First home buyers sit in their living room on their couch of their first home, with their dog who has joined them on the couch. New generation of home design and home ownership focuses on smart and practical living, including the use of large windows to let in lots of natural light.

Why Us?

Step 1 Homes makes building your first home achievable by guiding West Australians every step of the way.

Building your first home is a big deal. You deserve a builder who keeps things simple and supports you at every stage.

Step 1 Homes was created to make the process feel enjoyable and easy to understand. You’ll always know what is happening next, what’s included and who’s looking after you. With more than 120 years of experience through Plunkett Homes, your first home is in good hands.

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Backed by
Plunkett Homes

Step 1 Homes is proudly part of the Plunkett Homes family, a name West Aussies have trusted for more than 120 years. Your home is built with the same craftsmanship and reliability that Plunkett Homes has delivered for generations.

You get the reassurance of a long-standing WA builder combined with a specialised team who’ll guide you through every stage of your first home journey.

Step 1 Homes - Home Design Dawn Coastal. This first-home design features a neutral Hamptons white colour palette, simple cladding, light contrast render.
Step 1 Homes - Compass Heritage home design, features a classic Federation look, a classic Australian home design with modern comforts. The home has inviting character with its brickwork facade, two tone cladding, simple finial design and awning roof. This is a perfect first home design to suit first home buyers.

Member of JWH Group

We are proud to be a part of the JWH Group. One of Western Australia’s largest building groups and a top-tier project builder in size nationally, with an annual turnover of around $400 million.

The JWH Group is well established as a cornerstone of the Australian building industry. Their homebuilding brands that are household names in metropolitan Perth and across regional Western Australia.

So, trust when you’re building your new home with Step 1 Homes, you have the backing of the JWH Group.

Guarantees

12-Month Build Time Guarantee

Timing matters when you’re building your first home. Our 12-month build time guarantee keeps things moving so you can plan your future with confidence.

9-Month Price Hold Guarantee

We’ll hold your price for 9-months so you have time to ask questions and make decisions without pressure.

Lifetime Structural Guarantee

Every Step 1 home is backed by a lifetime structural guarantee, supported by Plunkett Homes’ long history of building homes that last.

“Watching the build come to life was a rewarding experience. Seeing the construction process from start to finish was exciting and gave me a strong sense of accomplishment. ”

Rebecca, First Home Buyer

First home buyer, Rebecca, stands in her kitchen with a waterfall edge kitchen island, and sink in the island. The cabinetry is white with brushed silver handles, and feature tiles in the kitchen splashback are green square tiles.

Explore our specification

We've partnered with quality suppliers to create our outstanding Specification, ticking all of the items on your list.

This modern first home features quality specifications and inclusions including stylish cabinetry and designer finishes. This home design also has a large stovetop and quality rangehood for the food aficionado.
Composite surface benchtops
Soft close doors and draws
600mm Artusi gas cooktop
600mm Atrusi built in oven
600mm Artusi wall canopy rangehood
Custom made kitchen quality Formica laminated cupboards
Dishwasher recess with single power point and cold water supply
Designer double bowl overmount stainless steel sink
Stylish mixer tapware from Builder’s selected range
This modern first-home buyer bathroom features quality specifications and inclusions. A double vanity is featured in this home design
Formica benchtops with tight form edge from the Builder’s selected range
Builder’s selected designer range of cupboard handles
Soft close doors to all cabinet work
Hobless showers
Two metre high wall tiling to shower recesses
300mm x 300mm or 200mm x 400mm wall tiles
300mm x 300mm floor tiles
Stylish mixer tapware from Builder’s selected range
Framed shower pivot door and screen to bathrooms
White vitreous china basins
This spacious first-home buyer home design features qualiy specifications and inclusions, including an open plan living space, with large windows that let in natural light. There is a round dark wooden dining table in the centre of the rooms, that is complemented by the dark wood of the kitchen island benches and kitchen cabinetry. This modern first home is perfect for first home buyers who love to entertain with the view of the outdoor alfresco from the living, dining, and kitchen.
R4 ceiling insulation to house (and garage where required)
NBN Ready 3 point Pack – choice of TV, phone, data
LED downlights to all rooms
White designer light switches
Stylish lever door furniture throughout
First home buyer brand Step 1 Homes feature quality specifications and inclusions in its home design. The Pioneer Coastal home design features a neutral classic Hamptons white colour palette, simple cladding, and light contrast render.
Trilock front entry door set
Low-E glazing – excluding wet areas
Quality aluminium entry door, sliding doors and windows
Choice of front elevations including acrylic render
Colorbond steel roof
Colorbond gutters, fascia and downpipes
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Bathroom
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Our finance partner

Finance is one of the first big steps in your home building journey, and you shouldn’t have to navigate it alone. That’s why we work closely with Central Lending Solutions (CLS), a trusted WA finance partner with more than 20 years of experience helping first home buyers get started.

CLS specialise in construction finance, deposits, grants and lender comparisons. They’ll walk you through your options in simple terms, so you know what’s possible and what comes next. From exploring repayments and checking eligibility to getting your final paperwork sorted, CLS will make the process feel simple and manageable.

We stay involved too, working with CLS to keep everything moving from your first chat through to finance approval.

Meet our finance partner

Step 1 Homes - Vista Heritage home design, features a classic Federation look, a classic Australian home design with modern comforts. The home has inviting character with its brickwork facade, two tone cladding, simple finial design and awning roof. This is a perfect first home design to suit first home buyers.

See what’s possible with Step 1 Homes

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