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Sector 02

Residential new builds

Detached homes, dual occupancy and small-scale residential development — built to a written scope, reported on monthly, with variations documented when they happen rather than at handover.

Completed two-storey new home on the Gold Coast

Most residential build disputes are not about workmanship. They are about expectation: what was included, what changed, who approved it, and when the price moved. That is an administrative problem, and it is solvable.

We write the scope down, we code every cost, and we issue variations in writing the week they arise. It is less exciting than it sounds and it is the reason our clients know what their house costs while it is being built.

Scope

New homes

Single and double storey detached homes, with a written inclusions schedule rather than a vague allowance list.

Dual occupancy

Duplex and dual-key builds, including the approval pathway and services separation.

Small developments

Multi-lot residential builds and townhouse projects where repeatability drives the margin.

Knockdown rebuild

Demolition, site works, and the service disconnections and reconnections people forget to price.

Granny flats and secondary dwellings

Standalone secondary dwellings and build-in-under conversions.

House and land

Delivery on developer-supplied lots, coordinated with the estate's covenants and construction windows.

Completed new home ready for handover on the Gold Coast
Experience

Relevant work

Previous-role residential experience across Brisbane includes projects at Kate Street, Murphy Court in Everton Park, Karina Crescent, Archibald Street, Charles Avenue and Lynne Grove.

Projects marked previous role were delivered by members of the Nucore team in senior roles at previous companies, not under the Nucore entity.

Questions

How do you handle variations on a residential build?

In writing, in the week they arise, priced before the work is done. A variation that is agreed verbally on site and priced at the end of the job is the single most common cause of residential building disputes in Queensland. We do not work that way.

What does home warranty insurance cost and who pays it?

Residential building work in Queensland valued over $3,300 requires QBCC home warranty insurance, and the premium is paid by the contractor to the QBCC before work starts. It is a real, up-front cost and we show it as a separate line rather than burying it in a rate.

Do you build on sloping or difficult sites?

Yes. Sloping sites, retaining, and reactive soils change the footing design and the earthworks quantity, which is where the budget moves. We price these from the soil test and contour survey rather than from an assumption.

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