Where to start with your project?

Before committing to a build or spending money, Stoddart Construction offer a free Strategic Renovation Plan to help clarify the smartest next steps:

Get your Free Strategic Reno Plan

How we can help out:

We’ll work with you to put the right strategy in place and build a clear plan together.

Once your strategy is in place, we deliver high-quality residential building work with a clear scope, realistic budgets and fewer surprises.

Here are a few areas we can assist in:

  • Before committing to a renovation, extension, or new build, it’s critical to understand what is feasible. Structurally, financially and from a compliance perspective.

    We help clients assess their options early by reviewing layout potential, consent considerations, budget alignment, and overall project viability. This ensures decisions are made with clarity and reduces the risk of wasted spend or poorly sequenced work later on.

  • Not all building work adds value and some can actively work against it.

    We assist homeowners and investors in identifying improvements that genuinely enhance functionality, liveability, and long-term property value. This often includes layout optimisation, smart extensions, or targeted upgrades designed to support resale, rental yield or future flexibility.

  • New builds are best approached with clarity from the outset. We love working with clients who value good design, realistic budgets and a well-defined scope before construction begins.

    Whether you're building a family home or a long-term investment, we focus on efficient layouts, buildability and long-term value - not just getting plans approved and started.

  • Renovations work best when decisions are made strategically, not room by room.

    We help homeowners improve layout, functionality, and value by identifying what’s genuinely worth changing and what isn’t before committing to construction.

    Ideal for renovations intended to improve livability or maximise resale value.

  • Minor dwellings require careful planning to ensure they are viable, compliant, and worthwhile long-term.

    We work with clients looking to add a secondary dwelling for rental income, family use, or future flexibility. Focusing on smart layouts, buildability and realistic project outcomes before construction begins.

  • Garage conversions can be an effective way to add usable space or rental potential, but only when the feasibility is properly assessed first.

    We help clients determine whether a conversion makes sense structurally, financially, and in terms of overall property layout. This includes understanding compliance requirements, design limitations, and how the change impacts long-term value and usability.

  • Well-designed outdoor spaces can significantly improve how a home functions and how it’s perceived, but only when they’re planned as part of the overall property not as an afterthought.

    We help clients design and deliver outdoor living solutions such as decks, pergolas, retaining, and full-scale landscaping that complement the home’s layout, improve usability and add real value rather than unnecessary cost.

Our Process

Initial Strategy chat

A short, no-pressure conversation to understand your goals, timeframe and constraints.

This helps determine whether your project is ready to move forward or whether clarity is needed first.

Project Clarity

Depending on where you’re at this may involve refining the scope, reviewing plans, or working alongside an architect or draftsman.

The goal is to remove uncertainty before decisions become expensive.

Strategy + Pricing

Once the direction is clear, we prepare a structured quote and project plan.

This ensures everyone is aligned on scope, priorities and expectations before committing to construction.

Build Phase

With a clear plan in place, we move into construction under a professional contract.

As Licensed Building Practitioners, we manage the build methodically and transparently from start to completion.

Real Projects. Real Outcomes.

Every project starts with a different brief, budget and set of constraints.

From renovations and extensions through to new builds and minor dwellings.

Our work reflects clear planning, considered decisions and quality execution.

Please see some examples of projects delivered under a clear scope and plan:

View Completed Projects

  • "Stoddart Construction brought our vision to life with attention to detail and care. We’d highly recommend Blythe for your next project."

    Dan + Kathryn Wist

  • "We had Blythe help us with our renovation in Panmure... and we were very happy with his work, always on time and his work was of a high standard... I can recommend him highly and look forward to working with him again."

    Damian Cullen

  • "Blythe did a small but troublesome job for us and gave excellent advice, put together a sensible plan and completed the job to an extremely high standard and got it done quickly for us. Would not hesitate to recommend and will definitely use him in the future should we need any building work done."

    Christina

  • "Very happy with the work completed. The company was quick to respond and provided a reasonable quote. They were easy to work with and flexible when changes were needed. The finished job was completed to a high standard. Would happily recommend and use again."

    A&C Markovina

Before committing to a renovation or build we offer a free Strategic Renovation Plan to help clarify scope, priorities and the smartest next steps.

Apply for your Strategic Renovation Plan:

This application is the first step in our process.

We enjoy working with clients who value clarity, planning and quality execution.

If you’re unsure where to start, renovating to sell, or want to avoid costly mistakes, this session is designed to help you make informed decisions before moving forward.