The River Acreage

Landscape Masterplan

Layout to design, or structures and ground heights to price?

One plan, worked out stage by stage, and I stay with you through quoting. Good design is not decided in one meeting. So the Masterplan is three stages, each paid for and approved one at a time. You see the design at each stage, and anything you’d change is changed then, before the next stage starts. At stage 3, I check your landscaper’s quote and answer their questions. Your landscaper then measures on site to confirm their price.

Start at stage 1, or with the $800 Design Consultation first. It counts in full, so the total stays $6,600.

Each stage is paid before it starts.

For

A new layout, or you’re not sure the one you have works

For

Retaining walls, steps, terracing, decks, drainage or lighting that trades need to price

For

Steep, multi-level or complex sites

Not for

Structures already set and it’s the garden and planting you need → Landscape Plan

A first step, if you want one

Design Consultation, $800 inc GST. The same price on site or by video in Gold Coast metro. Tweed and Northern NSW: plus travel, quoted per job. Up to 90 minutes, worked from your photos, plans and inspiration. Then a one-page recap within 5 business days: your priorities, must-haves and the direction for the design. It counts in full toward the Masterplan ($5,800 more).

The three stages

1. Concept · $1,800Your concept layout and mood board, walked through on a video call. One round of changes included.
2. 3D + plants · $2,200A 3D model of the design, built on approximate ground heights. You see it on a video call. Model images and files aren’t handed over. The full planting plan and plant schedule: which plants, how many and where each goes. The planting bed shapes. One round of changes included.
3. Renders, materials + spec · $2,600Three design renders of your finished garden. Materials and finishes. Ground heights from your survey, which may adjust the design. Sizes for paving, walls and steps. Where lights, watering and drainage should go. A spec for your landscaper and a list of what to buy and how much. All walked through on a video call.Quote support is included. I brief your landscaper and send them the list of what to buy. So every trade prices the same plan. I answer their design questions. I check their quote lists what the plans show. I aim to design to your approximate budget. If changes are needed after quoting to suit your budget, one round of design changes is included. The changes stay within the agreed design. It runs until you sign a contract with your landscaper, or for 6 weeks after I send the list. Whichever comes first. It doesn’t include site visits, supervision or project management. Your landscaper prices the job: I don’t quote, negotiate, review contract terms or manage the build.✓ Contractor handover included

Not included

• Engineering or certification

Your site survey

Stage 3 needs a contour and detail survey (ground heights) from a local surveyor, separate from the design fee. Recent Gold Coast surveyor prices for a 600 to 850 m² block ran about $2,090 to $2,750 inc GST. Yours depends on lot size, slope and access. After the call I can pass on surveyor contacts and tell you exactly what to ask for. Then every quote matches what the design needs. You engage and pay the surveyor directly. Architect or builder plans as well are ideal, but don’t replace the survey.

Or enquire about the $800 Design Consultation.

Pick a time that suits, by video. Take away what we cover, or go further if it’s a fit. I design it. A trusted landscaper builds it: yours, or I’ll suggest one if I know a good fit. I take no commission.

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