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Knockdown Rebuilders

Plan Your Knockdown Rebuild with Confidence

Planning a knockdown rebuild can be a complex process, but with the right guidance, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. We’re here to provide expert insight and support every step of the way, ensuring your custom home project is smooth, timely, and stays within budget.

Turn Your Vision Into Reality

We specialise in advising clients through the critical steps of the demolition phase, ensuring they understand the correct sequence of actions required to keep their project on schedule and secure timely approvals. We guide clients on when to initiate the abolishment of existing services and help them navigate Energex’s service level agreements (SLAs) so they can proactively manage potential delays. Additionally, we advise on arranging power supply-whether via a permanent connection or temporary power pole-to ensure the site is fully prepared for construction as soon as building approvals are issued.

Why Buildi?

With our team by your side, your knockdown rebuild project will be executed seamlessly. Whether it’s eliminating delays, solving issues, or keeping the budget intact, we’re your trusted partner throughout the entire process.

Your Custom Home Awaits

Don’t leave your knockdown rebuild to chance. With experienced professionals guiding the way, your dream home is closer than you think.

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The pros and cons

Selling and buying costs – if you demolish your existing home there is no cost to sell i.e. real estate fees and no cost to buy stamp duty etc

Blank canvas for your design – with any new home build you will have the opportunity to bring your ideas to life

Increase property value – with record property growth in recent times, many property owners are seeing a higher increase in value in comparison to the cost of build (instant equity)

Stay in the neighbourhood you love – research shows that most people will sell and buy within 5km of where they are currently living. This is because they are used to the area, know their local restaurants, and local amenities and have developed friendships in the area

Requires planning and approvals – if you were to renovate your kitchen or bathroom in an existing home there will be no cost for planning or approval

Heritage sites restricted – Brisbane city council has a rule against demolishing homes there are pre-1946 it’s important to determine if your home can actually be demolished

Difficult to estimate fees before demolition – there are many upfront fees payable before you can fully understand the total cost of your project, unfortunately not all these fees are apparent until you are in the middle of the project

Additional costs If you demolish within 12 months of purchasing there will be no owner-occupied concession on Stamp duty (bonus calculation below)

What Our Clients Say

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The best decision I made when building my home was having the Buildi team broker for me. After buying the land, I found choosing a builder and the many decisions complicated and overwhelming. There were many pitfalls that could cost me a lot of money and would have been very stressful. I avoided that. Nelvin and his team helped me get the right builder, navigate through the process and provided extensive advice - consistently - the whole way to completion. Nelvin was always available, professional and constantly worked hard to navigate all the ins and outs of my house build. He took the stress away and helped me save money. He is a great listener and we discussed things in a way that I understood and we worked through my ideas and concerns. He had the conversations and managed the process with the builder. He did the clarifying and negotiating. I didn’t realise when I was starting out how important that would be for me. Nelvin worked in a way that was best for me and what I wanted. Important things I was not aware of where considered. I benefitted from Nelvin’s extensive amount of construction, banking and business experience. I think building a home is such a lot of money and there is so much unknown and things that may not go to plan. The risk is daunting and you don’t want to end up with excessive costs and problems. That didn’t happen to me because I had the advice and knowledge Nelvin provided. I can’t express enough how important it was to have someone that I could trust on my side. You can trust Nelvin to do the right thing by you and get you through your building project. He’ll take away the stress, save you money and give you peace of mind. I recommend going with Buildi and if I was to build again I will not do it without them.
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Thank you Nelvin for your patience and expertise in answering my question around brick veneer vs hebel concrete construction as a free consult. I appreciate the insights that you have shared!
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Nhi
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Nelvin is diligent, patient and extremely helpful in guiding us through the building process. He stepped up as a mediator between us and the builder, and made sure our interests were protected. It was our first build; without Nelvin, we must have been making many more dumb decisions. We are now living in our beautiful home after a two year long journey with Nelvin. We are glad we went with Buildi for our big project. Great service and highly recommend.
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Paris Parasadi
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Nelvin's a great dude. Could always count on him to answer my call, no matter of stupid and irrelevant my questions got. This was our first build and while we didn't end up going with one of his panel builders he helped us out throughout the build process anyway. He also has great connections in the industry and the builder reviews on his website was invaluable. Definitely recommend having a chat with him if you're considering building in Brissy.
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Can't recommend Melvin from Buildi more highly. Hardworking, generous with his time, personable and professional. Great team, great technical expertise.
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Simon Lake
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I cannot recommend Nelvin and Buildi highly enough. Great affordable service based on speedy communication and strong industry knowledge (broken down easily int laymen's terms). Nelvin assisted with water and sewer connections as well as advice on a BOA application in Brisbane. Nelvin will remain in my contacts list!
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Sunil Chand
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Thanks, Nelvin Das...Buildi Broker We are grateful for your contribution to the construction of our lovely house. You truly took the time to comprehend our goals and help us realise them by helping us buy the site, choosing the best builder, giving us great guidance on how to design the house, and negotiating upgrades and revisions on our behalf. We were relieved that you were available to us day or night and that we could rely on your experience despite our lack of construction experience. You consistently exceeded your boundaries and set reasonable expectations. I would give your services a five-star rating and highly recommend. Much Appreciated ! Sunny
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I've built twice, once tackling myself and the second with Buildi and I can wholeheartedly recommend their services, especially with the outstanding support provided by Nelvin. Our decision to relocate to Queensland and pursue a knockdown-rebuild presented its own set of challenges, but Nelvin's expertise and commitment made the entire experience remarkably smooth. Juggling family and work commitments, we relied on Nelvin to oversee the project, including organizing the demolition and finding a builder for our desired specifications and budget. He went above and beyond, addressing unexpected issues like sorting out our overgrown grass concerns from the neighbours, all with-in low cost by utilizing his network of reliable people. Despite the inevitable challenges that come with any construction project, Nelvin's ability to navigate and resolve issues with the builder was truly remarkable. His strong relationship with management ensured that our concerns were not dismissed with a casual "she'll be right" attitude. Nelvin consistently prioritised our best interests, going as far as conducting ad-hoc onsite inspections via video calls and photos to address our concerns promptly. The level of customer service provided by Nelvin is unparalleled and his dedication to ensuring that your best interests are taken care-of sets Buildi apart. If there were additional services offered by Buildi, I would undoubtedly choose them all. Our experience with Nelvin and Buildi exceeded our expectations, and we are grateful for their exceptional support throughout the entire process.
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Buildi (Nelvin) are Indispensable As Melbourne renters approaching retirement we had stuggled to find a solution in finding our forever home.To be closer to family, and a warmer climate, we settled on the Brisbane region. But, with the existing house market rising faster than our budget, we decided to try to build. Living in Melbourne while building in Brisbane, how could we do this...? We had found a morgage broker, was there such a thing as a "Building Broker" to guide us though the many pitfalls of building a new house interstate? We Googled....Answer: "Buildi"! From our first Zoom meeting, Nelvin has been a mine of information, direction, sensible processes, and common sense. To say that Buildi have been "value for money" is a vast understatement. We did travel north to Queensland durng the build, to meet with our preferred buiders "Calloways"(also recommended), and view the house at a couple of stages. Nelvin was on hand each time to meet us, and provided progress reports, advice, and assistance, along the way. We have now reached hand over of our beautful new home. We are rapt with Nelvin's service and attention to detail. We would recommend getting "Buildi" on board as soon as possible in a building project, to give your plans focus, which in turn will save you time and money...and stress. Thanks Nelvin, we wish you and your family all the best!
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