Extensions
Adding to the home you already love.
Home extensions across Lennox Head, Ballina and the Northern Rivers, designed to fit how you already live in the place.
The work
Extensions cover a broad range. We do single storey additions, second storey conversions, indoor-outdoor extensions that open the back of the house up to the garden, and secondary dwellings where the council and the block allow.
Most of our extension work is for established homeowners who love where they live and want more from the space, rather than starting again somewhere else. The brief is usually about making the home work harder for a family that’s changed since they moved in.
Working with what's already there
An extension is a different job from a new build. The starting point isn’t an empty block; it’s an existing structure that’s been standing and lived in for decades. The new work has to attach to it, match it where it should, and improve on it where it shouldn’t.
Some of what we do is invisible by the end. Structural connections, waterproofing details where new meets old, matching the floor heights, working out where the existing services run before we cut through anything. The visible work is often the easier part.
What we look for in the design stage is whether the extension actually fits the rest of the house, the block, and the way the homeowners use both. The best extensions look like they were always there.
Approvals across the three councils
Most extensions require council approval through a DA (Development Application). The process is similar across Ballina, Byron and Lismore councils, and we know the rhythm of each.
We handle the submission, the documentation, and the back-and-forth with the council. If your project needs supporting reports (engineering, stormwater, BASIX sustainability certification), we coordinate those too. The aim is to keep the approvals stage moving without you having to chase it.
How an extension works
The process follows the same five stages as a new build (initial consultation, design and quote, approvals, construction, handover), but with one difference: you’re often still living in the home through the construction stage.
We plan the build with that in mind. Sequencing the work so the disruption is contained. Setting up dust and noise management properly, not as an afterthought. Keeping the kitchen or the bathrooms working as long as we can while the rest of the house is being added to. Talking through where you’ll be displaced and for how long.
Some extension projects are easier to do empty. We’ll tell you honestly which is which.
A look at our extensions work
Start with a conversation.
The first consultation is free. Bring us a block, a set of plans, or just an idea you’ve been thinking about.