Looking to build a new home in Victoria? Established in 1985, JG King is Australia's largest builder of steel frame homes and one of if not the largest new home builder Victoria has seen. We are also a recognised environment builder and GreenSmart builder and one of Victoria's leading custom builders and sustainable builders.
As custom builders and sustainable builders specialising in new home construction including coastal homes and regional homes, JG King are the only new home builders in Victoria to exclusively construct a steel frame house both for owner occupiers and property investment. We are also the only new home builder in Victoria and one of the only custom builders and sustainable builders to construct all single-storey structures as 6 star homes standard at no extra cost. That means a house and land package for a new home in Victoria can include affordable options with added comfort and lower ongoing living expenses for you and your family.
As a leading new home builder in Victoria, a GreenSmart builder and an environment builder we have received numerous awards and accolades from the Housing Industry Association and Master Builders Association for our new home construction standards and the designs of our affordable homes. And in 2004, we were awarded the prestigious Age, Dun & Bradstreet Overall Business of the Year Award for excellence in business and finance management.
So it should come as no surprise that in our 23-year history in new home construction, JG King has built over 12,000 new structures. These 12,000 include termite proof coastal, termite proof regional, 6 star and many a termite proof custom homes. All of these have termite proof steel frames, now considered the gold standard in new home construction. The scope of work also extends to multi unit development.
With our head office for new home construction in Ballarat, as well as offices and many a display home in Melbourne and throughout regional Victoria, it's easy and convenient to view our range of termite proof affordable, termite proof coastal and termite proof custom homes,and our house and land packages. So you'll have no trouble finding inspiration if you're building a new home in Victoria. And if you're looking for custom and sustainable builders, we can help you too.
As a leading new home builder in Victoria, an environment builder and a GreenSmart builder, we have many a display home where you can experience the quality, care and consideration we give to each and every one of our affordable creations. And if you're interested in house and land or 7 star, be sure to visit our 7 star homes display home in Ballarat, which we've built to ascertain the energy savings provided by 7 star compared to a 5-star equivalent. As local Ballarat builders and a GreenSmart builder and an environment builder involved in new home construction and looking to create a type of new home in Victoria, we're particularly proud of these 6 star and 7 star homes.
If you're looking to make your first property investment, be it in the city, in a termite proof environment, in a regional or termite proof coastal area, or are planning to expand your property investment portfolio with an investment home, JG King's termite proof affordable homes can help you tailor a property investment that suits both your needs and budget. Whether it be termite proof coastal, termite proof regional, termite proof custom or a multi unit development, JG King steel frame homes are an ideal addition to your property investment portfolio. You can rest assured that if you're buying a JG King home as a property investment that your home will last thanks to its steel frame. Steel houses make an excellent property investment because of their durability.
JG King partner closely with a variety of businesses in the field of property investment to work in the field of multi unit development.
These new home construction projects may involve the development of low-cost or termite proof affordable homes in the context of a multi unit development with organisations such as Melbourne Affordable Housing and Supported Housing Ltd.
We have worked with a number of multi unit development experts. Partnering with Stockland at the Highlands estate in Craigieburn, JG King designed, constructed and marketed the JG King Highlands Cottages'. This multi unit development represented some of Melbourne's most termite proof affordable homes without compromising design, as can sometimes happen in new home construction and other areas of property investment.
Like all JG King products, the affordable homes in this multi unit development are steel framed, making them bushfire resistant and termite proof.
JG King Homes is part of the greater JG King Group; a fully integrated, multi-faceted organisation with an impeccable record in property investment , new home construction , multi unit development , affordable, 6 star and 7 star homes, house and land, regional homes, design, architecture, manufacturing, construction logistics and sales. The group comprises five individual companies; JG King Homes, Victoria Finance, JG King Projects, Steel Frame Solutions and Project Windows and Doors.
