Home Builders Eastern Suburbs Melbourne

Looking for something entirely new? The team at Sherbrooke Design and Construction have been designing and building custom homes for clients across Melbourne for over 30 years. This experience has resulted in industry-wide recognition, with our team awarded numerous industry accolades, including HIA and MBA housing awards.

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Builders Eastern Suburbs Melbourne

We’re not in the business of simply building houses; we’re helping people plan futures, realise their dreams and create new lives. The little things that we do, and the extras that we offer as standard, can turn the home building process from being an arduous routine into an exciting and memorable adventure. We deliver the best possible outcome through proven design and construction processes and a clear understanding of your priorities.

We pride ourselves on being leaders in custom designs and offering our clients superb quality at all levels of construction. When you choose to build with Sherbrooke Home Extensions Melbourne, there are many resources available to give you inspiration and guidance. We’ll take care of everything from start to finish, from requesting the relevant permits to completing all the necessary paperwork. The only thing you have to do is sit back and relax while we finish the build process. Sherbrooke Construsctions – home builders Eastern Suburbs Melbourne also offers fantastic guarantees, warranties and aftercare services, meaning our support doesn’t simply end when we hand over the keys.

You can learn more about our design and build process here or download our exclusive lookbooks for design inspiration and ideas.

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WORKING WITH SHERBROOKE GIVES YOU

TAILORED DESIGNS

We work with you step by step to custom design a unique and functional home to suit your needs and lifestyle.

PEACE OF MIND

You have peace of mind knowing that Sherbrooke Design and Construction is a registered building practitioner.

24/7 ONLINE PORTAL

Our Project Management Portal provides you with 24/7 access to your project information via your devices.

AFTER BUILD SUPPORT

We guarantee we will return long after your project is complete with 6-week, 3-month & 12-month warranty reviews.

Contemporary back extension of Prahran house by Sherbrooke Constructions

our design and construct process

We’ll look after you every step of the way by providing a complete architectural design and construction service for your new home, extension or renovation. Here’s a brief overview of the easy step-by-step design process we’ll enjoy together in realising your vision.

Meet

You’ll meet with one of our designers to discuss your extension, renovation or new home design needs, your wishes, the ‘look’ you want to achieve and your budget. Use this time to personalise your project, tell us your goals, show us pictures you may have collected along the way of homes you like and brainstorm your ideas with us. A concept design plan will be discussed in line with your proposed budget.

DRAFT

Based on our meeting with you, our skilled designer will then prepare a draft concept design. You’ll meet with your designer again to review and confirm that we have interpreted your ideas correctly and the home design is what you’re looking to achieve. If required, any changes are made to accommodate your needs.

Budget Estimate

Once the design is approved by you, our estimator will prepare a Budget Estimate and preliminary specifications that outline what is included in the estimate. We again review this with you to confirm and make final adjustments. We guarantee our budget estimates to be within 5% of a fixed price quote/contract based on the information we have at this point.

DOCUMENTATION

When you’re completely comfortable with the information provided, we can begin to discuss the next step which is the documentation stage. This will be presented to you in the form of a preliminary agreement and includes the preparation of building engineering and town planning plans, soil reports and final contract specifications.

Contract

Once you’re satisfied with all of the relevant documents you will be presented with a copy of the ‘Plain English’ Housing Industry Association Standard Building Contract’ for your review. The contract includes a fixed completion date and the homeowners’ warranty guarantee.

what our clients love aboUT sherbrooke

Sherbrooke Design and Construction gutted our old house and turned it into a modern luxury home. The very experienced team has done a fantastic job from design, renovation to handover and beyond. They took away the construction stress and delivered the highest quality end results. Not only that, they look after you like family even after the completion of your project.

Hui CToorak

We engaged Sherbrooke’s design team in 2022 and we had a specific brief in mind. From the very beginning their professionalism, care and listening to our brief was second to none. The team from the top down, are highly professional and experienced and they have built the luxury home we always wanted. Highly recommend the team for your next project!

Melanie NSt Kilda

The team at Sherbrooke were extremely accommodating and professional prior to, throughout and after our build. We were extremely impressed by the attention to detail and quality of finishes, and the desire to get things right. In particular, intelligent and harmonious resolution of any issues through the process removed so much potential stress. I would recommend Sherbrooke to anyone considering a new build or renovation.

Robert RMalvern East

Working with the Sherbrooke team

We understand that your new home extension Melbourne or major renovation is an investment that needs to stand the test of time, so we’re determined to design and build homes that meet or exceed your expectations for functionality and style.

We use high-quality materials and timeless designs to ensure your home looks great for many years to come. We don’t change our team of builders and tradespeople because we have reached a certain level of quality and consistency that we are determined to maintain. We’re operating at the level we are today because of our respect for promised timeframes and our dedication to offering the best standards of building. We’ll build you a home in Melbourne that will exceed your expectations.

