We work with homeowners in Mayfield and across Newcastle on major renovations, extensions and new homes. Led by Jeff, our team takes a hands-on approach, staying involved from the early planning stages right through to construction and handover.
We love Mayfield’s mix of older cottages, weatherboard homes and established properties, and the opportunities that come with building or renovating them.
For older homes, this can mean working with smaller, more separated layouts, original features or additions made over the years. Other projects may involve extending the existing footprint, improving the connection to the backyard or starting again with a new home.
Our approach is shaped around your property specifically, taking into account the existing home, the block and what you want to achieve from the project.
If you own an older home in Mayfield and you’re thinking about making some bigger changes, you might not know whether renovating, extending or rebuilding is the best option. Before you start making plans, there are a few things worth looking at.
Before making plans, it’s worth having the existing home properly assessed. This can help identify structural issues, previous additions or older plumbing and electrical work that may affect what you can do with the home. From there, you’ll have a clearer idea of what’s worth keeping, what may need updating and what needs to be factored into the project.
Think about the problems you actually want to solve. Is your kitchen too closed off? Do you need another bedroom? Is there enough storage? Does the home have a poor connection to the backyard? Making a list of what isn’t working can help determine whether those problems can be solved within the existing footprint or whether you need to add more space.
If you have an older cottage or character home, there may be parts you want to retain, such as the façade, timber floors, high ceilings or original details. Knowing these early can help shape the design and determine how much of the existing home you want to work around.
Having a realistic budget early makes it easier to work out which options are worth exploring. Rather than designing everything you want and costing it later, your budget can help guide decisions around the size of the project, what gets prioritised and whether renovating, extending or rebuilding makes the most sense.
You don’t need to have finished plans before getting in touch. We can look at your existing home, talk through what you want to change and help you understand what’s practical before you get too far into the design process.
Mayfield’s older homes often have plenty of character, but their original layouts don’t always work for the way families live today. Smaller, separated rooms, closed-off kitchens and previous additions can all create opportunities to rethink how the existing space is used.
We complete major home renovations in Mayfield that can include opening up living areas, reconfiguring existing rooms, updating kitchens and bathrooms, and improving the connection between indoor and outdoor spaces.
A home extension can add the space your existing layout is missing, without needing to completely rework your home. From extending living areas at the rear to adding bedrooms, bathrooms or a second storey, we look at how the additional space can work with both your existing home and your backyard space.
The aim is for the new and existing parts of the home to work together, while giving you more space for the way you live now and into the future.
Yes. This is what most of our clients choose to do, as it allows you to add the extra space you need while also improving how your existing home works. This could include adding new bedrooms or living areas while opening up your existing layout or updating your kitchen.
In many cases, a second-storey addition may be possible, but it will depend on the existing home and your property. We’ll need to consider whether the existing structure can support an upper level, along with things like building height, setbacks, privacy and any planning requirements that apply to your site.
Yes. When renovating or extending an older home, we consider which existing features are important to retain and how the new work will sit alongside them. The goal is to improve how the home functions without unnecessarily removing the details that give it character.
With many of Mayfield’s older homes, there can sometimes be issues that aren’t visible until work begins. If we uncover something unexpected, we’ll explain what we’ve found, what needs to be done and whether it affects the cost or timing of your project before moving forward.
