Engineering for New Home Additions and Renovations
A builder often calls on a number of experts throughout the renovation and addition process. From architects and building designers to engineers and surveyors, there are multiple helping hands that ensure your home is built to the highest standard. In Queensland, it...
Working with structural engineers during your build
A structural engineer is an essential part of your building journey, as they ensure that your home won’t be falling apart any time soon! They are responsible for things like footings, slabs, wall frames, floor frames, roof frames and the connections that hold...
What insurances do you require when building?
Insurance is such an important part of any building process. It covers you should things go wrong, ensures the health and safety of the people on your site and will provide peace of mind. Therefore, when choosing your builder, regardless of whether it is a small...
Building Designer or Architect? What to consider when choosing your Designer
McGowan Homes Interview with Arco Design (formally Gold Coast Building Designers) The decision to use an Architect, Draftsman or Building Designer is one of the most important choices you’ll make. As the people responsible for bringing your vision to life, they need...Recent News
How to Integrate an Office into Your New Home
As many Australians nationwide have experienced a period of working from...
Who’s Who On Our Building Site
Meet the team bringing some of the Gold Coast’s most luxurious lifestyles to...
Getting Ahead of the Game: What Can You Be Doing Now To Build Your Dream Home in 2020?
This is a funny time of year for all Australians, with ongoing quarantine...
Behind the Build: Our Paradise Point Home Build with ARCO Designs
Back with our Behind the Build series, we’re talking to Will Collins at...
What’s Trending in Home Building This Year?
A new year and a new decade… What an exciting time it is to be working in...
Year in Review: A Look Back at McGowan Homes’ 2019
As another year draws to a close, we wanted to take a look back at...
5 Ways To Keep Your Backyard Happy Through Summer
The weather is heating up and summer just around the corner. While the...
Behind the Build: Using Colour to Create a Natural Home, with Gold Coast Coatings
Interior design is an incredibly important element of a new home build....
Naturally Beautiful with Zoe Milburn
We recently had the pleasure of attending a HIA luncheon celebrating influential...
Women In Construction
The construction industry has changed vastly over the last few decades....