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Draftspeople vs Architects – What’s the difference?
🏡 Draftsperson vs Architect: Who Should You Choose for Your Second-Storey Addition? Adding a second storey to your home is a…
Why you should invest in a professional build cost estimate
Should You Pay for a Pre-Build Consult? What makes paying for a professional build cost estimate a good investment? By paying…
Why Is My Build So Expensive? Don’t Blame the Builder for Your Pricey Plans
Why Your Build Might Cost More We’ve all been there—you’ve dreamed up your perfect home, found an architect to bring your…
Why You Should Build a Second Storey Addition Near Western Sydney International Airport
Why Build Near Western Sydney Airport? Why You Should Build a Second Storey Addition Near Western Sydney International Airport As Western…
Exploring the Benefits of 32 Degrees Building and Smart Home Additions
Smart Home Additions for Modern Families 32 Degrees Building 32 Degrees Building offers a comprehensive range of services for homeowners looking…
Your Guide to Adding a Second Storey to Your Home
Are you looking to add more space to your home without sacrificing your backyard? Adding a second storey to your house…
Maximising the Value of Your Home with a Second Storey Addition
Add Second Storey Value to Your Home Maximise your home’s value with a second storey addition. Learn how additions increase home…
Building Up or Extending Out: Cost-Effective Solutions
Is It Better to Build Up or Extend Out? In this article, we’ll discuss the pros and cons of both second…
Which Roof Do You Want – Hip, Gable, or Skillion?
Compare Roof Types: Hip, Gable & Skillion Discover the differences between hip, gable, and skillion roofs. Learn why gable roofs cost…
Trending in Second Storey Additions: Building a Laundry Upstairs
Why Add a Second-Storey Laundry? Discover the benefits of building a laundry upstairs in your second storey addition. Learn why it’s…
Second Storey Additions for Multigenerational Families
Second Storey Additions for Big Families In today’s ever-changing world, it’s not uncommon to see multigenerational families living under one roof….
Preparing for Your Second Storey Addition: A Comprehensive Guide
Checklist for Your Second Storey Addition Are you gearing up for an exciting second storey addition to your home? It’s a…
Elevate Your Second Storey Addition with the Perfect Windows
Choosing Windows for Second Storey Additions When planning a second storey addition to your home, windows are a crucial element to…
Building Your Dream Home: Plans First or Builder First?
Do You Start with Plans or a Builder First? When embarking on a Second Storey Addition, Ground Floor Extension or Large…
32 Degrees Building are participating in The Push-Up Challenge
32 Degrees Building are participating in The Push Up Challenge in June to support and improve Mental Health across Australia. Our…
NEW PRODUCT: Weathertex Weathergroove Fusion
Weathergroove Fusion Cladding Project Weathergroove Fusion is a brand new, exclusively designed architectural panel that is perfect for external and internal…
What the 2023 NCC Changes Mean for Homeowners
What the 2023 NCC Changes Mean for Homeowners Changes are coming to the National Construction Code (NCC). Starting May 1, 2023,…
Why You Can Trust 32 Degrees Building
Why You Can Trust 32 Degrees Building At 32 Degrees Building, we take great pride in our ability to deliver…
How to make your home energy efficient
Make Your Home More Energy Efficient Adding a second storey or ground floor extension to your home is a great way…
Wow! Sydney’s new cost effective trend for family living – Multi-generational Living!
Multigenerational Living Extensions Guide Sydney is a wonderful place to live, but it can also be challenging when it comes to…
Have you got what it takes?
Careers in Building – Join 32 Degrees With Australian borders now open and immigration accepting overseas workers again, there is no…
How do I know if my home has been built properly?
Is Your Home Built Right? Find Out How At the front of mind for the majority of homeowners entering into any…
Our Construction Quality Assurance Standards
At 32 Degrees Building, we are committed to delivering exceptional quality and impeccable finishes for your construction projects. Our 32 Degrees…
What should you expect to pay before your build can start?
What Do Renovation Plans Really Cost? To fund an addition or extension on your home, you may find yourself applying for…
Why You Need to Vacate When Adding a Second Storey to Your House with 32 Degrees Building
Why You Should Move Out for 2 Weeks When you’re planning on adding a second storey to your house with 32…
What we are doing to combat the state of the construction industry landscape
How We’re Tackling Industry Challenges Alongside a house price boom, Australia is in the midst of a homebuilding boom with…
What you can do to prepare your home for a severe weather event?
Preparing Your Home for Storms Australia has recently experienced some severe weather conditions including high winds and heavy rainfall. These weather…
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Hot tips to help you survive your renovation
Stay or Move During a Renovation? Tips for homeowners living through a renovation, extension or addition Whether you stay or move,…
How to Decide Whether to Move Out or Live Through a First Floor Addition, Ground Floor Extension or Renovation?
