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The 10 best new home builders in Brisbane

Brisbane builders for custom homes, project homes and knockdown rebuilds, from flat estate lots to steep blocks in older suburbs. We checked every builder's QBCC licence before it made the list.

Updated October 2026.

Builders listed
10
Licences confirmed on the register
10 of 10
Average Google rating
4.0
Google reviews, combined
687
Builders paying to be here
None
  • LicenceA current QBCC builder licence, matched to the business.
  • ReputationIndependent reviews, awards and years trading.
  • Right kind of workNew homes, custom builds or knockdown rebuilds shown on their own site.
  • No paid placesNobody pays to be listed or to move up.

New home builders in Brisbane, ranked

Each licensed builder here shows new home work on its own site, whether that's a project range, one-off custom homes or knockdown rebuilds. They're ranked on fit for new builds, reputation and years trading.

  1. 1

    O'Shea & Sons Builders

    Tarragindi. Brisbane and surrounding suburbs

    4.2 from 5 Google reviews

    Best for luxury custom homes and knockdown rebuilds

    • Won two 2025 Master Builders Brisbane individual home awards, in different price bands.
    • Took the 2026 Master Builders Brisbane award for home sustainability and innovation.
    • Its FAQs cover knockdown rebuilds, working with your architect and contract options.
    QBCC licence
    1264080 Checked
    Building since
    2010
    Builds
    Custom homes, Knockdown rebuild, Sloping blocks, Character overlays
    More about O'Shea & Sons Builders

    O'Shea & Sons Builders is a family business founded in Brisbane in 2010 by Nick and Carly O'Shea. It builds luxury custom homes across Brisbane, designing around local site problems such as steep slopes, character overlays, narrow frontages and close neighbours, and it guides clients through knockdown rebuilds.

    The firm works with clients' own architects or its in-house designers. In 2025 it won two Master Builders Brisbane individual home awards, for homes in Indooroopilly and Seven Hills, and in 2026 it won the region's award for home sustainability and innovation.

    Awards: 2025 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Individual Home $1.5 million to $2 million (Quinta, Indooroopilly), winner; 2025 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Individual Home $2.5 million to $3 million (Kamares sto Appia, Seven Hills), winner; 2026 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Excellence in Home Sustainability and Innovation (Mary Ryan, New Farm), winner

    1800 717 477Visit website
  2. 2

    Tabrizi Home Builders

    Virginia. Inner and western Brisbane suburbs, from New Farm and Hawthorne to Fig Tree Pocket

    4.7 from 19 Google reviews

    Best for luxury custom homes in inner and western Brisbane

    • Won the 2025 Master Builders Queensland state award for an individual home, $4 million to $5 million.
    • Designs in house, then handles documentation, approvals, selections and the build itself.
    • Sets out a nine-stage process on its site, from first meeting to handover and follow-up.
    • The firm says it caps how many homes it takes on each year.
    QBCC licence
    15045195 Checked
    Builds
    Custom homes, Luxury homes, Design and construct
    More about Tabrizi Home Builders

    Tabrizi Home Builders is a family-run custom home builder based in Virginia, on Brisbane's northside. It is led by Kevin Tabrizi, the second generation of his family in Brisbane building, and designs and builds one-off luxury homes, mostly in inner and western suburbs such as New Farm, Paddington, Toowong, Indooroopilly and Fig Tree Pocket.

    The firm says it limits how many homes it builds each year. Its process runs from a site visit and concept design through approvals, selections with an interior designer, construction and handover, and a turnkey option can cover landscaping, pools and furnishings. Its Chateau Cache home won a 2025 Master Builders Queensland state award.

    Awards: 2025 Master Builders Queensland Housing and Construction Awards: Individual Home $4 million to $5 million (Chateau Cache), state winner; 2025 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Individual Home $4 million to $5 million (Chateau Cache), winner; 2020 Master Builders Queensland Housing and Construction Awards: Individual Home in its price category (River Park Place, Fig Tree Pocket), state winner (according to the firm)

    07 3862 1277Visit website
  3. 3

    Coral Homes

    Varsity Lakes (head office). Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, plus Hervey Bay and parts of NSW

    3.9 from 167 Google reviews

    Best for established project homes and Brisbane knockdown rebuilds

    • Has built over 27,000 homes across 35 years, according to the firm.
    • Twice named HIA Professional Major Builder, the firm says.
    • Runs a dedicated service and warranty program with its own coordinator.
    QBCC licence
    1014053 Checked
    Building since
    1990
    Builds
    Display homes, Knockdown rebuild, Acreage homes, House and land
    Member of
    HIA
    More about Coral Homes

    Coral Homes is a volume builder that has been building since 1990 and says it has completed more than 27,000 homes. It offers single storey, double storey and acreage designs, house and land packages, and a dedicated knockdown rebuild service in Brisbane, with display homes across South East Queensland.