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Getting ready to build with Sherbrooke

If you’re starting the journey of building a new home or undertaking a major extension or renovation, let our experienced custom home builders eastern suburbs Melbourne make the process less daunting.

We can offer expert advice and answer any questions you may have, making sure you feel completely comfortable throughout the building process. Our expertise also enables us to provide you with one of Melbourne’s strongest lists of home builder guarantees. Discover the joys of building from the ground up and adding every finishing touch precisely how you dreamed it by working with Sherbrooke.

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FAQs About Sloping Blocks

What Is A Sloping Block?

Simply put, a sloping block is a piece of land that isn’t flat. As experienced sloping block builders in Melbourne, Sherbrooke Constructions has plenty of experience in this area as many suburbs are built up on hilly land.

What Are The Benefits Of Building a House On a Sloping Block?

Building on a sloping block can initially feel like a daunting task. While that is understandable, it’s also important to know some of the unique opportunities that homeowners can benefit from due to building on sloping blocks.

Unique housing
One of the benefits of homes built on sloping blocks is that they tend to have more individuality than those built on flat ground or by a volume builder. Split-level homes offer designers a lot of freedom to make expressive creations that incorporate the use of different levels as well as high ceilings to create a space that feels open, airy and welcoming.

Great lighting
Natural light is a huge benefit of building on a sloping block and can really transform the feeling of a home. This is achieved fairly organically due to the increased window space afforded by a split level design.

Privacy
Another great benefit of sloping blocks is that they can offer more privacy than those on flat land due to the increased elevation. This can be a great benefit to families who like entertaining and having that sense of seclusion even in the heart of suburbia.

Great views
Perhaps one of the most commonly expressed upsides to building on sloping blocks is the view that housing on these land types can provide. From elevated positions, homeowners are often able to take in amazing panoramas that otherwise would be hidden behind a flat block.

Less use of retaining walls
By building in a manner that works with the sloping landscape, houses built on sloping blocks using a split-level design are able to do away with the use of large unappealing retaining walls if building a single level design.

Great resale value
Due to a combination of all the above factors, homes on sloping blocks are massively appealing to would-be home buyers. This makes them a great investment as well as a pleasing living space.

What Slope Is Too Steep To Build On?

With the right expertise, a home can be built on all different kinds of gradients. Very few blocks of land in Melbourne’s suburbs are above a 25-30% gradient (think San Francisco blocks) and as such a sloped house is able to be built on any of them. Even ones that are at 30% or more can be built on thanks to modern building and landscaping techniques utilised by our designers and construction team.

What Is A Split-Level House?

A split-level house is the most commonly chosen build style when it comes to building on a sloping block. Split-level housing offers a unique set of benefits when compared to classic level housing designs. It uses the fall of the block and is constructed in a way that complements the shape of the land, as opposed to digging into the hillside and using large retaining walls to allow for a single level home.

What Are The Challenges Of Building On A Sloping Block?

As with any building project, building on a sloped block does tend to come with some of its own set of challenges and considerations. We’ll cover a few of them here. But before we do, it’s important to remember that by entrusting your home with an experienced sloping block builder in Melbourne, such as Sherbrooke Constructions, you’ve already taken the best step to overcoming any site building challenges that can arise from sloping blocks.

The need to ‘cut and fill’
This is a common part of building homes on a sloping block. It is a landscaping practice that takes into account the natural ground line of your block, and then ‘cuts’ parts of that ground out of the slope in order to then ‘fill’ other parts of the slope. The end result of this is that you are left with a more uniform shape that allows for an easier time when building a split-level home.

Drainage
Given that in most cases the lowest part of the block is the closest to the street, most sloping homes are towards the bottom of the block while the garden sits behind. The challenge here is to find ways of channelling drainage in a way so that water is not flowing down onto the house and onto the foundations underneath.
As experienced sloping block builders in Melbourne, Sherbrooke Constructions are adept at managing these challenges and any others that can arise during the building process.

What extra steps are taken when building or extending on a sloping block?

Sloping blocks are always an interesting challenge for the builder and can produce some of the most satisfying and unique results when completed. In order to make sure that the house is being built on top of land that is sturdy and well-drained, certain extra steps are taken when building or extending a home on a sloping block.
The first is to do a topographical survey. This is used to understand the exact slope and contour lines of your block. These surveys are also helpful for determining what long-standing vegetation should be kept as a priority when building the home.

The next is to understand some of the aspects that will help to inform the design of the house, such as where the light comes from, what views can be seen from where and the common wind direction, to name a few.
And finally, there is the need to perform the necessary landscaping on the block. This will give a solid base for the construction of the house itself, and ensure that there is adequate drainage around the property.

Get in touch with our team at Sherbrooke Constructions to find out how we can build your dream home on a sloping block in Melbourne.

Builders Eastern Suburbs Melbourne