Bedroom
Bedroom & Bathroom Additions
Extend your footprint with new bedrooms, en-suites or guest bathrooms.
Extensions add floor area rather than rearrange it, which makes them a different proposition from alterations. Through our contractor network the scope includes carports, patios and verandas, bedroom and bathroom additions, second-storey additions and outbuildings and flatlets. What you can add is determined by the stand before it is determined by the brief.
Extending is usually cheaper than moving once transfer duty, agent commission, bond costs and the move itself are accounted for. The exception is where the extension pushes the property above the ceiling price for the street, in which case the spend may not be recovered on sale. Asking a local agent what the top-end value in your area is, before committing, is worth the phone call.
Building out is usually cheaper than building up, but the stand decides. A ground-floor addition needs foundations, a roof tie-in and enough space inside your building lines; adding a storey needs the existing foundations and walls assessed by an engineer for the additional load, and often strengthening that is invisible from outside. Coverage and building line restrictions vary by zoning and by estate, so establish what you are allowed to build before deciding what you want.
We deliberately do not publish extension prices. What the stand permits, whether the existing structure can carry an upper floor, the foundation requirement and the finish level all move the figure substantially, and none can be judged without an assessment. Rates in smaller towns are routinely lower than in the metros. Materials are the contractor's to price. Tell us what you want to add and we will put you in front of contractors covering your area.
