MBAV Green Living Conference 2023
The team at Capital Building attended the 2023 edition of Master Builders Association Victoria – Green Living Conference. With a regular focus on Quality, Energy and Health it provides great …
Building a Granny Flat in Australia
The trend of constructing granny flats in Australia has been on a steady rise, with many homeowners realizing the potential advantages such annexes can offer. Whether you’re looking to house …
A Comprehensive Guide to Granny Flat Floor Plans
In recent years, granny flats have grown exponentially in popularity, not just for housing our loved ones but also as an investment opportunity. As the demand increases, so does the …
What is a Truss?
Often found in domestic buildings, a ‘Truss’ is a structural timber framework, designed to support a roof. Trusses are the preferred modern method of constructing a roof, as they are …
Eliminating Neighbourly Objections to your Building Plans
One of the most common hindrances to building a home extension that we come across is the dreaded neighbourly objection. Everything seems great; you’ve considered the impact of your new building on …
Energy Efficient House Design: Positive Environmental Impacts and Financial Benefits
Modern design and construction techniques offer countless new ways of living that better serve homeowners and the environment than traditional alternatives. Energy-efficient house design holds many incredible benefits, from helping …
Home Extension Costs: Your Guide to a Budget for a House Extension
When your home no longer provides the amount of space your family needs, you’re faced with a challenging decision – move into a bigger house or extend your current home? …
Kitchen Renovation Ideas and Costs When Living In Melbourne
The kitchen is the most important space in any home. It’s not only a place to prepare and cook meals, but also a gathering space for family and friends. As …
Digging Deep – Should I Build that Basement?
Coober Pedy is an amazing place. It’s not that pretty, it sits in the middle of deserted, dry land and for most of the year it is unbearably hot and …
House Extension Ideas To Maximise Your Floor Plan and Design
Many homeowners feel limited by their floor plan and design when it comes to house extensions. Fortunately, there are several ways to maximise your floor plan and create the perfect …
Questions to Ask a Home Extension and Renovation Design Consultant
Deciding to embark on an exciting Home Extension and Renovation project? To help ensure you remain fully informed throughout the process, our team at Capital Building has compiled some questions …
Is It Better to Extend and Renovate or Rebuild?
When your Home starts to show its age, you may wonder if it’s time for a change. After all, a fresh start can be invigorating – and it will likely …
Designing a Home That Matches Your Lifestyle
Your home is your sanctuary. It’s the place where you can finally relax and unwind after a long day, entertain close friends and family, and have the freedom to just …
Differences between an extension and a renovation
One of the first things you need to decide when planning any sort of home improvement project is what exactly you hope to accomplish. Are you simply trying to update …
The Difference Between Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation
Despite decades of warnings from the world’s leading scientific communities, the effects of climate change are still growing. Fortunately, a greater amount of investment, innovation and action to curb the …
Extensions and Waffle pod slabs
Waffle pod slabs are a solution engineers devised in response to difficult soil conditions. They are typically used in areas of highly reactive clay soils. (See soil types H1 and …
Stumps vs concrete slab. This question might have you scratching you’re head, as deciding on the house foundations may not be the most exciting part of house construction, but it’s …
Tips for Living Onsite Peacefully While Renovating
A man’s (or woman’s) home is their castle. Even when your castle needs a little TLC, we know that you want to be as close as possible to the place …
Four Stunning Interior Design Tips for any Home
There’s no denying that a well-designed home can do wonders for our mood. We love the feeling of coming home at the end of the day to have a glass …
Energy Efficiency: A Fad or Necessity?
