Building, explained

A granny flat, or secondary dwelling, is a self-contained home on the same lot as your house. Here are the NSW rules, the approval routes on the Eurobodalla South Coast, and what it costs to build one well.

In Eurobodalla, both dual occupancies and secondary dwellings (granny flats) are permitted in residential zones. This guide covers what your block needs to qualify, how approval works, and what each option is likely to cost.

A sloping or coastal block on the South Coast typically adds $30,000 to $100,000 or more to the cost of a comparable flat-block build. The site shapes the foundation system, the approval pathway and often the quality of the finished home.

Building a new home on the NSW South Coast needs planning approval before a builder can start work. This plain guide walks through the DA and CC process, the faster CDC alternative, and what the South Coast conditions mean for your approval.

Choosing the right builder is the most consequential decision in a custom home project. Here is what to verify in NSW, what to ask every builder, and what to watch out for before you sign.

For most South Coast home builds a fixed-price contract is the safer choice: you get a known price and the builder carries the risk of overruns. Cost-plus only suits genuinely unknowable work, and only with receipts and a capped margin.

Most South Coast blocks carry a Bushfire Attack Level. Here is what BAL means, how it is assessed, and how it shapes the design and cost of your home.

Batemans Bay is Canberra's closest coast. Here is how to plan, design and build a South Coast home when you live three hours away, without it becoming a second job.

From first conversation to handover, a custom home typically takes a number of months in design and approvals plus a build period. Here is what sets the timeline.

As a guide, custom homes on the NSW South Coast generally run from roughly $4,000 to $7,000+ per square metre. Here is what moves that number, and how to get a real figure for your block.

Knockdown rebuild costs on the NSW South Coast, explained: demolition plus a new custom home, when it beats renovating, and what duplex and granny-flat options cost.

From the first conversation to the keys, here is how a Perrem project actually runs, and why having design and construction under one roof changes the experience.