Live Through a Build or Move Out? Whether you are building a First Floor Addition, Ground Floor Extension or Renovation, the…
Building smart energy efficient and sustainable additions
Sustainable Building with HIA GreenSmart The demand for green housing is getting bigger by the minute. The HIA GreenSmart program offers…
Trainee’s Efforts Rewarded With Full-Time Role
Trainee to Builder – A 32 Degrees Success It is always great to see a trainee excel and be rewarded with…
How to save money building a First Floor Addition vs a Ground Floor Extension
Should You Build Up or Out? Cost Tips We often have clients that approach us looking to add more room to…
How we are keeping you COVID safe during your build
How We Keep Your Build COVID-Safe With the current challenges associated with COVID-19 and our clients’ safety and well being at…
This Is Why People Love Custom First Floor Additions
We are often approached by clients who would like to create an open plan living environment downstairs, whilst adding more room for the family to live comfortably upstairs. The best way to achieve this is with a Custom First Floor Addition.
What type of loans can you use to fund your addition or extension?
Loans to Fund Your Home Addition If you are building an addition or extension on your home you may find yourself…
How to compare building quotes
How to Compare Builder Quotes Effectively You’ve made a decision to invest in expanding your family home, but there are so…
Live the life of Luxury with a Resort Styled Retreat
Create a Luxury Resort-Style Retreat at Home The Perfect Parents or Teenagers Retreat Looking for a dedicated area for you to…
Family Value Package
Get More with Our Family Value Package Build a second storey addition today! We have the perfect Family Value Package for…
That’s a wrap for 2019
That’s a Wrap – 2019 Highlights Our team has officially wrapped up things for 2019! Here is an overview of…
Nailstrip Cladding
What Is Nailstrip Cladding? Explained Some of our team were over at Belimbla Park recently installing the nailstrip metal wall cladding…
Connecting Families
Creating Connected Spaces for Families Second storey additions, parents retreats, ground floor extensions, large scale renovations, granny flats, knockdown rebuilds –…
That’s Grate
When it comes to extending and renovating their home, many of our clients will have at least one additional bathroom added or…
How Colonial Interior Styling Can Bring Your Home To Life
The architecture of a British colonial style home has high ceilings, oversized ceiling fans and floors made of wood. Hamptons
**SPOT THE BUS & WIN!**
Join Our “Spot the Bus & Win” Campaign Have you seen our advertisement on a bus near you lately?? Next time…
Get the Hamptons look
Think light, bright and open. The Hamptons colour palette is based on neutral coastal tones such as whites, creams and greys alongside sea blues from duck egg to rich navy.
Save yourself over $100,000 by building an addition vs. buying a new property
How to Save Big on Home Additions Often a difficult choice for families looking to increase their living space is whether…
Energy-Saving Tips for Your Home Lighting
Lighting Tips to Save Energy in Your Home With the price of crude oil forecasted to rise in the coming years,…
What to look for when choosing your builder
How to Choose the Right Builder You’re in the market for a renovation or addition on your home, but where can…
7 Ways to Save on Your Second Storey Addition
With financial institutions tightening their lending criteria, we have found that some of our clients are finding that although they would…
As featured on Channel 9’s Open Homes Australia
Watch Us on Open Homes Australia Did you get the chance to see our feature on television earlier this year? We…
MWLP – Business of the month!
MWLP Business of the Month Spotlight We are excited to announce that we are MWLP – Linking Youth’s APRIL ‘Business of…
The days of waiting for a quote are over? Aren’t they?
Fast Quotes for Home Renovations in Sydney In today’s world, the time of waiting is over. The lightning speed at which…
Top Things to Know Before Building an Addition
More often than not, when you moved into your home, you didn’t prepare for any future life changes to happen that…
Building Up: The Advantages of Adding a Second Floor to Your Home
At 32 Degrees Building, we specialise in ground floor extensions, first floor additions, and custom built homes. Often, whenever someone is…
Tesla Powerwall2 is on its way
Power Up with Tesla Powerwall 2 Install I first heard of the TeslaPowerwall earlier this year and thought it was a…
HIA Awards Finalist – 32 Degrees Building
2016 HIA-CSR NSW Housing Award Finalists HIA Professional Builder Award & Renovations & Additions $200K – $600K Award We’ve done it…
Showcasing the Best Homes in Australia
Showcasing the Best Homes in Australia Heritage Rebuild and Extension, Scarborough Our heritage rebuild and extension in Scarborough was lucky enough…
Award-Winning Sydney Builder of the Year
32 Degrees Building are the 2016 Business of the Year Award and Local Business of the Year for Outstanding Service and…
Building in a bushfire prone area
How to Build Safely in Bushfire-Prone Areas We recently completed an extension and deck in Orangeville that was in a bushfire…