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Full Home Renovations

A renovation is disruptive. You are living in it or around it, and every extra week costs money and patience. We scope the full job upfront, price every room, and run one contract with one team so there is no finger-pointing between trades.

Full Home Renovations by Buildline Renovations & Extensions
Scope

What this job includes.

  • Whole-house renovations — structural and cosmetic
  • Kitchen renovations — layout changes, services, joinery
  • Bathroom renovations — waterproofing, tiling, fixtures
  • Living area opens and reconfigurations
  • Heritage and character home renovations (sympathetic updates)
Our system: We work on one or two renovation projects at a time, not ten. That is how we stay on programme and on budget.
How we quote it

Every line named, every figure explained.

You get a fixed-price contract with a line-by-line breakdown. Nothing changes without a written variation and your signed approval.

The renovation scope sheet
  1. 1 Site visit and measured scope. We walk the property, measure every room and note every constraint before we price a single line.
  2. 2 Drawn plans. Scaled floor plans and elevations showing what gets built, where, and how it connects to the existing home.
  3. 3 Council pathway mapped. DA or complying development, expected timeline, fees, and conditions, all explained before you sign the contract.
  4. 4 Fixed-price contract. Every inclusion listed, every exclusion named. The price is locked before the first wall moves.
  5. 5 Programme with dates. A construction programme with start, key milestones, and handover date, issued with the contract.
  6. 6 Variation protocol. Nothing changes without a written variation order, a revised price, and your signed approval.
If a quote doesn’t show these lines, you can’t compare it, and you don’t know what’s been cut.
How it runs

What happens, step by step.

1

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.

2

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.

3

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.

4

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.

Insured, covered, guaranteed

The paperwork behind the price.

Public liability to $20M + Home Building Compensation Fund, and a 6-year structural + Home Building Compensation Fund cover, all in writing, all on request.

We hold a NSW Fair Trading contractor licence, public liability and workers compensation insurance, and Home Building Compensation Fund cover on every residential project over $20,000. The warranty names what is covered, for how long, and what is excluded. Ask to see our certificates before signing any contract.

The cover, the guarantee, and how to check each one.
Proof · recent work

Full Home Renovations jobs we’ve done.

Dated interior of a Queenslander in Murwillumbah before full renovation Before
Modernised Queenslander interior with preserved VJ panelling and updated kitchen After
Full home renovation, Murwillumbah, Murwillumbah. Queenslander modernised end to end, preserving VJ panelling and character while updating kitchen, bathroom, and living areas.
Questions, answered

Full Home Renovations: common questions.

Can I stay in the house during a renovation?
It depends on the scope. A kitchen-only or bathroom-only renovation can usually be staged so you keep access to the rest of the house. A whole-house gut renovation usually means moving out for the structural phase. We tell you at the scoping stage what to expect and help you plan around it.
How do you handle unexpected problems behind the walls?
We budget a contingency allowance in the contract for exactly this. If we find something unexpected, we document it, photograph it, price the fix, and get your written approval before we proceed. No surprise invoices at the end.
Do you do the design or do I need an architect?
For most renovations we design in-house with our draftsperson. If the project is large or complex enough to need an architect, we tell you at the scoping stage and can work with your architect or recommend one. Either way, the build contract is with us.
Get started

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.

✓ NSW Fair Trading licensed contractor✓ Insured to $20M + HBCF✓ Master Builders member✓ 74 five-star reviews✓ Fixed-price contract, no variations without written approval
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