At the heart of the JG King Group is our homes division, which is dedicated to building high quality affordable housing throughout Victoria, including coastal, 6 star, 7 star and regional homes. If you're thinking about building a new home in Victoria, particularly a steel frame house you can view a JG King display home or house and land in Melbourne and 12 regional areas of Victoria. A significant JG King display home is one of Victoria's first 7 star homes. Building to 7 star standards has established JG King's reputation as a GreenSmart builder. As a committed environment builder, JG King also has a range of 6 star homes which could be built as coastal or regional homes or as part of a house and land package. You won't find many in Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham, Wodonga, Geelong, Mildura, Swan Hill, Torquay or Traralgon who do that.
One of the state's largest independent regional mortgage brokers, Victoria Finance is an important part of the JG King Group. Specialising in new home construction loans for owner occupiers and property investment , Victoria Finance provides access to over 40 of Australia's best banks, financial institutions and credit unions. JG King customers can use the services of Victoria Finance to assist in building 6 star, 7 star, regional, custom or coastal homes or buying a house and land package.
Victoria Finance can help you wherever you're dealing with a new home builder in Victoria. Whether you're in Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham, Wodonga, Geelong, Mildura, Swan Hill, Torquay or Traralgon, Victoria Finances regional approach makes things easy.
JG King Projects is dedicated to major development projects throughout Australia including multi unit development. From initial design through to new home construction, JG King Projects specialises in building multi unit development for the retirement village and resort sector, with lots ranging from five to 300.
The multi unit development program run by JG King Projects represents an impressive portfolio of some of Victoria's most prestigious retirement villages and residential in-fill developments, ranging from Beaumaris to regional Victoria. These projects have also generated work across the state for Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham, Wodonga, Geelong, Mildura, Swan Hill, Torquay and Traralgon. For a detailed explanation, please contact JG King on 1300 545 464.
Steel Frame Solutions is the largest manufacturer of pre-fabricated steel for domestic home construction in Australia. In fact, in the world of new home construction we are widely regarded as the pioneers of steel frame technology. We maintain a substantial manufacturing plant and technical facility in Ballarat for construction. But our steel frames are used across the state by not just in Ballarat but also in Bendigo, Horsham, Wodonga, Geelong, Mildura, Swan Hill, Torquay and Traralgon. This has proved one of the most durable means of constructing a new home in Victoria.
The core of the Steel Frame Solutions business is the roll forming, fabrication and manufacture of the steel frames from flat sheet TrueCore steel for roof trusses and wall frames. We supply not only JG King's steel frame but also a number of other major steel builders across the country.
Based in Ballarat and supplying various builders involved in new home construction, including Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham, Wodonga, Geelong, Mildura, Swan Hill, Torquay and Traralgon , Project Windows and Doors manufactures standard and non-standard high tech aluminium window frames in plain, powder coated and anodised finishes to be used in our steel houses. These doors and windows may also be used in multi unit development.
When it comes to new home construction, the choice of frame is one of the most important decisions you'll make. The material used to build your frame should be bushfire resistant, termite proof and above all, structurally sound if you're planning a new home in Victoria.
That's why as a new home builder in Victoria and as environment builders JG King exclusively constructs steel frame houses. In fact, we are Australia's largest builder of steel frame houses and we confidently offer a 50-year peace-of-mind structural guarantee backed by one of Australia's most respected companies, BlueScope Steel.
We source all our frames for our steel frame houses from JG King Group-owned Steel Frame Solutions and the material we use, TrueCore Steel, is a BlueScope Steel product and wholly Australian made. So you can be assured your property investment is built to last because it is a steel frame house.
Benefits of steel frames
For a new home builder Victoria offers some climatic challenges for both house and land. But a steel frame house offers a number of advantages. As the steel in a steel frame house is 100% recyclable material, it's much more cost effective and far superior to timber. steel frames are also extremely strong, bushfire resistant, and are borer and termite proof, both of which are prevalent in Victoria. Additionally, a steel frame house will reduce the threat of many of the issues a new home builder in Victoria dreads like foundation problems and potential damage to your home in high wind conditions.
