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What’s a Square Metre Rate?
“What’s your square metre rate?” This is one of the most common questions we hear when speaking to perspective clients at Ramsay Builders. Strangely enough, most people who ask this question don't actually understand what they are asking. The thing about m2 rates...
Meet the Builder
A Q&A with Brett Ramsay 2020 is all about celebrating 20 years of Ramsay Builders. And as the year draws to a close, we wanted to take some time to share more about our history, our values and our team. This month, this takes the form of a very candid Q&A with...
Are You Eligible for a Free Quote?
At Ramsay Builders, we’re passionate local builders so we want to help give Melburnians a fresh start for 2021. That’s why we’re offering free building quotes for a limited time only. A building quote is a complex document, consisting of 35+ pages of detail and price...
Why It Pays to Engage a Builder Early
When embarking on a building journey, it’s incredibly common for clients to start with an architect, develop plans and then take these to a nominated builder or tender to multiple builders. However, engaging a builder before, or at the same time as an architect can...
How To Nurture Your Home
It’s a well-known fact that a happy, healthy home leads to enhanced physical and mental wellbeing, and this has never been more important than now. With most Melburnians spending more time at home than ever, it’s important that we nurture our spaces so they can...
What the Building Industry Looks Like in Stage 4
With Melbourne in an extended lockdown period and stage 4 restrictions being brought in this week, it may feel like your building plans should be put on hold. But this doesn’t have to be the case. In fact, as we embark on another 6 weeks in lockdown, it’s the perfect...
The Real Estate Market and the Pandemic
The Real Estate Market and the Pandemic a Q&A with Zali Reynolds During this time of great precarity, it can be difficult to know how to approach the real estate market. Should you wait things out, or should you strike now? What is the state of the market? And...
How To Design For A Small Space
Small spaces are a necessary part of many homes. Including all the elements you need for functionality, while ensuring the room feels stylish and aesthetic can be tricky, but it’s not impossible. At Ramsay Builders, we have many years of experience designing and...
Project Feature: Sunhill
Welcome to Sunhill, an architectural innovation of contemporary and quality craftmanship with cutting-edge style. Located in the leafy suburb of Glen Iris, this luxury home features fluid modern interiors, filled with natural light; open plan living,...
Design Now, Build Later
What you can be doing now to build your dream home in late 2020 or 2021 Are you hesitant to start the process of building your dream home during this uncertain time? You shouldn’t be. It may not be ideal, but if you’re in the financial position to do so, now is a...
6 Design Trends To Watch Out For In 2020
1. Sustainability Given the global focus on climate change, sustainability remains the number one influence on building design in 2020. It’s not just for homes straight off the Grand Designs set, but custom built and volume houses too. Land developers,...
Building an Industry that Supports Women
by Anthea Ramsay Recently I had the pleasure of attending the Housing Industry Association (HIA) Building Women luncheon in Melbourne. It was my first time ever attending such an event, and it was so great to be in a room full of like-minded women working in an...
