Keep The Block. Change The House.
You clear the site. We build the new home on it — design, approvals for the build and construction, on the block you already own.
How It Works
Affinity Homes QLD does not carry out or coordinate demolition, asbestos removal or service disconnection. Those are arranged by you, through your own contractor and certifier. Our work starts when the block is cleared, level and ready to build on — and we will tell you exactly what we need to see before we book a start date.
What Needs Sorting On Site
This is the sequence a knock down rebuild normally runs. It is arranged by you or your contractor — the order matters, because an approval, an asbestos assessment or a service connection dealt with in the wrong week costs time and money.
Check The Block
A title search shows the covenants, overlays and estate design guidelines that apply, and where the services come in. Those answers decide what can be demolished and what can be built next.
Assess For Asbestos
Homes built before 1990 commonly contain asbestos in sheeting, vinyl flooring, wall linings and wet areas. An assessment identifies it, and removal is carried out by a licensed asbestos removalist with the waste taken to an approved facility.
Get The Demolition Approval
Demolition generally needs a building approval arranged through a licensed building certifier before work starts. In most residential zones it is accepted building work, but the approval is still required.
Disconnect The Services
Water, power, gas and sewer are disconnected or capped, and the site is fenced for safety with pedestrian protection where the footpath is used. This is dealt with before the excavator arrives, not after.
Take The House Down
Demolition is carried out by a licensed contractor, with salvage and disposal records kept. Anything worth keeping — a slab that can be re-used, paving, a mature tree — is decided here, because it is far harder to change later.
Hand Over A Clean Site
The block is left level, cleared and free of rubbish and stale foundations, with the demolition approval and disposal records in hand. This is where our part of the job begins.
Cleared Site, Ready To Build
- Ownership or contract of sale for the block
- The demolition approval and any covenant, estate or overlay conditions
- Asbestos assessment and licensed removal where asbestos is present
- Disconnection or capping of water, power, gas and sewer
- A cleared, level site free of rubbish and stale footings, ready to build on
The Home Itself
- Design of the new home around the cleared block you hand over
- Building approval for the new home before construction starts
- Construction, supervision and trade sequencing
- Quality checks through slab, frame, lock-up and pre-handover stages
- Handover of a completed home, with documentation
Demolition, asbestos removal and site preparation are arranged by you with your own contractor, certifier and council, and are not included in our build price. What applies depends on your council, your title and what is actually in the existing house. Nothing here is advice — your certifier, removalist and the relevant council confirm what is required for your property. We build on land you own or are buying; we do not supply or source land.
Read The Rules For Yourself
These are the pages the demolition and asbestos requirements are drawn from. Nothing here is issued or endorsed by the bodies listed.
Brisbane City Council
Demolition Or Removal
What Brisbane City Council expects before a home is demolished, and how building approval is arranged through a licensed building certifier.
Visit site ↗City of Moreton Bay
Building Permits, Approvals And Final Certificates
Which buildings and structures need approval in the Moreton Bay region, including demolition and structural changes.
Visit site ↗WorkSafe Queensland
Asbestos And Demolition
When asbestos removal requires a class A or class B licence, and how friable and non-friable material is treated during demolition.
Visit site ↗Queensland Building and Construction Commission
Asbestos Safety
Correct disposal of asbestos-containing material — it cannot go into domestic bins, skips or council waste collection.
Visit site ↗Queensland Government — Asbestos
Transport And Disposal Of Asbestos Waste
Packaging, documentation and disposal requirements for asbestos waste taken from a demolition site.
Visit site ↗Tell Us Where The Demolition Has Got To
The address, the age of the house and how far the clearance has progressed are the three things that decide when we can start. Send them through and we will tell you what we still need to see on site before a build can be booked.
If asbestos has already been assessed, or the demolition approval or clearance is already in place, say so — it changes where the project starts.