Hi I'm Gary Hosie, the managing director of Dixon Homes. I have been a qualified builder for 25 years. I come from a family of builders with their heritage of building excellence lasting more than 80 years. Original I worked with my father Bill at WI & BC Hosie P/L later becoming Willow Homes. When my father retired i started sub contracting for many local builders including Phalares Constructions. There I was a contract carpenter and later site foreman. Anxious to take the next step and start my own business, Hosies Homes was established. Initially concentrating on building new Homes and having built many, now I have found a niche in home renovations typically not well catered for in Albury Wodonga as Dixon Homes. Following in the family tradition and learning the many facets of home building I worked with my father Bill for many years. Dad handed down valuable knowledge & insight, as did his father Bill senior before him. Now the tradition continues as I am proud to have my son Matthew working as an apprentice with me so he may continue the tradition. The 4th gerneration of builders a badge he is proud to wear. During my employment with Palhares Constructions my duties included many tasks and working on various projects both domestic and commercial. Listed below is just some of the work completed during that time Refurbishment of over 50 Department of Housing property contract included fitting of new bathrooms kitchens, fitting of skylights, renewal of carpet and vinyl, new fencing and repairing of various items around houses. Construction of several domestic houses including strip footing foundations, raft slab designs and bearer and joist sub floor construction. Duties involved site set outs, building of frames, erection of both truss and hand pitched roofs. Laying of timber floors, building stairs, decks and pergolas. Fix outs and final completion. Renovation and extensions on a number of houses including restoration of two domestic houses nearly one hundred years old. Site Foreman for two aged care hostels with a combined contract value of $1.8 million. These constructions involved fire rated walls and ceilings, combining aged care facilities such as hand railing, ramps throughout, disabled bathrooms etc, with offices and car parking. Coordination of all trades, ordering of all materials, planning and management of construction to keep within the designated time frames for completion. Since leaving Phalares constructions I sub contracted my work out to other local builders as follows: 12 months was spent contracting for Dennis Family Homes, building their frames and completing fix outs, several other small jobs completed such as replacing of doors and repairing of pergolas etc. During this time I have also project managed two houses for personal friends overseeing the construction of their houses. Then our firm worked for Duocon pty/ltd .This was a major Renovation of a double brick two story house. Which include many different refurbishments including cutting of several new doorways and windows large retaining walls over 2 metres high, co-ordination with an in ground pool construction, removal and replacement of every aluminum window with cedar casements, plus many other aspects of this renovation. My next project a construction of a my home backing onto the Wodonga Golf course. This home was built on a sloping block of 3 metres. It is of single story construction with a double story section taking advantage of the slope. Brick veneer with a tiled roof, it features Tasmanian ash floorboards, ash fix out, custom made stairs and deck I Gained my NSW and Victorian Builders License in 2006 which enabled my company to build & sell new homes. Since then we completed several building contracts, including 7 lots of 2 units,3 brand new Homes,4 renovations and a commercial renovation to the value of $500,000. In 2010 saw the construction of 4 home units for clients and several renovations, We just completed a new home in Wodonga for a client and am currently part way through a large renovation/extension in Leneva. Pictures of which you can view on our gallery. 2011 is an exciting year ahead and we are looking forward to building your beautiful home or helping you complete your special home renovation.