We are highly experienced Brisbane-based builders

Customers are usually confused by what their wish-list and budget can get them, and builders are usually inundated with endless quoting and quote adjustments – without even knowing if the customer’s expectations are realistic.

There is a better way to estimate.

We cut the confusion by using estimating software, which allows us to collaborate with you during the estimation process, so that you can see exactly what your budget can get you.

You can easily make changes to room dimensions, materials, fixtures and fittings within the program, to get real-time price adjustments until the estimate satisfies your budget.

With this system YOU are are in control the whole time.

Builders are rarely are involved in the design phase, unless they are designers/builders. Their involvement normally comes in too late, and customer misses out on valuable experience that could save money and improve design efficiency.

We do things differently.

Our sophisticated software allows homeowners, designers, architects, trades and suppliers to collaborate and pool their wisdom in one place, to refine and perfect your design as a team of brains working together.

Not only is this far more efficient for the design process, but it also ensures the development meets your budget – throughout the process.

Probably the most important part of a build for any homeowners is what the fixtures and fittings will look like.

Traditionally, the builder generates approximate quotes from their set suppliers and adds a 15-20% margin to cover his or her time in managing supplier accounts.

In this scenario, homeowners not only pay the margin fees, but they are limited by the builder’s set suppliers. If the customer chooses a more expensive tap, not only do they pay the extra cost beyond the builder’s estimate, but they still have to pay the builder’s margin on top of that.

We don’t think that’s fair.

C2CPRO’s SHOPPINGLIST program changes the game. You get to shop the open market yourself via the trades database. This gives you unlimited options and allows you to see how your selections are affecting your budget, in real-time, so you can make simple adjustments to avoid blowing out costs.

Plus, you save 15-20% on builder’s margins. Pretty great, huh?

Builders are traditionally given just a few weeks to get a price back to a customer after seeing the design for the first time.

With such little time to obtain formal prices from the trades and suppliers, builders are forced to resort to guesstimates and provisional sum coverage to form a tender price.

Homeowners then sign contracts against these rough costings.

This rush to win a job can be costly for both builder and customer. This is why you see news of so many builders becoming insolvent!

Our contracts provide greater security for both us and you.

C2CPRO’s tender component allows a more exact estimate for a rock-solid contract, with protection above and beyond most building contracts.

That’s because, by the time we get to signing a contract together, we’ve already managed to refine your design in collaboration with the entire team, and you’ve selected your own fixtures and fittings from the live trade database.

Many of the big decisions have been made, so we’re not offering a price and contract based on rough guesses.

This means, by the time you sign, you are very clear on what you’re getting and how much you’re paying, with no hidden margins or surprises.

Sometimes a builder, trade or supplier may not be able to complete a project for some reason. They might go bankrupt, become injured or suffer some other crisis that brings the project’s progress to a grinding halt.

This puts the project at risk of collapse. Not only does the customer lose out in a collapse, but so too does everyone involved in the build.

Our contract protects against project failures.

Our contract provides what is called a Novation of Contract provision.

This means, if any party cannot proceed (including us!) then the contract allows for them to be replaced by another party, and the project can continue to progress.

This is how we’re able to offer unparalleled security on all new builds and renovations.

Before we begin a build, we open a two-sign Joint Security Account with you, with a bank of your choice.

Normally, builders juggle all the project money personally. To make ends meet, they often have to pay for outstanding debts with money from newer jobs, meaning your project funds might be going to a builder’s previous job – all before your job has even started!

Projects that funded this way are at constant risk of going terribly wrong.

This system also allows dishonest builders to pocket more than they should. When you hear stories of homeowners getting ripped off by builders, this outdated system of financial management is what allows builders to get away with such crap!

There is a much safer way to manage project funds.

The Joint Security Account bypasses this risk. With your project’s funds secured in one place, your project – and everyone working on it – receives frequent, reliable cash-flow.

You get to see exactly where your money is going, when, and to whom. Why would you want to be in the dark about how a lump sum of your money is being spent?!

This system also saves you money.

With trades and suppliers no longer facing the risk of not being paid on time by a builder, they rush to be engaged in projects and can even work at reduced costs.

With cash going directly to their accounts on a reliable basis, trades and suppliers prioritise your project, as they're ensured fast and reliable cash-flow. This has the potential to speed up the job, meaning you face less price hikes on materials and less time displaced by the build.

Your hard-won investment money stays safely secured, and is spent only with your full consent – from day one to final handover.