Then...		...and now. Paal's NSW premises.

With justifiable pride, Paal Kit Homes can look back on four decades of helping Australians build their own homes.

Paal began in 1970 when proprietor Chris Nobis had an idea for a modular building system. The company initially operated from a disused dairy shed in Penrith in Sydney’s west, supplying garages and small holiday houses. Those early buildings gave way to bigger homes, then eventually to the broad range of sophisticated residences that now make up the Paal catalogue.

Back then, there was little inkling of the much larger demand that Paal would be responding to, with outlets in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, covering all of the eastern seaboard.

“Excellence in design was always Paal’s priority, combined with the flexibility to change the design at reasonable cost. We had to be able to supply exactly what the customer wanted,” Mr Nobis said.

“We also needed to provide a complete kit, down to the soap holders and tile grouting. People don’t want to discover what’s missing once they are on the job.”

All the way, Paal’s unique point of difference has been the steel-framed modular construction method that makes our homes so straightforward to assemble – together with comprehensive instructions and total customer support that ensure that homebuilders are never left on their own.

The company has been encouraged by the thousands of successful projects that Paal owner-builders have completed – and by the fact that they have collectively saved themselves millions of dollars in construction costs.

Paal has always kept up with the latest innovations in residential design, with many of these advances being incorporated into the company’s homes on a regular basis.

The last 40 years have been an exciting journey for Paal and its customers.

Early Paal vehicle	Our newest delivery truck

The last 40 years have been an exciting journey for Paal and its customers.

We look forward to continuing to serve the owner-builders of Australia during the decades to come.

Couple "couldn't be happier" with home

Prue and Craig Walker easily redesigned their Paal home to suit themselves.

“Just writing to say a BIG thank you to Paal. My husband and I have just completed building our new Paal home and have moved in before Christmas and couldn’t be happier.” – owner-builder Prue Walker, in an email to Paal Kit Homes, December 2009.

Prue and her husband Craig completed their kit home in 10 months, from the time they signed the paperwork until when they moved in. The couple and their young daughter are living on 40 acres near Orange, in the central west of New South Wales.

“Before we chose Paal, we went to a few of their Open Houses. The houses had so much more quality in the details than other kit homes we looked at,” she said.

The Walkers' new home is a combination of the Tasman, Riverina and Hawkesbury designs, with an extra wide verandah added all around the house. It’s finished in sandstone blocks with Woodlands Grey trim.

“Redesigning the home to suit us wasn’t at all difficult. We just got the Paal pamphlets, cut them up and made a few different designs,” Prue said.

The couple built the home themselves, with the help of tradespeople. Although they’d had no previous building experience, it came together well.

“Paal seemed very organised. The kit arrived in two deliveries, which was very convenient for us. We found working with the people at Paal a smooth experience – and a big thank you to Michael Christie for all the helpful phone conversations.

“We love our new home and are looking forward to many occasions with all the family coming to stay,” Prue said.