    After handover, a service and warranty coordinator manages minor settling defects under its HIA contract terms. The firm says HIA has twice named it Professional Major Builder. Its display homes have won Master Builders Brisbane awards, including in 2022 and 2024.

    Awards: 2022 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Display Home over $550,000 (Atlanta 48, Willawong), winner; 2024 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Display Home $400,000 to $600,000 (Lisbon 293Q, Spring Mountain), winner; HIA Professional Major Builder, two-time winner (according to the firm)

    07 5585 2555Visit website

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  5. 4

    KJ Constructions

    Sumner. Brisbane, with recent homes in Jindalee, Fig Tree Pocket, Mount Ommaney and Brookwater

    Best for custom homes in Brisbane's western suburbs

    • Won Master Builders Brisbane awards in 2022, 2023 and 2025.
    • Director Kent Jenner also has commercial project management experience, according to the firm.
    • Lists its completed residential projects by suburb on its website.
    QBCC licence
    1120213 Checked
    Building since
    2007
    Builds
    Custom homes, Sloping blocks, Extensions
    Member of
    Master Builders Queensland
    More about KJ Constructions

    KJ Constructions is run by Kent Jenner, who the firm says has also managed commercial projects across Queensland. A Master Builders member since 2007, it builds custom homes for individual clients, mostly in Brisbane's western suburbs such as Jindalee, Fig Tree Pocket and Mount Ommaney, and takes on project management and smaller extension work.

    Clients can choose different delivery methods to suit the project, the firm says. Its award record includes Master Builders Brisbane individual home wins in 2022 (Brookwater) and 2025 (Mount Ommaney), plus a 2023 renovation award for a steep, low-access extension in Jindalee.

    Awards: 2022 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Individual Home $750,000 to $950,000 (Reynolds Home, Brookwater), winner; 2023 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Home Renovation Project up to $200,000 (The Jindalee POD, Jindalee), winner; 2025 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Individual Home $1 million to $1.5 million (Debussy Residence, Mount Ommaney), winner

    07 2142 8331Visit website
  6. 5

    SE Building Solutions

    Ashgrove. Inner Brisbane suburbs such as New Farm, Paddington, Bardon and Ashgrove, plus the southern Gold Coast

    5.0 from 26 Google reviews

    Best for building architect-designed new homes from documented plans

    • Won a 2023 Master Builders Brisbane individual home award for a Banyo home.
    • Offers early builder involvement while plans are still being drawn.
    • Director Stephen Epps stays closely involved by keeping a selective project load, the firm says.
    QBCC licence
    15144310 Checked
    Builds
    Custom homes, Architect-designed homes
    Member of
    Master Builders Queensland
    More about SE Building Solutions

    SE Building Solutions builds architecturally designed new homes as well as major renovations, led by director and licensed builder Stephen Epps. It works with clients' architects, building designers and consultants, and can introduce clients to designers if they do not have one yet.

    Where engaged early, the firm gives input on buildability, budget and programme while the design is still developing. Its Project Jensen home in Banyo won a 2023 Master Builders Brisbane individual home award.

    Awards: 2023 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Individual Home $500,000 to $750,000 (Project Jensen, Banyo), winner

    0415 772 983Visit website
  7. 6

    Neptune Homes

    Ormeau. Brisbane and Moreton Bay, Logan, Ipswich and the Gold Coast

    4.4 from 91 Google reviews

    Best for knockdown rebuilds with flexible project designs

    • Offers a 50-year structural warranty on its homes.
    • Markets knockdown rebuilds as a specialty, with a dedicated service.
    • Display homes won Master Builders Brisbane awards in 2023 and 2026.
    QBCC licence
    1250379 Checked
    Building since
    2012
    Builds
    Knockdown rebuild, Display homes, Custom homes, Acreage homes
    More about Neptune Homes

    Neptune Homes is a family-run, Australian-owned builder that has been building across South East Queensland for over fourteen years, with display homes in Brisbane and Moreton Bay, Logan, Ipswich and the Gold Coast. It offers single storey, double storey and acreage designs, custom builds and flexible floorplans.

