iBuild Factory Open Day · Victoria
Watch a house frame get made.
Then help build it.
Spend a day at our factory with the people who help you design, obtain approvals, manufacture and deliver your home – and who support you through the build. No obligation. No hard sell.
Email info@i-build.com.au with the subject "Factory Open Day". See how our first day went.
Two sections · going up in front of you
Why we open the doors
The hardest part is not the building.
It is not knowing whether you can.
Most people who think about building their own home stall at the same point. Not the price – the confidence. A brochure cannot fix that. Standing next to a wall frame while it goes up usually can.
On Saturday 17 October 2026 we opened our factory for the first time. Guests saw behind the scenes at how our steel wall frames are manufactured, with the machines running, then watched wall frame sections assembled and stood up in front of them. It is the same job you would be doing on your own build. We plan to run the day regularly, so register your interest to hear about the next one.
Some guests will leave certain they want to go ahead. Some will leave certain it is not for them. Both are a good outcome for an afternoon.
Our first Factory Open Day
Our first, and certainly not our last.
Both sessions on Saturday 17 October 2026 booked out. Guests moved through three stations - design, approvals, and delivery and procurement - then watched a steel house frame go up on the factory floor.
What the day covers
Four stations, run by the people who do the work
At our first day, guests rotated through the first three stations, then everyone headed to the factory floor together.
Design
Bring your own plans or start from one of our designs. Our design team will talk through what can be changed, what cannot, and why. There are physical samples to handle – steel stumps, cladding, kitchens – and supplier representatives on the day to answer product questions.
Approvals
Planning permits, building permits, land survey, soil test, engineering – what is needed and in what order. To be clear: councils grant the approvals, not us. What we do is help you get through the process.
Delivery and procurement
Your kit does not turn up in one load. It arrives flat-packed on a crane truck across up to nine batch deliveries, sequenced to your build – floor kit, frames and trusses, windows, roofing, cladding, linings, then second fix. We walk you through the whole sequence.
Factory floor
A look behind the scenes at how your wall frames and trusses are manufactured, on the machines that make them. Then two sections of wall frame are assembled and stood up at a corner, with commentary as it happens – and you are welcome to pick up a drill.
Three things to know before you come
Enclosed shoes, no exceptions
Part of the day is on a working factory floor. We cannot take anyone down there in open footwear. Hi-vis vests are provided. You do not need steel caps.
Everyone registers by name
Including anyone coming with you. We sign guests in on arrival because we need to know who is on the floor. Please register each adult separately.
It is the factory, not head office
The day is at our factory in Heidelberg West – not our Mulgrave head office, which is the address you will find if you search for us. Registered guests are sent the right address and directions.
Who you will be spending the day with
Twelve years. From a garage to a royal residence.
iBuild supplies kit home materials and designs. You, or a builder you appoint, do the construction – which is exactly why we run days like this. The more you understand before you start, the better your build goes.
Years, from a Melbourne garage
Homes delivered
States and territories
Awarded kit home supplier in Australia
Winner – 69th Australian Export Award (SME). Australian Made accredited. Approved tender supplier to the Victorian Government and the United Nations.
Questions
Before you register
When is the next Factory Open Day?
The date is not set yet. Email info@i-build.com.au with the subject "Factory Open Day" and we will let you know first when it is.
Is it really free?
Our first Factory Open Day was free to attend. We will confirm the details of the next one when the date is set.
I have not bought land yet. Should I still come?
Yes. A good part of the day is about what to look for and what order to do things in. Coming before you buy is often more useful than after.
Is there a display home to walk through?
Not at this site. What you get instead is the factory floor – you can watch the frames being manufactured and handle the materials as they are made, which no display home can show you.
Do you handle the council approvals for me?
Councils are the approving authority, not us. What we do is help you through the process: what you need, in what order, and what we can prepare for you. The approvals station walks through exactly where our role starts and stops.
Why is the address not on this page?
It is a working factory with a hard cap on guests, and we need to know who is on the floor. Registered guests are sent the address before the day.
What should I bring?
Enclosed shoes, and your plans or sketches if you have any – the design team can look at them on the spot. Bring any paperwork you are stuck on for the approvals station. And write your questions down beforehand; people always forget half of them.
Can I bring my partner or family?
Yes, but please register each adult separately so we know who is on the floor. Children are welcome on the factory floor with an adult and enclosed shoes.
What if the day books out?
Our first day booked out, so we added a second session. Register your interest now and we will let you know first when the next date is set.
Will I be pressured to buy something?
No. You will be paired with someone from our team so you always have a person to ask, but the day is about information. Nothing is signed at an open day.
Be first to hear about the next one.
Our first Factory Open Day booked out. Register your interest and we will let you know as soon as the next date is set.
Questions? info@i-build.com.au or 1800 679 268
