Custom Builds
A fully custom home designed around your brief, your block, and your budget, with a fixed-price construction contract and the 12-Month Precision Timeline Guarantee.
The Problem
The reputation of custom building is well-earned for the wrong reasons. Clients come to us after being quoted one price, only to watch variations stack up week after week, architects designing without a budget ceiling, builders starting with a handshake and finishing with a lawsuit.
The result is a build that becomes the most stressful experience of your life, instead of the most exciting. That's exactly the problem we set out to solve.
Our Approach
We work with our design partners to design your home to your budget - not the other way around. Before any design work begins, we have the Straight-Talk Discovery: an honest conversation about what you want, what you need, and what you can spend.
From there, we develop a design that works within your numbers, get it to fixed-price construction tender, and give you a contract you can hold us to.
The TCB Build Difference
Most builders quote on plans they didn't draw, so when budgets blow out, you're stuck between them and the architect. We're different. We manage design and build together with precision scheduling, keeping plans on budget and backing it with a 12-month guarantee.*
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We sit down face-to-face to discuss your vision, your non-negotiables, and your hard budget ceiling. We'll introduce you to our Design Portal to find the perfect starting point.
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We take your chosen layout from the portal and tweak it to match your exact block and family needs. You get a fixed-price contract with absolute certainty - no allowances, no estimates, just the real number.
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You'll see visible progress every single week. Our organised, tidy sites ensure maximum efficiency and Million Dollar Standard quality, even when you aren't watching.
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No limbo, no dragging on. We hand over the keys to your pristine new home within 12 months of starting, making handover a true celebration.
The TCB Build Difference
A lot of builders quote on plans they didn't draw, leaving you caught in the middle of arguments between architects and builders when the budget eventually blows out. We do things differently. We oversee the entire design process, working hand-in-glove with our trusted design partners. Once on site, there isn't just one project manager; our entire team drives the momentum forward. By managing the whole job with precision scheduling, we ensure the plans match your budget, and we can confidently back our 12-month guarantee.*
01
We sit down face-to-face to discuss your vision, your non-negotiables, and your hard budget ceiling. We'll introduce you to our Design Portal to find the perfect starting point.
02
We take your chosen layout from the portal and tweak it to match your exact block and family needs. You get a fixed-price contract with absolute certainty - no allowances, no estimates, just the real number.
03
You'll see visible progress every single week. Our organised, tidy sites ensure maximum efficiency and Million Dollar Standard quality, even when you aren't watching.
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No limbo, no dragging on. We hand over the keys to your pristine new home within 12 months of starting, making handover a true celebration.
Our Work
Testimonials
We were terrified of building after hearing horror stories from friends about budgets doubling and timelines blowing out. TCB Build was straight up with us from day one. The site was always spotless, the communication was clear, and they handed us the keys exactly when they said they would.
The Henderson Family, Wynyard
What sold us on TCB was that the fixed price actually was fixed. No surprise invoices, no "oh that wasn't included" conversations halfway through. Every variation was costed and signed off before a tool was lifted. We moved in on budget and we still talk to the team like friends.
Mark & Sarah, Burnie
We had a hundred questions as first-home builders and every one of them got answered within the day. The portal showed us exactly where we were up to, which trades were on site, and what was coming next. It felt less like a building project and more like a partnership.
The Patel Family, Devonport
You can tell the difference between a house that's been thrown up and one that's been built properly. Doors close with a thunk, the joinery is dead level, and the finishes still look brand new two winters in. The Spruce Standard is the real deal.
Jessie & Tom, Latrobe
From the first design meeting to handover the whole crew treated our home like it was their own. They protected the floors, cleaned up every Friday, and walked us through every detail at handover. We'd build with TCB again tomorrow and we tell anyone who'll listen.
The O'Brien Family, Smithton
The 12-Month Precision Timeline Guarantee
The 12-Month Precision Timeline Guarantee applies to every TCB Build project - including custom builds. Construction is completed within 12 months of site works starting - written into your contract.
We achieve this by deliberately limiting how many families we build for each year. We never overcommit. We never stack projects. Every client gets the time and attention their home deserves.
Why Clients Choose TCB Custom
Custom build clients choose TCB Build because they want a builder who acts like a partner, not a contractor. Someone who tells them when something isn't achievable within their budget - before the contract is signed, not after.
Every Friday, no matter what stage your build is at, you receive a photo update from site. If something changes, you hear it from us first - straight, clear, and without spin.
Custom Pricing
Custom build pricing depends on your brief, your block, and your finishes specification. Standard custom homes start from $580,000, architectural and showstopper builds are priced on application.
All pricing is fixed before you sign - no provisional sums, no open-ended cost estimates. Start a conversation and we'll walk you through the complete process from first conversation to fixed-price contract.
Our Design Partner Network
We don't employ in-house designers. Instead, we work with a trusted network of Tasmanian design partners whose work we know, whose quality we trust, and who understand how to design to a buildable budget. You get an architect-quality result without the architect-quality variation bill.
If you already have a designer or architect you love, we can work with them too. We'll review any existing design for buildability and pricing certainty before we commit to a fixed-price construction contract.
We bring our services to customers in every region we cover.
Conditions vary region to region. We assess your local situation, design around it and deliver a service built for your property.
Your city not listed? Call 0429 959 286 or browse all locations. If you're in our service area, we'll be in touch.
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