White vaulted ceiling with exposed beams above a timber-lined mezzanine

Services

Owner-builder support

Owner-building but want a licensed set of hands on the hard parts? We take on defined stages — structure, lock-up, fit-out — and leave you the bits you want to do yourself.

We have done exactly this

At Sandy Beach we gutted and rebuilt the back half of a home for an owner-builder — new structure through to tiling, kitchen and interiors, with four trades co-ordinated across it. The owner kept the parts they wanted and handed us the parts that needed a licence and a bit of scar tissue.

Where the line usually falls

Most owner-builders are happy painting, landscaping, tiling and fitting out. Where they want help is structural work, anything at height, wet-area waterproofing, and pulling a trade schedule together so the job does not stall waiting on one person.

Be honest with us early

Stage-based work only helps if it is planned. Tell us what you intend to do yourself before we quote, and we will scope our part around it rather than pricing a full build and discounting it.

What’s included

On a staged job
you get all of this

Defined, separately priced stages
Structural and at-height work
Wet-area waterproofing
Trade scheduling and co-ordination
Inspections and certifier liaison for our scope
Advice on what to keep and what to hand over

Request a quote

Marine ply laundry fit-out with a tiled splashback

From our work

Work we’ve done for owner-builders

Vaulted ceiling and timber mezzanine balustrade

Looking down into a stair void with white balustrades

Vaulted kitchen with exposed rafters and a skylight

All projects Read a case study

Good questions

Questions about owner-builder support

Do you work with owner-builders?

Yes. We take on defined, separately priced stages — structure, lock-up, fit-out — and leave you the work you want to do yourself. Tell us what you plan to do before we quote, so we can scope around it properly.

Do you manage the subcontractors?

Yes. Our trades are the same names on every job, and we schedule and supervise them. You get one person to call, and you’re never left standing between a tiler and a cabinetmaker working out whose problem it is.

Do you take on small jobs?

We started as carpenters and we still enjoy the smaller work — decks, staircases, a laundry, a floor. If it’s a good job with good people we’ll look at it. If we’re not the right fit we’ll tell you and point you somewhere useful.

Also worth a look

Other things we build

Renovations & additionsOur award-winning work. Opening up a tired plan, adding a storey, replacing the bad bones of a house that deserves better.New homesCustom homes built from your designer’s drawings or ours, detailed for coastal conditions rather than for the render.Decks & outdoor livingWhere a Coffs Coast house actually lives. Hardwood decks, screens, pergolas and the level changes that connect a house to its yard.

Start a conversation

Owner-building and want a hand
with the hard parts?

Tell us roughly what you’re thinking and we’ll come and look at it. You’ll get a straight answer on whether we’re the right builder for it.

Request a quote 0425 485 069