Terms & Conditions

The terms that apply to building your new home with Ownit Homes, including our inclusions, promotions and structural guarantee.

Over 50 years family-owned, debt-free, 20 year guarantee

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Please note

  • In accordance with our policy of continued design improvements, we reserve the right to alter specifications and inclusions without prior notice.
  • Images are indicative only. Brands, prices, designs and materials are subject to change without notice.
  • Speak with a sales consultant for the inclusions and conditions that apply to building with Ownit Homes. QBCC 6479.

Select a section below to read the full terms.

Included as standard
20 year structural guarantee
12 month maintenance service
Energy efficiency requirements

What other builders charge extra for, we include as standard. Our Dream Inclusions package includes the following as standard.

Construction and site

  • 90mm timber frame construction.
  • Private Certifier and standard Plumbing Application fees P.S. $1,400 (owners to ensure there is suitable live power and water to site).
  • Builder's insurance during construction.
  • Standard working drawings.
  • Contour survey of site.
  • Soil test including Engineers' inspections of conventional footing and slab to an 'S' classification (including alfresco).
  • Site works up to 1 metre fall (over house pad).
  • Termite protection to meet Australian Standard code 3660.
  • Use of 1 concrete pump to pour slab.
  • Environmental requirements during construction, gravel driveway and silt barrier for standard setback.

Home features

  • Plaster lined walls and ceilings. Cornice to ceilings.
  • Electrical connections to house to 6 lineal metres and circuit breakers for single phase power.
  • Sewerage and drainage connection (allowance for 6 metre setback with services to street on typical building block of land up to 700m2).
  • Two (2) garden taps.
  • Door stops.
  • Toilet roll holders and towel rails to each bathroom.
  • Hardwired smoke detectors to comply with current regulations.
  • Video Intercom System.
  • Home Hub including 2 TV points and 2 phone points.
  • Flyscreens to all windows.
  • Security System including 4 detectors, siren, external light and 1 code pad.
  • Soft close doors and drawers throughout kitchen, laundry and bathroom cabinets.

Energy efficiency requirements

  • Anticon Blanket to roof.
  • R3.0 Ceiling Batts, including external alfresco area (if applicable).
  • R2.0 Batts to all external walls.
  • Wall wrapping to all external walls.
  • White ceiling fan to internal living areas and one external fan to the alfresco area (if applicable).
  • 280L Heat Pump Hot Water System.
  • Water pressure limiting valve.

Guarantees and service

  • Twelve (12) month maintenance service.
  • Twenty (20) year structural guarantee (conditions apply, ask for a copy).

See the Items not included in the standard price section below for exclusions that may apply to Dream Inclusions homes.

Included as standard
20 year structural guarantee
12 month maintenance service
Brisbane City Council standard

Our Classic Inclusions package includes the following as standard.

Construction and site

  • 90mm timber frame construction.
  • Building application for Brisbane City Council standard.
  • Private Certifier and standard Plumbing Application fees P.S. $1,400 (owners to ensure there is suitable live power and water to site).
  • Builder's insurance during construction.
  • Standard working drawings.
  • Contour survey of site.
  • Soil test including Engineers' inspections of conventional footing and slab to an 'S' classification.
  • Site works up to 1 metre fall (over house pad).
  • Termite protection to meet Australian Standard code 3660.
  • Use of 1 concrete pump to pour slab.
  • Environmental requirements during construction, gravel driveway and silt barrier for standard setback.

Home features

  • Plaster lined walls and ceilings. Cornice to ceilings.
  • Electrical connections to house to 6 lineal metres and circuit breakers for single phase power.
  • Sewerage and drainage connection (allowance for 6 metre setback with services to street on typical building block of land up to 700m2).
  • Two (2) garden taps.
  • Door stops.
  • Toilet roll holders and towel rails to each bathroom.
  • Hardwired smoke detectors to comply with current regulations.

Guarantees and service

  • Twelve (12) month maintenance service.
  • Twenty (20) year structural guarantee (conditions apply, ask for a copy).

See the Items not included in the standard price section below for exclusions that may apply to Classic Inclusions homes.

Subject to additional costs
Applicable where nominated on plans
Brands subject to change
Turn key items separate

The standard features and basic price do not include the following (where applicable), which are subject to additional costs.