    Knockdown rebuilds are a stated specialty, and homes carry a 50-year structural warranty, the firm says. Its display homes at Greenbank won Master Builders Brisbane awards in 2023 and 2026.

    Awards: 2023 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Display Home $450,000 to $550,000 (Sorrento, Greenbank), winner; 2026 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Display Home up to $500,000 (Kingsley 26, Greenbank), winner

    07 3180 3050Visit website
  8. 7

    McLachlan Homes

    Caboolture. Brisbane's north and Moreton Bay, with display homes at Caboolture, Bribie Island, Bells Creek and Pelican Waters

    4.4 from 66 Google reviews

    Best for family-built homes in Brisbane's north and Moreton Bay

    • Won Master Builders Brisbane awards in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
    • Family owned and operated for nearly 30 years, according to the firm.
    • Clients quoted on its site note a guaranteed build time frame.
    QBCC licence
    15225895 Checked
    Builds
    Custom homes, Display homes, House and land
    More about McLachlan Homes

    McLachlan Homes is a family-owned builder that says it has been building Queensland homes for nearly 30 years. Based at Caboolture, it builds custom and display-based designs across Brisbane's north and Moreton Bay, with display homes at Caboolture, Bribie Island and Pelican Waters.

    Its designs are adapted to different block sizes and family needs. It has won Master Builders Brisbane awards three years running: an individual home at Upper Kedron in 2024, a display home at Banksia Beach in 2025 and an individual home at Lilywood in 2026.

    Awards: 2024 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Individual Home $550,000 to $700,000 (The Lochinvar Project, Upper Kedron), winner; 2025 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Display Home $600,000 to $800,000 (Driftwood 29, Banksia Beach), winner; 2026 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Individual Home up to $450,000 (Sorrento 21, Lilywood), winner

    07 5498 9866Visit website
  9. 8

    Brighton Homes

    Loganholme. North, south and west Brisbane, Lockyer Valley, Gold Coast, Tweed Coast, Sunshine Coast and Gympie

    3.2 from 58 Google reviews

    Best for value project homes with fast build times

    • Named HIA Queensland Professional Major Builder in 2022 and 2024, the firm says.
    • Display homes won Master Builders Brisbane awards in 2023 and 2024.
    • Offers a guaranteed 99-day build time on its Studio Collection, measured from slab.
    QBCC licence
    1250787 Checked
    Builds
    Display homes, Knockdown rebuild, Narrow lots, Acreage homes
    More about Brighton Homes

    Brighton Homes is a large Queensland project builder, trading through NEX Building Group and aligned with Japan's Asahi Kasei Homes. It builds single and double storey, narrow lot and acreage designs across Brisbane and surrounding regions, offers knockdown rebuilds, and sells house and land packages.

    Its Studio Collection carries a 99-day build time guarantee, counted from when the slab is laid. The firm says it was named HIA Queensland Professional Major Builder in 2022 and 2024. Its display homes won Master Builders Brisbane awards in 2023 and 2024.

    Awards: 2023 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Display Home $350,000 to $450,000 (Meridian 27, Greenbank), winner; 2023 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Display Home over $550,000 (BLK49C, Everton Park), winner; 2024 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Display Home up to $400,000 (Cosmo 24, White Rock), winner; 2022 and 2024 HIA Queensland Professional Major Builder (according to the firm)

    1300 893 788Visit website
  10. 9

    Plantation Homes

    Springwood. Brisbane and the Gold Coast

    3.1 from 224 Google reviews

    Best for knockdown rebuilds backed by a 50-year structural guarantee

    • Offers a 50-year structural guarantee on its homes.
    • Part of the Henley group, which says it has built more than 60,000 homes since 1989.
    • Runs a dedicated knockdown rebuild service with popular rebuild designs.
    QBCC licence
    73955 Checked
    Building since
    1989
    Builds
    Display homes, Knockdown rebuild, Acreage homes, House and land
    More about Plantation Homes

    Plantation Homes is the Queensland brand of the Henley Properties group, founded in 1989 and now part of Japan's Sumitomo Forestry Group. The group says it has built more than 60,000 homes across four states. Its Springwood head office and design studio serve Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

    It builds single and double storey, multi-generational and acreage homes, sells move-in ready homes, and runs a dedicated knockdown rebuild service. Homes come with a 50-year structural guarantee and a home assurance program, the firm says.

