Essentials Package: An expert in your corner at every stage that matters.
Reviewed personally by Jesse Barrass — an ex-builder with years of hands-on construction experience.
Who this is for
- You’re committed to the build and want expert backup at every stage that decides the budget
- You’d rather pay one fixed fee than discover consulting hourly rates mid-crisis
- You want your five biggest trade packages torn down before you sign any of them
Exactly what you get
- The full Pre-Start Review (normally $790) included as the starting point
- Quote teardowns for your five biggest trade packages — typically 70%+ of build cost
- Scheduled stage check-ins from slab to handover, aligned to your certifier’s inspections
- Priority email access with 48-hour response when something on site doesn’t look right
- Free access to the Build Companion app for your whole build
This is the shape of the deliverable
Concrete pump hire
Not mentioned anywhere in the quote
Unpriced — typical $800–$1,500 per pour
Rock excavation
“Excavation in other than natural soil excluded”
Excluded — repriced mid-job at machine day-rates
Piering allowance
Allowance $2,400
Roughly half the local going rate for this soil class
Termite management
Priced, part and system named
Priced properly — no action
Every finding: the quote line, the gap, the realistic cost band.
Essentials clients get every teardown and check-in in the same written format — a running file of findings across the whole build.
Worked example — what this catches
5 packages
The aim across a build: tender gaps caught, variations pushed back, allowances corrected — findings worth several times the fee, each one documented in your build file.
Real results go on the proof pageWhat this is not — in plain English
This is not supervision and we are not your builder. You run the build — we make sure you are never guessing.
Full details in our terms and disclaimer — written to be read, not buried.
Common questions
How is this different from hiring a project manager?
A project manager runs the build and charges accordingly (usually 8–12% of build cost). Essentials keeps you running the build with expert review at each decision point — a different job at a fraction of the cost.
What if my build runs longer than planned?
Essentials covers your build, not a calendar window. Stage check-ins happen when your stages happen.
Can I upgrade from a single Teardown or Pre-Start?
Yes — anything you’ve paid for a Teardown or Pre-Start in the last 60 days credits toward Essentials.
Is there a payment plan?
Yes: half on start, half at frame stage. Ask when you enquire.
Ready? Start with Essentials — $2,950
Fixed fee, across your whole build. Book through the form, or call 0484 508 363 and talk it through first.