Dream Inclusions homes

  • Local authority requisitions, any acoustic requirements and additional requirements by land developer.
  • Siteworks, grass slashing, removal of trees, levelling rock, extra requirements called for by Engineers or extra concrete pump.
  • Property poles, water connection, cartage of water, any unusual setbacks.
  • Decorative items, such as wall paper or painted feature walls, furniture, floor coverings, light fittings, window treatments, driveway, paths, fences and landscaping.
  • Feature tiles and trims chosen in the display that are over the provisional cost allowance (refer to the tile provisional cost allowance).
  • Air conditioning and door closers.
  • All items in this document are only applicable where nominated on plans.
  • Brands shown in the display homes or on brochures are subject to change without notice.
  • No pressure and/or chemical cleaning to the brickwork if you select a different colour mortar than what is included.
  • Additional Dream Inclusions as per display homes.

Classic Inclusions homes

  • Local authority requisitions, any acoustic requirements and additional requirements by land developer.
  • Siteworks, grass slashing, removal of trees, levelling rock, extra requirements called for by Engineers or extra concrete pump.
  • Property poles, water connection, cartage of water, any unusual setbacks.
  • Decorative items, such as wall paper or painted feature walls, furniture, floor coverings, light fittings, window treatments, driveway, paths, fences and landscaping.
  • Render finish to external.
  • Feature tiles and trims chosen in the display that are over the provisional cost allowance (refer to the tile provisional cost allowance).
  • Air conditioning and door closers.
  • All items in this document are only applicable where nominated on plans.
  • Brands specified are subject to change without notice.
  • No pressure and/or chemical cleaning to the brickwork if you select a different colour mortar than what is included.
  • Additional Dream Inclusions as per display homes.

New deposits from 1 April 2024
Up to $45,000 discount
Dream inclusions homes only
Queensland only

The Live Your Dream promotion is only available for new deposits from 1 April 2024. The advertised value of up to $45,000 discount will only be applied to homes with Dream inclusions. This offer is available for new home preliminary agreements entered into, and initial deposits paid, for homes with Dream inclusions only from 1 April 2024 in Queensland. This offer is not available in conjunction with any other offer from Ownit Homes unless specified in writing by an authorised Ownit Homes representative.

This offer will run month-to-month, with Ownit Homes in its absolute discretion reserving the right to terminate this offer at any time. Due to ongoing product development, Ownit Homes reserves the right to change or substitute the make, model or type of any product at any time and without notice. Ownit Homes also reserves the right to change promotions, specifications, pricing, designs, materials, suppliers and terms and conditions at any time and without notice.

Further conditions apply. For more information, speak to an Ownit Homes new home consultant. QBCC 6479.

300m2 Capri offer

300m2 Capri now only $424,900 with Classic Facade and Classic Inclusions. The standard features and basic price do not include the following (where applicable), which are subject to additional costs.

  • Local authority requisitions, any acoustic requirements and additional requirements by land developer.
  • Siteworks, grass slashing, removal of trees, levelling rock, extra requirements called for by engineers or extra concrete pump.
  • Property poles, water connection, cartage of water, any unusual setbacks.
  • Render finish to external.
  • Decorative items, such as wall paper or painted feature walls, furniture, floor coverings, light fittings, window treatments, driveway, paths, fences and landscaping.
  • Feature tiles and trims chosen in the display that are over the provisional cost allowance (refer to the tile provisional cost allowance).
  • Air conditioning and door closers.
  • All items in this document are only applicable where nominated on plans.
  • Brands specified are subject to change without notice.
  • No pressure and/or chemical cleaning to the brickwork if you select a different colour mortar than what is included.
  • Additional Dream Inclusions as per display homes.
  • Does not include Turn Key items such as floor tiles, carpets, light fittings, driveway, turf, 'M' class soil classification, clothesline, mailbox or TV antenna.

In accordance with Ownit Homes policy of continued design improvements, we reserve the right to alter the specification and inclusions without prior notice. The builder cannot confirm Energy Rating requirements of the home, as this is dependent on the home, its orientation, location and content of insulation including building material types. Our images are indicative only and display inclusions, fixtures, accessories, landscaping, windows, floor coverings and lighting that are not a part of Classic inclusions. Our turn key inclusions are offered as an additional package and are not included as part of our Classic Inclusions. Speak with a sales consultant for more details on the inclusions and conditions that apply to building with Ownit Homes, phone 07 3343 4244 or email build@ownithomes.com.au. QBCC 6479.

