Land + Build
The block comes first.So we look at it first.
Most people buy land and then find a builder. That order costs them money. We would rather look at the block with you before you sign the contract.
Worth knowing
Two blocks in the same suburb, the same size, the same price, can differ by two hundred thousand dollars in what it costs to build on them.
Slope, soil, access, easements, service locations, retaining obligations to a neighbour, an overlay you were not told about. None of it is visible on a listing.
We will walk a block with you before you buy it and give you a plain assessment of what it will cost to build on and what it will let you build. There is no charge for this, and no obligation to build with us afterwards.
The assessment
What we look at, on every block.
Orientation
Which way the living areas can face, and whether the block will ever give you northern light in the rooms that matter.
Slope and retaining
Fall across the site, likely excavation, and whether you inherit a retaining obligation.
Soil
Reactivity classification, which sets your footing system and a real line in your budget.
Zoning and overlays
What the Planning and Design Code allows here: setbacks, site coverage, height, private open space.
Easements and services
Where the sewer, stormwater and power actually run, and what you cannot build over.
Access
Whether a concrete truck, a crane and a scaffold can physically get where they need to be. Narrow or battle-axe access is a genuine cost.
Trees
Regulated and significant trees on the block or next door, and their root zones.
How it works
Five steps, in the right order.
Tell us what you are looking for
Suburbs, budget, block size, and the kind of home you have in mind.
We assess the blocks you are considering
Either from title and mapping data, or by walking the site with you. You get a written summary.
You buy with your eyes open
You know before settlement what the site will cost to build on and what it will let you build.
We design to the block you bought
The design starts from the site assessment, not from a plan you liked online.
One fixed-price contract for the build
Land and build are separate transactions, but there is one builder and one point of contact.
Questions, answered
Land, money and packages.
[Confirm: No, we help you assess and buy it. / Yes, we have land available at [locations].]
Yes, and there is no obligation. It takes us an hour, and it saves people a great deal of money.
Usually, through a construction loan. We work alongside your broker and provide the documentation lenders ask for at each stage. We do not give financial advice.
We do not build to a package plan. A package is a standard home on whatever block is left, which is the opposite of what we do.
Found a block worth a look?
Send us the address before you sign anything. The hour it takes us to assess it is the cheapest hour of the whole project.