    07 3290 8888Visit website
  11. 10

    Orbit Homes

    Ormeau. South East Queensland and Victoria

    3.0 from 31 Google reviews

    Best for family-run project homes with award-winning displays

    • Family business building homes since 1979.
    • Display homes won Master Builders Brisbane awards in 2023 and 2026.
    • Says it holds awards from HIA, Master Builders and UDIA.
    QBCC licence
    716019 Checked
    Building since
    1979
    Builds
    Display homes, House and land
    More about Orbit Homes

    Orbit Homes is a family-owned project builder that started in a timber yard and has been building homes since 1979. It builds in Victoria and South East Queensland, with its Queensland office at Ormeau and display homes in Brisbane growth areas such as Greenbank.

    The business says it remains family-run at its core, with many long-serving staff. Orbit's Brisbane display homes won Master Builders awards in 2023 and 2026, and the firm says it also holds HIA and UDIA awards.

    Awards: 2023 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Display Home $250,000 to $350,000 (Galleria 262, Greenbank), winner; 2026 Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction Awards: Display Home $750,000 to $1 million (Sorrento 496, Greenbank), winner

    07 3801 7100Visit website

What a new home costs to build in Brisbane

Build cost only, before land. Queensland averages and Brisbane QS rates from 2025 and 2026.

WorkTypical cost
Average new house, Queensland (ABS, 2024-25)$458,868 for 231 sqm
Average build cost per sqm, Queensland (ABS)$1,987 per sqm
Custom or architectural home (QS rate, Brisbane)$3,150 to $5,800 per sqm
Demolition for a knockdown rebuild (QS rate)$180 to $260 per sqm
Demolition, typical 3 bedroom house (indicative)$17,000 to $40,000
Knockdown rebuild, 3 to 4 bed single storey (indicative)$450,000 to $1,000,000

ABS figures are Queensland averages for new detached houses in 2024-25, as calculated by Master Builders NSW, not Brisbane-only numbers. QS rates are RLB Riders Digest 2026 for Brisbane (Q4 2025), excluding GST, site works and fees. Demolition and knockdown rebuild totals are national consumer guide figures (hipages, What's The Damage). None include land.

Project home or custom builder?

Pick the type of builder first. The shortlist gets much shorter once you do.

A project builder sells a range of set designs you can adjust. Prices are sharper because the plans, trades and suppliers repeat across hundreds of homes. It suits a fairly flat lot in a newer estate, a buyer happy to choose from a menu, and a budget that can't move.

A custom builder builds your plans, usually drawn by your own architect or building designer. You pay more per square metre and get a house designed around the block. In Brisbane that matters more than in most cities. Plenty of established suburbs are hilly, sit near creeks or still have an old timber house on the lot, and a standard plan rarely sits well on those sites.

What a base price usually leaves out

An advertised project home price normally assumes a standard design on an easy site. Before you compare quotes, ask for a written list of what's excluded. The usual gaps:

  • Site costs: cut and fill, retaining walls, rock, deeper footings for reactive clay or slope, and longer sewer, water and power connections.
  • Upgrades: ceiling height, benchtops, flooring, appliances and anything shown in the display home but not in the standard inclusions.
  • Outside the house: driveway, landscaping, fencing, letterbox, clothesline and window coverings.
  • Allowances: provisional sums and prime cost items are estimates, and they can rise once the real cost is known.

Get site costs fixed in writing after the soil test and survey, not left as an allowance. Our building costs guide goes through the line items.

Approvals and the build process in Brisbane

In Queensland a licensed building certifier, not the council, issues the building approval for a new house. It's usually a private certifier. Your builder often engages one on your behalf, but you're allowed to appoint your own. The certifier assesses the plans and inspects the work at set stages.

Brisbane City Council and the water utility come in when the site needs them. Two things catch knockdown rebuilds in particular:

  • Houses built in 1946 or earlier. In the Traditional building character overlay, City Plan protects pre-1947 houses, and demolition is assessed against a council code. It generally has to show the house has lost its traditional character, can't reasonably be made structurally sound, or sits in a street with no traditional character. Check the overlay map before you buy a block to knock down.
  • Sewers and water mains. Building over or near a sewer, water main or stormwater drain is assessed under the Queensland Development Code (MP 1.4). If the design doesn't meet the standard solutions, the application goes to the service provider, which has 20 business days to assess it.

Since 1 May 2024, new Queensland houses have had to meet the NCC 2022 energy standards: a star rating for the building shell, usually 7 stars, and a whole of home energy score. Queensland lets a compliant outdoor living area count for up to 1 star, which suits the covered decks most Brisbane plans already have.