It’s in the news, it’s on our minds. The human impact on nature in the form of habitat destruction and consequent climate change is obvious now to most of us. …
Skylights Installations – Design Tips & Traps
Let there be light! (by Designer Builder, Peter Harnischmacher of Capital Building) Need to brighten a dark room or shadowy area of the house? Many people will think you can …
Thinking of extending? The 4 most important things to consider
What are the key things you should ask yourself before you plan an extension? 1.What is my budget? Based on what can I afford and what am I prepared to …
Building to a budget: Things you need to consider
Building to a budget – Melbourne Builders Is your house looking a bit tired, need extra rooms, an upper extension, new decks, pergolas, bathrooms? Are you better off just selling …
Door solutions for your home renovation
By stating the obvious, doors serve many purposes. They are security from outsiders, they keep in the warmth in winter time, and the cool air in the summertime, they can …
Bathroom Renovations that make a Statement across Melbourne
Your bathroom is commonly used by every member of the household, as well as guests. If you were ever looking to sell, it is also one of the first rooms …
Zero Carbon Buildings & Ventilation
Households account for approximately 30% of all electricity consumption. Any measures aimed at reducing the energy consumption of residential dwellings will have a huge impact on electricity demand and affordability. …
New home and Renovation Roofing & Roof Types
Unless you wish to do something unusual/unconventional there are really only two types of roofing. High tensile sheet roofing and masonry (or terra cotta) roofing tiles. These are the most …
Charming Hampton Style New Home Builders Melbourne
Capital Building, as one of the city’s premier construction enterprises, offers a range of stunning build options for homeowners. One of these is our revered Hampton house design service. Desired …
Choosing carpet for your new house or renovation
Carpet and your new renovation Almost always, our clients opt for carpet in the bedrooms if there is an upstairs level on their house. Carpet gives the house a homely …
DIY Laundry Solutions for Small Spaces
Our favourite easy laundry storage room ideas Even though it is not the most glamorous room in the house, the laundry certainly is one of the most important. For any …
Double Storey Extensions – What to do with your stairs
Double Storey Extensions – We know what we want upstairs, we know what we want downstairs, but what is the actual staircase going to look like? Do you want traditional …
Over use of glass = Inefficient Design
Glass is being carelessly overused by too many Architects and building designers. In an effort to impress aesthetically, such designs end up imposing unintended consequences on the occupiers of uber …
Designing Hallways to Maximise Space
Designing Hallways – considerations are rarely part of a renovation plan, however, a hallway doesn’t just have to be a corridor – why not make it a feature in its …
Need a Pool House Builder in Melbourne?
The piece de resistance in a new design project is to match the style of your home with a pool house, adding that final touch with either a pool or …
The Most Energy-Efficient Home Building Materials
When choosing the best products and materials for building your new home, renovation or house extension, there are a few things to consider. In this day and age of environmental …
3. The Budget – Planning to Build – Melbourne Extension Builders
Budget Budget should really be the first item on the home design agenda, but why spoil the vision and the dream with the boring financial necessities? The sensible and the …
2. Finding a designer – Design & Construct Builder – Melbourne
Designing and building your own home or extension is one of the biggest investment decision that you and your family will ever make. So it’s absolutely essential to make every …
Designing your own Home or Extension – Builders North Balwyn
Designing your own Home or Extension can be simple if you follow 3 Basic Guiding Principles. People wanting to build often ask, “Where do I start? It’s all so confusing. …
Town Planning – Do I Need a Permit to Build?
What is Town Planning? Defined town planning is: The planning and control of the construction, growth, and development of a town or other urban area. In more practical terms it …
Building Contractor Melbourne What you need to know when hiring a building contractor in this article we are going to give you some vital information about the different people/ businesses …
Sustainable Design – Super Energy Efficient Extension
Sustainable Design Tips Energy Efficient Builders. Welcome to part three of this great series on Sustainable Building and Green Living. In previous posts, we have looked at an introduction to …
The Only Way is Up – Building a Second Storey
Second Storey Extension Builders Melbourne Adding an extension to your home is a brilliant way to create additional space without the hassle of moving house. One of the most common …
What is a genuine ‘Registered Builder’?
Registered Builder Melbourne. He/She must qualify to be registered with the Building Practitioners Board, a division of the Victorian Building Authority. Only such registered and eligible Builders can provide ‘Home …
How to build an upper extension on your house in Melbourne
An excellent example of the standard of finishes achieved to transform this previously ageing 1930s single-story war service home in Camberwell, Melbourne. Capital Building clients Mr. and Mrs. S had …
My Dream Home Extension – Hire or Do it Myself – Part 2
My Dream Home Extension Part 2 Following on from Part 1 of ‘My Dream Home Extension’ we will now look at whether it’s worth building the extension yourself or hiring …
My Dream Home Extension – Where Do I Start Part 1
Dream Home Extensions Defining your dream home extension what you want and creating your building shopping list So, you want to turn your home into the palace of your dreams. …
Finding A Reputable Builder In Melbourne
Finding a builder in Melbourne, especially one that aligns perfectly with your needs and budget, is no small feat. The process of selecting the right professional is much more than …
My Dream Home Extension – Plans and Permits – Part 5
Home Extension – Plans and Permits We come to the final part in this series about how to go about building your dream home extension. In part 4 we looked …
My Dream Home Extension – Foundations and Soil – Part 4
Home Extension – Foundations and Soil Following on from part 3 of this series which looked at ‘Choosing a Builder‘ we are now in to the nitty gritty of making …
My Dream Home Extension – Choosing a Builder – Part 3
Dream Home Extension – Choosing a Builder Choosing a Builder Part 3 of this series about building your dream home extension assumes you’ve decided to use a registered building practitioner …
A Day in the Life – The Melbourne Storey
It started with an ageing and modest family home in a suburban street in Melbourne and ended up with an incredible double storey contemporary home; refreshed and renewed into a …
10 Ultimate Reasons Why People Build an Extension
Why People Build a House Extension House Extension Builders Melbourne, we have identified the 10 ultimate reasons why people opt to build a house extension on their existing home rather …