Port Stephens & the Hunter
Before you spend a dollar on plans, find out what your block and budget can really build.
You've pictured this home for years. Book a free Cost Blindspot Review with Graeme Bakker and see the real number for your block before anything is drawn or signed. He'll send you a written report you can keep.
Modern Farmhouse · Anna Bay · Design + ConstructBook your Cost Blindspot Review with Graeme
Pick a time that suits you. It takes about 30 seconds.
For anyone building a custom home in Port Stephens or the Hunter, including from Sydney or Brisbane.
This isn't a quote. It's an honest, builder's-eye read on your block and budget before real money goes into design.
What you'll walk away with
A short written report on your project, so you can see the whole picture before you commit to anything.
Your site cost flags
What your block will add before a wall goes up. Slope, sand or rock, bushfire rating.
Your approval pathway
DA or CDC, and how long you'll be paying holding costs on the land.
Your real number
Your budget against the full move-in cost, not just the contract price.
What to protect
The things that make it your home, and what needs deciding early so they don't get cut later.
The earlier you do this, the more it's worth.
Most people find out what their home really costs at the very end. By then they've spent $30,000 to $60,000 on plans, and the quote comes back $200,000 to $300,000 over.
What gets cut isn't the slab or the frame. It's the stone, the pool, the landscaping, the things you were building it for. In Port Stephens, 70% of people who pay for full plans never build them.
You've worked a long time for this home. Find out what it really costs while you can still shape it.
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Graeme Bakker · Director
You'll be speaking with Graeme
Graeme is a licensed builder and building designer, and he's been designing and building homes on this coast since 1993. Whether he designs your home or builds from your architect's plans, the budget is checked as the design takes shape, not after.
You'll deal with Graeme from the first conversation to the day you get your keys. Not a salesperson.
2024 BDAA National Design Awards, 3x winner · HIA & Master Builders award winner
Our project had many challenges, both geologically and in construction complexity. Bakker Homes came up with solutions for us on the fly, without adding to cost, but achieving a much better outcome for the practical design of the project.Wayne & Sonja Simpson · Vue, Nelson Bay