Michael & Tina
From plans to renovate and extend to custom designed duplex townhomes – this busy young family soon realised that knocking down and rebuilding was their only option to build the home of their dreams.
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Outgrown your old home?
Consider a knockdown rebuild.
Choose from over 100 floorplans
Looking for a designer kitchen, oversized walk-in robe, or 5-bedroom home design? With Carlisle’s meticulously designed floorplans, you can build your dream home with beautiful living spaces for your family and friends.
Select your facade
Our facade design range includes premium features like timber detailing, glass balustrading and much more, at an affordable price. From contemporary style to resort feel, we have the perfect facade for your home.
Customise with Spectra
At our award-winning Spectra Selection Centre, you’ll be able to see and touch a wide range of quality products; with design consultants on hand to guide you through selecting the finishes for your home.
We build your dream home
Our build time guarantee gives you ultimate peace of mind – so you’ll know the date that you’ll be moving into your dream home.
Avoid the hassle of moving or expensive and risky renovations. When you knock down and rebuild, you demolish your old house and replace it with a new, contemporary and energy-efficient home.
Our team of experts will support you through the process of knocking down and rebuilding, so you know what is happening every step of the way. We know exactly what needs to be done, so all you have to do is think about what type of home you would love to live in.
For more information or to make an appointment for an obligation-free property assessment, download our KDR Information Pack or call 1300 520 914 to speak with our dedicated KDR team.
What our customers have to say
Mitar & Tracey
With location a priority and a very clear idea of what they wanted in a new home, this clever couple made early plans to knockdown and rebuild.
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Sameer & Priya
Offering so much space and brightness, this young family fell in love with the Montague Grand floorplan and could see the possibilities in creating a home exactly as they wanted.
See their storyAt Carlisle Homes we are dedicated to helping our customers build the home they’ve always imagined. Our focus is on creating a better life for our customers.
Knocking down an existing home and rebuilding offers the best of both worlds – living in your preferred location and building your forever home exactly as you want it. Don’t be limited by renovation restrictions or by buying an established home that doesn’t tick all your boxes.
Follow the journey of some recent KDR customers as they speak openly about their build experience, their house and why they chose Carlisle to knockdown and rebuild their dream home.
Why knockdown rebuild?
When your house is past its use-by date, or doesn't suit your lifestyle anymore, you have three options: either sell and move, renovate, or knockdown and rebuild a new home
Choose from a wide selection of new home designs within the Affinity Collection and Inspire suitable for your knockdown rebuild project.
Lower cost. It’s generally cheaper (per square metre) to build a new home than to extend or renovate your old home. Melbourne and Geelong are experiencing shortages of residential land in inner-city suburbs. Knocking down and rebuilding is a growing trend that is saving families money. With a knockdown rebuild project you get a fresh, modern, energy-efficient home for less than the cost of a renovation project.
Lower risk. A knockdown rebuild is less risky than renovating. Renovations are known for running over time and over budget. The biggest problem is that you never know what you’re going to uncover when you pull up the floorboards! This ‘unknown’ factor means that your renovation is more likely to take longer and run into unforeseen construction challenges resulting in ‘hidden’ costs that exceed budget.
Limited disruption to your lifestyle. Choosing to knockdown and rebuild means that there is minimal disruption to your family and their routine. No need to move schools or re-establish in a new neighbourhood. You stay in the location you’ve grown to love close to your family, friends and amenities.
A high-quality result. A renovation often means working around existing structures and having to make compromises. New homes are designed with today’s family lifestyle in mind: including features such as zoned family living areas and alfresco dining areas - all showcasing the most contemporary trends in design and construction.
Choose from a wide selection of new home designs within the Affinity Collection and Inspire and be inspired by hundreds of colours, finishes and fixtures from our award-winning Spectra Showroom.
Energy efficient. All Carlisle Homes meet the Victorian Government 6 star energy rating requirements. If sustainability is important to you and you want to save money on your energy and water bills, then we can work with you to achieve an even higher energy efficiency rating or simply make your home more efficient.
The knockdown rebuild process
We understand that KDR projects are quite different to a standard new home build on a vacant block. When you decide to knockdown and rebuild with Carlisle Homes, you can trust that our dedicated KDR team will be with you every step of the way, right from the start.
“We identified very early on that Carlisle had the best value for money. This took into account the standard inclusions, promos, façades and building costs… At the tender appointment, all costs were explained to us and the final pricing was quite reasonable considering it being a knockdown-rebuild and the amount of extras we added. Highly recommended for knockdown re-build projects! ”
CASSANDRA AND CHRISTOPHER
MORE TESTIMONIALSChoose Carlisle for your knock down and rebuild project knowing we will support and guide you through the process
The Astoria Grand Living at Alamora Estate, Tarneit
A dedicated knockdown rebuild team
With Carlisle Homes you’ll happily discover that the process of knocking down and rebuilding is much easier and more seamless than you’d expect. From the start one of our Carlisle team members will be assigned to provide you with personalised customer service and clear, regular communication. Team members provide you with support at every point in the process – from the moment you enter our display home, right up until the end of your warranty period – and beyond.
Build-time guarantee
We guarantee the completion date of your new home regardless of any changes made. The date we tell you your new home will be ready is the date you can move in. No delays, no excuses.
25-year structural guarantee
We believe in building our award-winning homes from high quality materials that will last the distance. To ensure additional peace of mind all of our homes come with a solid 25-year structural guarantee.
More premium standard inclusions
We believe that there are some things that should just be included in the base price of a home. What our competitors call “extras” we call standard inclusions. Not only do our homes come with more inclusions but we only use trusted, quality products and brands so you can get quality that will last the test of time.
Customise with Spectra Showroom
Our award winning Spectra Showroom is where you choose the final products, colours, finishes, lighting and electrical for your new home. You'll be spoilt for choice!
Guaranteed quality
Carlisle Homes is all about building homes of quality, not quantity. We limit the number of homes we build and we have the lowest home-to-site-manager ratio in the industry. This means that we are able to provide a higher level of professionalism, construction quality, and attention-to-detail than any other home builder.
Six star energy rating
All Carlisle homes are built with a 6 star energy rating, on any orientation. This means your new home is designed and built from the ground up to be more energy efficient - saving you money on energy consumption for the life of your home.
Be spoilt for choice
Our award winning Spectra Showroom is based at our head office where you work alongside your professional design consultant to choose the final products, colours, finishes, lighting and electrical for your new home. With thousands of products on display from leading suppliers, you'll find everything you want and need for your new home in our Spectra Showroom.
Download our KDR Information Pack
Considering a Knockdown Rebuild in Melbourne? Complete the form below to download a copy of our 60-page comprehensive Information Pack which details everything you need to know about building a new home after demolishing an existing one.
Our aim is to remove any ambiguities, leaving you to enjoy the process and the experience of building your dream home – a reflection of everything you’ve worked for.
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