For these reasons and more, JG King has been exclusively constructing steel frame homes for over 20 years and is unique amongst Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham, Wodonga, Geelong, Mildura, Swan Hill, Torquay and Traralgon for doing so. It is particularly important when building a new home in Victoria in these rural areas to build homes that are bushfire resistant.
steel frame homes, otherwise known as steel homes, vs. timber When you look at a bushfire resistant steel frame house, whether we're talking 7 star homes, 6 star homes affordable homes, coastal homes or regional homes, there's no doubt that they provide better overall performance for a new home builder in Victoria than their timber counterparts. Let's compare bushfire resistant steel frame homes, otherwise known as steel homes, with timber frames based on their environmental credentials and performance.
As a GreenSmart builder building many a new home in Victoria, the impact on the environment is important to us. Steel is 100% recyclable. In fact 75 - 85% of steel used in building a bushfire resistant steel frame house is ultimately recycled, meaning it doesn't take up landfill space. Which is good news for an environment builder like JG King. In fact if we're talking about being a GreenSmart builder, JG King is one of the leaders amongst Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham, Wodonga, Geelong, Mildura, Swan Hill, Torquay and Traralgon.
Recycling timber in Victoria is less common as it is both inefficient and labour intensive. The adhesives used when building with timber further complicate the recycling process for a new home. Plus, the chemicals used to treat timber require careful disposal and limit the ability for a new home builder to recycle or reuse. bushfire resistant steel frames on the other hand, are not chemically treated.
Timber frames (as opposed to bushfire resistant steel frames) feature less embodied energy, which means they use less energy in production from raw materials. However, when you consider that less steel is required to construct new steel frames, and the steel doesn't take up landfill space-the margin of embodied energy is very narrow, a fact that any GreenSmart builder or environment builder should be well aware of.
It's also worth noting that timber frames compared to steel frames are detrimental to the environment, due to the loss of native habitat, pesticide and herbicide use in the management of their cultivation and the introduction of foreign tree species. So while many builders across the state including builders in Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham, Wodonga, Geelong, Mildura, Swan Hill, Torquay and Traralgon use timber frames, JG King's steel frame homes put the company at the forefront of sustainable builders both in the domestic market and for property investment.
steel frames are not only more cost effective than timber, they are also stronger, lighter and longer lasting. Constructing a bushfire resistant steel frame house means sustainable builders use less materials, plus there's minimal on-site wastage requiring transport to recycling plants or landfill.
The strength of a bushfire resistant steel frames also reduces the threat of foundation problems and damage to the home during high winds. And of course, steel frames are bushfire resistant so they won't contribute to fire.
Importantly, steel frames also provide excellent design flexibility, permitting energy-efficient custom home design and orientation which reduces total energy consumption through heating and cooling. Which is why sustainable experts like JG King prefer them.
Additionally, elevated steel sub-floor systems enable fewer site disturbances for a new home builder constructing on fragile sites. This minimises interference with natural contours to retain natural control of storm-water and reduce downstream sedimentation, which a reputable environment builder or GreenSmart builder should be aiming to do.
Plus, as toxic pesticide chemicals used by a new home builder to treat timber frames are potentially harmful to people and the environment, a steel sub-floor system is an excellent chemical-free method of assisting in making your home termite proof.
Looking for a new home Victoria will be proud of? Want your house and land to stand out. Dreaming of a custom home design but can't builders in Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham, Wodonga, Geelong, Mildura, Swan Hill, Torquay or Traralgon that allow you one?
As one of the largest new home builders Victoria has known, JG King know that one of the biggest milestones in life is purchasing your own house and land. So imagine how wonderful it would be if your new house and land was exactly the way you want it. A custom home that you helped design right down to the very last detail. One that suits your present lifestyle while still accommodating the lifestyle you're working towards.
custom builders and sustainable builders for custom homes
If you're looking for a new home Victoria gives you a great choice of locations. And you'll be hard pressed finding a new home builder in Victoria that gives you more freedom than JG King when it comes house and land.
We believe the delight of a new home in Victoria lies in the details, and that a custom home can only come from custom builders and sustainable builders.
