Knockdown and Rebuild Melbourne
Why Knockdown and Rebuild Instead of Extending?
If you love the location and lifestyle of the neighbourhood you currently live in, but are ready to upgrade your home, then a Knockdown Rebuild may be the perfect option.
Whilst renovating or adding a home extension are viable options, if you truly want a fully customised, luxury new home that meets the needs and desires of your family, then knocking down your current property and building a custom designed home may be a great idea. Often a knockdown rebuild can be more cost effective than selling up and moving house, or extending/renovating your current home. Renovations also require working within the limitations of your current structure. However, a knockdown rebuild gives you a blank canvas to start afresh.
One of the greatest things about a knockdown rebuild is your absolute freedom in designing a home that reflects your style and meets your needs, leading to a custom design that is completely unique and functional.
With extensive experience and specialist knowledge of knockdown rebuilds in Melbourne,, we’ve developed an efficient and streamlined approach to each build. If you’ve outgrown your home, choosing to knockdown and rebuild could make the most economic sense. Talk to Sherbrooke today about the options available.
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Our Approach
Why You Will Love
Working With Sherbrooke
Custom Designs, every time
Sherbrooke Design and Construction works with you step by step to develop a design that is unique to your lifestyle and your family – not adapted from a standard plan.
Luxe
By Sherbrooke
Developed in partnership with LSA Architects, Luxe by Sherbrooke is a premium design and construct service for those seeking a higher level of architectural design.
Fixed price
contracts
Every Sherbrooke Design and Construction project is delivered under a fixed-price building contract, with budget estimates guaranteed to within 5% of the final contract price.
support long after completion
We return long after your project is complete with warranty reviews at 6 weeks, 3 months and 12 months. Your client portal stays active for any post-completion maintenance requests.
Our Process
Your Rebuild, From Start to Finish
We’ll look after you every step of the way by helping you demolish your current home, and providing a complete architectural design and construction service for your knockdown and rebuild project. Here’s a brief overview of the easy step-by-step design process we’ll enjoy together in realising your vision.
Start With A Vision
Designing Your Custom Dream Home With Sherbrooke
The Sherbrooke design team provides a complete architectural design and construction service. You’ll meet with one of our talented designers to discuss your needs, the ‘look’ you want to achieve, and your budget for the home you plan to rebuild.
Use this time to personalise your project, tell us your goals, share images you’ve collected of homes you like and brainstorm ideas with us. A concept design plan will then be discussed in line with your proposed budget. At Sherbrooke we guarantee the quality of our work long after a project is complete. It’s crucial to us that you’re 100% happy with the design before any further steps are taken. You can learn about our process here.
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Your Knockdown and Rebuild Project
Your Rebuild, From Start To Finish
Rebuilding Your Home With Sherbrooke
Build the perfect home for your family without leaving the neighbourhood you love by contacting the Sherbrooke team. You’ll be happy to discover that the process of knocking down and rebuilding is much more seamless than you’d expect.
From the start, a team member will be assigned to provide personalised customer service and regular communication. We provide you with support during the entire building process from demolition to construction of your new home, right up until the end of your warranty period and beyond. We’ll chat through your options and any complications to ensure we understand your wants and needs and can achieve the best outcome that enhances your lifestyle.
Knockdown and Rebuild Melbourne
Knockdown and Rebuild FAQs
Extensions VS a Knockdown and Rebuild
It’s a decision that anyone looking to customise their living experience will have to decide on. Should you extend the home you have or purchase another home and move? Or, should you knockdown your existing home and replace it with an entirely customised house? Both options have their own positives, so here’s a quick look at them:
Cost: Any home improvement or building project will come with some inherent costs. But, as a general rule of thumb, extending an existing home will be more cost effective than starting from scratch with a knockdown rebuild. This is largely due to the fact that you’re working with one building and won’t need to deal with the cost of demolishing an old property. With that said, the potential resale value of a fully custom built home, and all of the luxury inclusions that come with them, has the potential to lead to greater financial benefit in future.
Time: It’s hard to directly compare the two options based on time as this is going to be highly dependent on the size and scale of the extension vs a custom knockdown rebuild project. A customised living space is always going to be a process that takes time regardless of whether you extend or rebuild, but the key factor in this is choosing a reputable builder for your project to ensure your home is completed in the most timely manner.
Choice: At the end of the day, choosing to build a luxury home gives you the power of choice. Free reign to design and include the specific features that matter to you is the ultimate of appeal of any knockdown rebuild project.
If you’re looking for an extension that perfectly compliments your home then, again, working with a reputable builder, such as Sherbrooke Constructions, who can create a design to meet your specific needs is the best way to achieve this.
Do I need a permit to Knockdown and Rebuild a house?
The short answer to this question is yes, a planning and/or building permit is generally required to perform a knockdown rebuild in Melbourne. But the beauty of using a well-reviewed knockdown rebuild specialist like Sherbrooke Constructions is we are able to take care of all of the permits, town planning and research to make sure the experience of building your dream home is as stress free as possible.
Additionally, we lend our experience and understanding to clients in many other aspects of the building process as well. We can offer guidance on material and design choices to make sure that when you make your selections, you can be sure that it has been made knowing all of the options available to you.
What are the most important questions to ask when speaking with a Knockdown and Rebuild builder?
Asking these questions during your initial discussions with the construction company will help you understand the custom home builder’s process and what to anticipate from the project in general. As the buyer, you might wish to know the following:
1. Have they ever constructed houses that resemble your design?
2. How do they design a knockdown and rebuild project?
3. Do they have a portfolio of previous knockdown and rebuilds in Melbourne?
4. Which materials will they utilise?
5. What kind of schedule would be required to finish your design?
6. Are there any design recommendations I could consider?
Feel free to ask us for any information on knocking down and rebuilding your home. We are here to help.
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