Built for the Block Others Won't Touch
The Sunshine Coast's Fourth-Generation Custom Home Builder
If other builders have walked away from your block, that's where we do our best work. Direct communication with the builder, from the first conversation to handover.
Custom New
Builds
QBCC Licence
15265916
Four Generations
of Building
25+ Years on
the Tools
Direct Builder
Access
We Live and Breathe the Blocks Other Builders Avoid
Sloped site? Bushfire overlay? Awkward access? If you’ve already had a builder tell you it’s too hard, too expensive, or just not worth the trouble, that’s exactly the kind of project we take on.
Building shouldn’t mean dealing with a sales rep who disappears once the contract’s signed. At Newman & Son, you talk to people who are actually building your home from the first conversation through to handover.
What you're probably dealing with
You’ve found the block. Maybe it’s got a view, some character, the reason you wanted it in the first place. And then you start talking to builders.
One tells you it’s too hard and walks away. Another quotes it like it’s flat land, and you know the variations are coming the moment work starts. A third hands you off to a sales rep, and from there it’s project managers, call centres, and weeks of silence while you wonder what’s actually happening on your site.
What you actually need is a builder who’s seen your kind of block before, who can tell you what it’ll cost, and who you can actually get on the phone when something needs sorting.
That’s what we built Newman & Son to be.
Why dealing directly with the builder changes everything
No surprise variations
We price what your block actually needs, including the contingency for slopes, services and site access, not a flat rate that blows out once we start digging.
One person, the whole way through
You deal with Travis and Aletta, not a project manager, not a call centre, not someone new every few months.
Built around your block
We choose the construction method that suits your site, rather than forcing every job into the same approach.
Four generations of building family
From great-grandfather to grandfather to father to Travis. It's in the name, and it shows in the standard of the work.
What We Build
Custom new builds
Designed and built around your block, your family, and your budget.
Challenging and complex sites
Sloped, rural, bushfire-prone or otherwise difficult blocks are our speciality.
Renovations and extensions
For families growing into their forever home, on the land they already own.
How It Works
A clear, considered process for renovations, new homes, and commercial projects. You can engage us for the full journey or just the stages you need.
Stage 01
Free site chat
Tell us about your block and what you’re hoping to build. We’ll have a straight conversation about whether it’s a fit. And if your block has been written off before, this is where we tell you what’s actually possible.
Stage 02
Site assessment and estimate
We come out, look at the block properly, and put together a realistic estimate based on what your site actually needs, not a rough square-metre guess.
Stage 03
Design and planning
We design your home around your block and the way your family lives in it. Every project is site-specific, meaning there’s no standard plan we’re trying to make fit.
Stage 04
We build it
Construction starts, and you hear from Travis directly throughout. If something needs to be discussed, you’ll know about it as it happens.
Stage 05
Handover
It’s time to enjoy your finished home, built exactly as designed.
Homes we've built across the Sunshine Coast
The People Behind Your Build
Sloped site? Bushfire overlay? Awkward access? If you’ve already had a builder tell you it’s too hard, too expensive, or just not worth the trouble, that’s exactly the kind of project we take on.
Building shouldn’t mean dealing with a sales rep who disappears once the contract’s signed. At Newman & Son, you talk to person who’s actually building your home from the first conversation through to handover.
Travis Newman
Builder & Director
Fourth-generation builder, 25+ years on the tools across the Sunshine Coast.
Aletta Newman
Client Liaison & Sales
With a background in construction sales, finance, and real estate, Aletta knows how to keep the business running as smoothly.
Your home built by someone who's already solved this problem before
Every build starts with a real conversation about your block. With four generations of building experience, we’ve likely seen something close to it before, and we’ll tell you straight what’s involved.
Start building your dream home today
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