That's why as custom and sustainable builders we give you the choice to work with us and build the custom home design of your dreams. We work with you from the very beginning, asking and answering questions to ensure that your new home in Victoria has a truly personal touch. That's the difference when you choose to work with custom, sustainable builders. You won't find many others in Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham, Wodonga, Geelong, Mildura, Swan Hill, Torquay or Traralgon that do that.
When you work with custom and sustainable builders like JG King you can choose to build one of our architecturally designed floor plans, alter any of our existing floor plans, or build from you own plans. And of course, as custom and sustainable builders, we work with you to develop interior and exterior colours and finishes, fixtures and fittings.
The end result? A personal custom home that you helped design. You won't find many others in Ballarat, Bendigo, Horsham, Wodonga, Geelong, Mildura, Mildura, Swan Hill, Torquay or Traralgon that can help you achieve that.
In addition to our metro display home collection, JG King also boasts many a display home located throughout regional Victoria showcasing our house and land packages. We're one of the biggest in Ballarat. We're also one of the largest Bendigo has seen. Or if you're looking in Horsham, we can help. When it comes to Wodonga, JG King is also there. If you're in Geelong, theydon't come much better than JG King. If you're in the north of the state, Mildura is serviced by JG King. And if you need to look in Swan Hill, you'll find our display home villages there too. If you're considering a bushfire resistant coastal home in Torquay, 6 star specialists can be hard to find. But fortunately JG King is in Torquay too. And let's not forget the Gippsland. If you're requiring something regional, Traralgon also boasts a JG King display home for you to view.
So if you're interested in regional or coastal areas, take a look at our range and find the display home closest to you.
As sustainable builders, JG King is 100% committed to minimising our impact on the environment. And as we build many a new home in Victoria each year, our ability to reduce household energy emissions through our sustainable building practices and materials is significant.
JG King leads the industry as the only new home builder in Victoria to offer 6-star energy ratings across all standard single-storey homes. We can also upgrade all custom built and double-storey designs to 6 star homes as part of our Envirosmart offer. These Envirosmart 6 star homes are designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and can also save you up to $800 per year on energy bills.
JG King is the first and only new home builder in Victoria to offer 6 star as our standard single-storey homes at no extra cost to you*. 6 star is not simple to achieve and require considerable changes to the building's construction. Because of this, we've altered our standard home design plans to include more sustainable orientations, increased insulation to walls and ceilings, door seals, airlocks, specially-coated glass and more. Coupled with our sole use of fully recyclable steel framing makes JG King one of the most sustainable in Australia.
*The 6-star energy rating on standard single-storey home designs is dependent on JG King being able to site the home in the most appropriate orientation for the lot relative to north. Alterations to the standard design will also incur an additional cost to re-rate and build to achieve a 6-star rating.
JG King is a Housing Industry Association (HIA) accredited GreenSmart builder. As a GreenSmart builder, we're dedicated to creating more affordable, durable and environmentally sustainable solutions for residential design and construction. While GreenSmart methods can be integrated into construction at any phase, JG King takes a meticulous approach from the earliest stages of a project to obtain the best possible results.
The built environment has a vast impact on the natural environment, human health, and the economy. By being a sustainable environment builder, JG King can maximize both economic and environmental performance, helping the environment as well as your budget.
In March 2008, JG King constructed the Armadale, a 7-star energy rated home in Ballarat.
The 7-star home was built alongside a standard 5-star energy rated equivalent to compare their environmental liveability and performance.
The greenhouse emission leakage from a standard 5-star rated home is 1.49 tonnes each year. The Armadale, however, will account for just 0.3 tonnes annually, representing a reduction of 1.19 tonnes of greenhouse emissions every year. In addition, the 7 star home will potentially reduce overall energy consumption by 80%, resulting in reduced household energy costs for heating and cooling of over $800.
The four-bedroom Armadale is positioned to optimise prevailing weather conditions and features a combination of highly advanced building methods and materials to achieve its 7 star home energy rating, including: