This is an area of unknown, builders who deal specifically in renovations charge out at a higher margin and charge hefty on variations. As an Owner Builder you save the margin and hefty variation fees.

The reason behind builders charging extra is they may take cladding off a wall and find the whole wall needs to be replaced due to hidden water damage or even termites. By using Owner Builder Assist, we work to fix these problems just as the builder would, however all you are paying for is the extra labour and materials it costs to do these changes. There are no variation charges, which over a typical renovation can be tens of thousands of dollars.