Frequently Asked Questions

TAG Homes builds across Wollongong, the Illawarra, and the NSW South Coast, including suburbs from Stanwell Park in the north down to Vincentia in the south. Our main service area covers the Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama, and Shoalhaven local government areas. We also take selected projects in the Southern Highlands.

We specialise in custom homes, duplexes and dual occupancy builds, knockdown rebuilds, and joint venture property developments. Every project is built to plans designed specifically for the client's block, lifestyle, and budget. We do not build from a project home catalogue.

Most custom home builds take between 8 and 14 months from development application approval through to practical completion. Knockdown rebuilds typically take 10 to 16 months when factoring in demolition and a new development application. Timelines vary based on design complexity, council area, and site conditions, we discuss realistic timeframes clearly at the consultation stage.

Yes. TAG Homes is a licensed builder under NSW Fair Trading, Licence No. 369859C. We carry full home building compensation on all projects over $20,000, as required by the Home Building Act 1989.

Yes. TAG Homes was named winner of the 2024 Housing Industry Association Regional Startup Business Award, and in 2025 was selected as a finalist for the Housing Industry Association NSW Emerging Builder of the Year.

A joint venture is a collaborative arrangement where TAG Homes contributes construction expertise and the landowner contributes their block. Rather than the landowner funding the full build cost, both parties agree on a structure that typically involves TAG building a dual occupancy or duplex and sharing the outcome. It suits landowners with a suitable block who want a new home built without the full capital outlay. Every joint venture is discussed in detail before any commitment is made.

A knockdown rebuild often delivers better value when the existing structure has significant issues such as asbestos, poor layout, or inadequate foundations, when the renovation cost exceeds 60 to 70 per cent of a new build cost, or when the client wants a home designed from scratch for their lifestyle rather than working around an old floor plan. We give every client an honest site assessment and walk through the comparison at no charge.

Yes. We use fixed-price contracts on our builds so clients have certainty on their total construction cost before work begins. We are transparent about inclusions and exclusions from the outset, and we discuss provisional sum items clearly during the pre-contract stage.

Yes — we have significant experience building on the sloping and challenging sites that are common across Wollongong and the Illawarra. We account for retaining walls, drainage, and cut-and-fill engineering early in the design process to avoid surprises during construction.

TAG is a construction-only builder. Clients bring development application approved or complying development certificate approved plans, or plans in progress with their own architect or draftsperson. We work with your designer through the final documentation stage, coordinate the consultants a build needs (structural, hydraulic, NatHERS, BASIX), and deliver the construction on a fixed-price contract. One point of contact manages every stage.

TAG Homes is a boutique builder. Every project is custom, and Grant is personally involved from first meeting to handover. Clients deal with the same team throughout the entire build, not a rotating contact centre. We do not offer project home catalogues or volume builds. Our focus is on honest communication and building to match the specific land and lifestyle of each client.

The best first step is a phone call. Call Grant directly on 0423 409 212 to have a straightforward conversation about your site, your ideas, and your timeline. From there, we'll arrange a site visit and consultation at no obligation.