Agreements signed from 16 October 2019
Original owner only
Not transferable
Annual inspection required

At Ownit Homes, we are committed to quality. That is why we are proud to offer our customers a 20 Year Structural Guarantee on their homes. When you build with Ownit Homes, you can feel confident knowing that your home will stand the test of time.

Terms and conditions

Ownit Homes is offering a 20 year Structural Guarantee (the Guarantee) for any Planning Agreements signed without change and Planning Agreement fees paid in full on or after 16 October 2019. In this document, any reference to Us, We and Our refers to Ownit Homes Pty Ltd. Any reference to You and Your refers to the owners named and the building address on the building contract.

The Guarantee is given to You, being the original owner named on the building contract, and is not transferable to any family members or subsequent purchasers or owners of the home.

The Guarantee means that Ownit Homes will rectify structural components of the home that have experienced a structural failure, in the sole opinion of Our engineer, specifically the foundation and/or any structural members or components of the timber wall frames and the roof framing only. The definition of a structural failure in this Guarantee is Damage Category 4 or higher (AS2870). The Guarantee will commence from the building contract start date.

Your responsibilities

To be eligible for this Guarantee and so as not to void it, Your responsibilities are:

  • To have Your home, at Your cost, comprehensively inspected by Ownit Homes' nominated structural engineer no less than once per year, or more frequently if such engineers deem fit, and to allow Us to rectify, at Our cost and without compensation to You, any structural issue that may be detected on any such inspection which is not caused by any circumstance outlined under the Exclusions section below and which Our engineers deem appropriate.
  • To fully and comprehensively insure and adequately maintain Your home in accordance with the documents provided to You as part of Our building contract documentation, and any revisions of those documents that may be issued from time to time, such as the CSIRO's Guide to Foundation Maintenance and Footing Performance on how to care for Your new home after completion. If You do not strictly adhere to this, then without notice this will void Our Guarantee.
  • To maintain all plumbing and drainage fittings and/or fixtures in and around Your home and land which could in any way impact on structural integrity, including water pipes, drains, pipes, pits and plumbing works.

Exclusions

This Guarantee does not apply in the following circumstances where they may have an impact on structural integrity:

  • Any loss arising from non-compliance with Your responsibilities outlined above.
  • Site conditions that are experienced that are outside of Our control.
  • Damage caused by Act of God, storms, fire, flooding, drought or earthquake.
  • Damage caused by vegetation or trees growing near the footings and slab of Your home.
  • Poorly designed landscaping and poor surface drainage.
  • Non-compliance with the CSIRO's Guide to Foundation Maintenance and Footing Performance on how to care for Your new home after completion.
  • Fair wear and tear.
  • Misuse or neglect.
  • Electrical wiring.
  • Minor cracking (as defined in AS2870).
  • Resultant damage.
  • Alternative accommodation.
  • Neighbour's failure to maintain their home and land.
  • Failure to follow the site maintenance guidelines provided by Us, including establishing appropriate landscaping and drainage and maintaining the termite protection treatment program for Your home.
  • Any renovations, additions or other structural or non-structural changes (including landscaping and pools) undertaken to the home, or by other parties to surrounding homes, before or after completion under the building contract, including diversion of water.
  • Items of a non-structural nature such as any marks or scratches to bench tops, windows, doors and vanities.

This Guarantee is limited to the person or persons nominated and the home at the site address on the original building contract, and is not transferable in any way. Once the home is sold or transferred to another party, this Guarantee will cease. Nothing in this Guarantee shall be interpreted to exempt or avoid any guarantee or warranty explicitly provided by law.

Specifications may change without notice
Images indicative only
QBCC 6479
Speak with a sales consultant

In accordance with Ownit Homes policy of continued design improvements, we reserve the right to alter the specification and inclusions without prior notice. The builder cannot confirm Energy Rating requirements of the home, as this is dependent on the home, its orientation, location and content of insulation including building material types.

Our images are indicative only and display inclusions, fixtures, accessories, landscaping, windows, floor coverings and lighting that are not a part of Classic inclusions. Our turn key inclusions are offered as an additional package and are not included as part of our Classic Inclusions.

Speak with a sales consultant for more details on the inclusions and conditions that apply to building with Ownit Homes, phone 07 3343 4244 or email build@ownithomes.com.au. QBCC 6479.

See also our Privacy Policy. Questions? Email enquiries@ownithomes.com.au.