewards going up rather than out. A second storey buys living area and outlook without consuming the whole site, but it brings structural work, scaffolding, additional inspections and a longer trade sequence with it — all of which need to be planned into the program from the start.
Client ideas, resolved by design
This project began with strong ideas from the owners and was developed with our designers into something buildable. That is usually the most productive way for a custom home to start: a clear brief from the people who will live in it, tested early against the block, the budget and the planning framework so that the good ideas survive into construction rather than being value-engineered out later.
Building in the Fremantle area
Work in and around Fremantle often involves heritage or character-area considerations, tight streets and restricted site access. We deal with those regularly — see home builders Fremantle for how we approach it, or read about custom home building across Perth.
Key features
- Two-storey home on a narrow, deep East Fremantle block
- Timber frame construction
- Polished concrete floors
- 10-month build from site start to handover
Why timber frame suited this site
A timber frame goes up fast and handles a second storey with less weight on the footings than double brick. On a narrow lot with limited side access, fewer deliveries and a shorter frame stage keep the street clear and the program tight.
Polished concrete from the slab up
Polished concrete gives an easy-care, hard-wearing floor with no grout lines or carpet to replace. The finish level, joint layout and service penetrations were set before the pour, which is the only point where those decisions are cheap.
Location
East Fremantle sits about 15 minutes from our Ardross office. See our home builders Fremantle page for heritage and character-area builds nearby, and the build times of our other Perth homes.
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