Once work starts, Queensland houses go up quickly by national standards. ABS data puts the average new house at about 7.5 months from start of work to completion in 2025-26, against about 8.5 months nationally. Design, contract and approvals come before that clock starts.

Rules that protect you in Queensland

Every new home contract in Brisbane is well over the $3,300 mark where Queensland's main protections start, so all of these apply to you.

  • Licence: the builder needs a QBCC contractor licence in a builder class. Builder low rise covers houses. The licensee name and number must match the quote and the contract.
  • Written contract: required, and for work of $20,000 or more the builder must give you the QBCC Consumer Building Guide before you sign.
  • Deposit: capped at 5% for work of $20,000 or more. The one exception is a home where off-site prefabrication is more than half the contract price, where up to 20% is allowed.
  • Cooling-off: 5 business days, starting the day after you receive the signed contract and the guide. Pulling out can cost you $100 plus the builder's reasonable out-of-pocket costs.
  • Progress payments: each claim must match the work actually done. For example, you shouldn't have paid more than 50% of the price, deposit included, until at least half the work is done.
  • Home warranty insurance: compulsory. The builder collects the premium from you and pays it to QBCC before work starts. It covers non-completion, defects the builder won't fix, and subsidence, up to $200,000 for each category of loss ($300,000 with optional additional cover).

If a dispute starts, go to QBCC first. QCAT only accepts a building dispute once QBCC has dealt with it and issued a letter. Our home warranty insurance guide explains the cover in more detail, and fixed price vs cost plus covers which contract type leaves the cost risk with you.

Checking a Queensland builder's licence

It takes a couple of minutes, and it's the same check we ran for every builder above.

  1. Search the QBCC register

    Search by licence number, or by the person's or company's name. Use the number on the quote rather than the business name on the ute, because a trading name doesn't always match the licensee name. QBCC licensee register

  2. Check it is current

    The licence should show as current, not suspended or cancelled. The register shows the full licence history, so look for past suspensions or cancellations too.

  3. Check the class fits the job

    For a house, extension or renovation you want a builder class such as Builder low rise, Builder medium rise or Builder open. A trade licence (carpentry, for example) is not a builder licence.

  4. Match it to the contract

    The licensee name and number on the register should match the quote and the contract exactly. If you can't find them, call QBCC on 139 333 before you sign or pay anything. QBCC: find a licensed contractor

How we chose these builders

We started from builders working across Brisbane, then kept only those with a current QBCC licence, a clear record of new home work on their own site, and a solid independent reputation. Order weighs fit for this kind of project, reviews and awards, years trading, and how openly each builder explains its process, licence and warranty. Size and advertising spend don't count.

No builder pays to be listed or ranked. If you request quotes through this page, we pass your project to builders that suit it. Read the full method.

New home builders in Brisbane: common questions

How much does it cost to build a house in Brisbane?

The average new house built in Queensland in 2024-25 cost $458,868 to build, or about $1,987 per sqm across 231 sqm, according to ABS data. That excludes land. Custom and architectural homes in Brisbane run about $3,150 to $5,800 per sqm on 2026 QS rates, before GST, site works and fees. Slope, rock and flood levels push either figure up.

How long does it take to build a house in Brisbane?

The average new Queensland house took about 7.5 months from start of work to completion in 2025-26 (ABS). Allow extra time before that for design, contract, soil test and building approval, and more again if council has to assess something such as a character house demolition.

Can I knock down an old house in Brisbane?

Often, but check the age and the overlay first. A house built in 1946 or earlier inside the Traditional building character overlay needs council assessment before it can be demolished, and approval isn't automatic. City Plan's stated aim is to allow demolition of post-1946 houses and of buildings that are structurally unsound.

How much deposit can a builder ask for on a new home in Queensland?

No more than 5% of the contract price for work of $20,000 or more. Up to 20% is only allowed where off-site prefabrication, such as a modular home, makes up more than half the price.

Who approves building plans for a new house in Brisbane?

A licensed building certifier, usually private, issues the building approval and inspects the work at set stages. Council is involved when the planning scheme requires it, for example for pre-1947 house demolition or a design that doesn't meet the standard rules.

Is home warranty insurance included in a Brisbane new home price?

It has to be paid either way. The builder collects the premium from you and pays it to QBCC before work starts, so ask for it as a separate line in the quote. Cover is up to $200,000 for each category of loss, or $300,000 with optional additional cover.

This list is a guide only. Check the builder's licence, insurance and contract yourself before you sign.