Downsizing
Designing your downsizer: the forever home for your next chapter
Downsizing without compromise — single-level, low-maintenance, lock-up-and-leave and age-in-place, designed around how you want to live next.
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Designing, approving and building — explained.
Practical, design-led notes for anyone planning a custom home or duplex across NSW and South East Queensland — from the first big decisions to approvals, budgets and delivery.
Custom home design
Knockdown rebuild: is it right for your block?
Rebuild or renovate? How to weigh it up — block suitability, the process, costs and finance — for a custom designed home you'll love.
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Difficult sites
Building on a sloping or difficult block (and why split-level works)
Steep, sloping or narrow? How design-led planning turns a difficult site into an opportunity — split-level homes, site costs and what to check before you buy.
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Site & feasibility
Why site analysis saves you money (before you design — or buy)
The most expensive mistakes happen before design begins. Why studying your site up front protects your budget — and how Scout does it.
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Dual occupancy
Designing a duplex or dual occupancy: a homeowner's guide
Two homes on one block — what it is, why homeowners build them, the design that makes them work, and how approvals and titles stack up.
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Budget & cost
Working with your budget, not against it
A custom home doesn't mean an open cheque book. How designing to your budget and tracking every cost keeps your build on track.
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Finance
How to finance your build (and how we help)
Construction finance works differently to a home loan. A plain-English guide — and how we connect you with SGB Finance early.
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