Buildline Renovations & Extensions The plan, the price, and the permit. Before the first wall moves.
Buildline is a licensed builder on the Tweed Coast & Northern Rivers, building and renovating homes since 2011. We scope, draw, price, and manage council before you commit to anything.
A renovation is one of the most expensive, disruptive things a homeowner does. It touches every trade, every council rule, and every dollar in the budget. When it goes wrong, it goes wrong expensively, and the stories are everywhere.
Buildline started in 2011 after a decade of building for other people. The founder watched too many projects blow out because the scope was never drawn properly, the price was never fixed, and the council pathway was never explained. The business was built around a simple idea: show the homeowner the plan, the price, and the permit pathway before the first wall moves.
"If I cannot show you the plan, the price, and the council pathway on one page, I have not done my job yet."
We cover home extensions, full renovations, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, and commercial fitouts across the Tweed Coast & Northern Rivers. No travel surcharge within 40km of Chindera.
Three things we will not compromise on.
The itemised page vs the text-message price.
Fixed-price contracts
Every job is priced before the first wall moves. No open-ended time-and-materials, no provisional sums that quietly inflate.
Drawn plans at the quoting stage
We draw scaled plans and elevations before you sign. You see exactly what gets built, where, and how it connects to the existing home.
Council pathway explained upfront
DA or complying development, expected timeline, fees, and conditions. All explained before you commit, not discovered halfway through the build.
Written variations only
Nothing changes without a written variation order, a revised price, and your signed approval. No surprise invoices at the end.
We are not the cheapest builder on the Tweed Coast.
If you want the lowest price above everything else, we are not the right fit. If you want a fixed price, drawn plans, and a builder who explains the council process before you sign, we should talk.
We take on one or two projects at a time, not ten. That is how we stay on programme and on budget. We are the right fit for homeowners who want clarity and certainty, not the cheapest number.
Insured, ticketed, and happy to prove it.
Insurance
Public liability to $20M + Home Building Compensation Fund
Certificate of currency available before we start.
Licence
NSW Fair Trading licensed contractor
Required for residential building work over $5,000 in NSW.
Guarantee
6-year structural + Home Building Compensation Fund cover
In writing, with exclusions named.
Method
Licensed builder
NSW Fair Trading licensed contractor
Method
Master Builders Association
Member — Tweed & Northern Rivers
In NSW, residential building work over $5,000 requires a contractor licence from NSW Fair Trading. Work over $20,000 also requires Home Building Compensation Fund cover. Buildline Renovations & Extensions holds both. Ask to see our certificates before signing any contract.
A small crew, not a call centre.
Matt (demo)
Director / Licensed Builder
Qualified carpenter who moved into project management, then licensing. Started Buildline in 2011 after 10 years building for other people. Believes the plan should be drawn and priced before the first wall moves.
"If I cannot show you the plan, the price, and the council pathway on one page, I have not done my job yet."
Sarah (demo)
Project Coordinator
Manages the programme, the council lodgements, and the client communication. The person you call when you want to know where things are at.
What happens from first call to walk-through.
Site visit and scope
We visit the property, listen to what you want, measure the existing home, and identify constraints (setbacks, services, soil, flood overlays). No charge for the visit.
Drawn plans and fixed price
We draw scaled plans, price every line, map the council pathway, and present a fixed-price contract. You see the plan, the price, and the permit pathway before you commit.
Council approval and pre-construction
We lodge the DA or CDC, engage the engineer, the certifier, and any specialist consultants, and schedule the build start date once approval is in hand.
Build and handover
One crew builds to the signed plans, on the programmed dates, with progress updates at every milestone. Handover includes a defect walk, certificates, warranties, and a maintenance guide.
Read before you get quotes
See the plan, the price, and the permit pathway before you commit.
Tell us what you want to change about your home. We visit, draw a scope, price every line, and walk you through the council process before you sign anything.