Guides
Estimating know-how for Australian residential builds
How to read a DA drawing set for estimating
Which sheets carry the numbers, what to measure first, and the traps in preliminary sets that quietly move a price by six figures.
9 min readConstruction cost per square metre in Australia, 2026
What a house, a custom architectural home, a duplex or an extension costs per m2 this year, what is driving escalation, and why $/m2 is only a starting point.
8 min readWhy location changes the cost of the same house
Regional indices, site factors and escalation: how the same drawings price differently in Sydney, Brisbane, regional NSW or the Pilbara, and how to model it.
7 min read