New Home Builders on the Sunshine Coast
New homes from Caloundra to Coolum and back through the hinterland — fixed-price contracts, honest site assessment, and a builder who runs his own jobs.
New Home Builds in Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast has absorbed steady population growth, and much of the new housing has gone up quickly and generically. That is fine if you are buying a product. It is a poor outcome if you are building a home you intend to live in for twenty years on a site that deserved better.
We build new homes across the region on fixed-price contracts, with the site investigation done before the estimate so the number reflects your block. On the Sunshine Coast that usually means checking bushfire, slope and soil before anything else.
Four checks before quoting
Soil, overlays, slope and access established before the estimate is issued.
Covenant compliance up front
Estate design guidelines satisfied before council lodgement.
Coastal corrosion specified
Fixings and hardware rated for salt exposure at design stage, not substituted on site.
Minimal provisional sums
Complete drawings and a documented selections schedule behind the fixed price.
The site investigation that should happen first
Four checks determine most of the cost variance on a Sunshine Coast new build: soil classification under AS 2870, the applicable planning overlays including bushfire and flood, slope and required earthworks, and access for heavy vehicles.
None of these are expensive to establish and all of them are expensive to discover late. A soil test and a council property report cost very little compared to the redesign that follows a wrong assumption about either.
We do this work before quoting. It means our first number takes slightly longer to produce and is considerably more likely to be the number you end up paying.
Estates, covenants and design guidelines
Many new Sunshine Coast homes are built in master-planned estates that impose their own design guidelines on top of council requirements — facade treatments, roof pitch, materials, minimum floor area, driveway finishes, fencing and landscaping deadlines.
These are contractual obligations to the developer, separate from the building approval. A design that satisfies council can still be rejected by the estate, and correcting that after approval wastes both time and money.
We check the covenant before lodgement. It is a simple step that avoids one of the more frustrating delays in estate building.
Building for the coastal subtropical climate
Comfort on the Sunshine Coast comes from orientation, shading and ventilation. North-facing living areas, deep eaves, protected western glazing and a plan that allows breeze to pass through do more than any equipment specification.
Proximity to the coast also means salt exposure. Fixings, hardware, roof sheeting, balustrades and structural connections all need corrosion protection appropriate to the distance from the water. This is a specification decision made at design stage, not a product substitution made on site.
Queensland's current energy efficiency requirements for new homes are met most cheaply through design. Getting the orientation right costs nothing and pays every summer.
What a fixed-price contract should include
A fixed price is only as good as the scope behind it. Ours are built on complete working drawings, engineering, and a documented selections schedule covering finishes, fixtures and appliances, so provisional sums are minimal and specific.
In Queensland, domestic building contracts over $20,000 are Level 2 contracts with a deposit capped at 5 per cent, and the work is covered under the QBCC Home Warranty Scheme. If a builder asks for a larger deposit, that is a signal worth taking seriously.
We are happy to provide our QBCC licence details so you can check the register, the licence class and the history yourself before signing anything.
New Home across Sunshine Coast
- Caloundra & Currimundi
- Maroochydore & Kuluin
- Buderim & Mountain Creek
- Coolum Beach & Peregian Springs
- Mooloolaba & Buddina
- Nambour & Woombye
- Palmwoods & Chevallum
- Sippy Downs & Sippy Creek
- Beerwah & Landsborough
Not on the list? Send through the address and we will tell you straight away whether the site works and whether we can help.
Sunshine Coast new home builds questions
What does it cost to build a new home on the Sunshine Coast?
Site conditions drive the variance more than floor area does. Soil classification, bushfire rating, slope, earthworks and access can each move the number materially between similar-looking blocks. We give a realistic range after the site checks.
Do you build in master-planned estates?
Yes. We check the estate's design guidelines before lodging with council so the facade, materials and floor area requirements are satisfied up front.
How long does a new home take?
Typically nine to fourteen months of construction, plus design and approvals ahead of that. Wet weather, service connections and delayed selections are the common causes of extension.
Do you build near the beach?
Yes. Coastal proximity means specifying corrosion protection appropriate to the exposure, and on low-lying sites confirming the applicable flood levels before design.
What deposit can a builder ask for in Queensland?
For domestic building contracts over $20,000, the deposit is capped at 5 per cent. A request for more than that is worth questioning before you sign.
What else we build in Sunshine Coast
New Home Builds elsewhere in South East Queensland
New Home Builds in Sunshine Coast? Let's look at the site.
Send through the address and what you have in mind. We will check the zoning, the overlays and the site conditions, and come back with a straight assessment before any fees are involved.