This decision really comes down to three key factors: the condition of your home, your budget, and the likely cost to create your dream home.

Depending on the size of your renovation, a Knock-Down-Rebuild is generally far more cost effective than renovating, and the return on investment is generally better. A KDR offers you a completely new home from the ground up, which suits your every need — versus a home with new features, retrofitted to satisfy only some of your needs.

Of course, you can patch up the old problems. But when you can start afresh in a more cost-effective way, it’s definitely worth considering a Knock-Down-Rebuild.

As soon as you’re considering a KDR, you should get in touch with us. We can help with assessment, planning and working out the most cost-effective way to provide your dream build. The sooner you start planning the better. Our team of experts can help guide you and provide all the technical advice you need to get your home started, minimising downtime and getting your new home plans underway asap.

A KDR is absolutely the most failsafe way of ensuring every brick and every grain of your new home is perfectly aligned with your new home vision. But not only that, a KDR is in many instances far more cost effective than renovation, and avoids hidden costs associated with old plumbing, outdated electrical systems and more.

Cost will be generally depend on your site condition, the materials used in your build and internal fixtures and fittings. Generally, on a standard level block the average cost/sqm can start from as low as $1,700.

Site costs include levelling out your land if it’s a sloping block, changing the location of services and connections for gas, water, NBN, Foxtel, traffic management, zoning requirements and rock removal.

It is important to bear in mind that not all Tenders include site costs. We highly recommend that you allow at least an additional 30% for any unknown or unforeseen site costs.

Yes! We happily provide you with a FREE, NO OBLIGATION ESTIMATE. If you wish to proceed thereafter, we will provide you with a detailed breakdown within our tender approximately 4 weeks after your tender request payment fee is processed. Our costings are as comprehensive and inclusive as possible. This means we include ALL costs, inclusions, upgrades, site costs PLUS a provisional allowance for rock removal and traffic control to ensure you don’t get any surprise costs down the track.

Yes. Demolition is organised by the Owner. You will need to engage the services of a licensed and insured Demolition Contractor, as once demolition is complete, we will require a Clearance Certificate. Alternatively, we can put you in contact with a preferred demolition company that can explain the full process to you.

Demolition costs vary with the size of the house, access to site, hazardous/asbestos removal, neighbouring structures, established trees and temporary fencing — all of these factors can contribute to additional demolition costs. If there is established fencing between you and your neighbours, for instance, you will need to review whether it needs to be removed, which could become a shared cost. As a rough guide, a standard demolition can start from around $20,000.

Unfortunately we cannot include tree removal in our Tender price. If you have established trees on your property which need to be removed, you may need to apply for a permit from your local council. This needs to be done before we can access your site to begin construction.

Are their additional costs if we are building our home in a flood or bushfire zone, or on a heritage listed site?
Depending on your local council, there may be additional costs involved in building in a flood or bushfire zone, or heritage listed site. If you request a Tender, we can provide what these costs are after we complete a thorough site inspection of your block.

We happily include driveways within our Fundamentals Package, and can offer landscaping design and packcages at your colour studio appointment at Project Home.