A full home renovation is one of the most significant decisions a homeowner will ever make. It is not just about updating a kitchen or refreshing a bathroom. It is about reimagining the way your entire home works, the way it feels to walk into it, and the way your family lives inside it every day.
Roulstone Renovations builds complete home renovations across the Redlands, from Cleveland, Capalaba, and Victoria Point through to Thornlands, Wellington Point, Ormiston, and Redland Bay. Whether you are breathing new life into a tired post-war home, modernising a character home while preserving what makes it special, transforming an awkward layout into something that genuinely flows, or taking a run-down property and turning it into something you are proud of, Chris and the team have the experience to plan and deliver it properly.
With over 20 years of residential renovation experience across Redland City, we understand the homes here, the challenges they present, and what it takes to get a large-scale renovation right from the very first conversation to the day we hand you the keys.
There is a particular moment many Redlands homeowners reach where patching and refreshing individual rooms stops making sense. The kitchen gets done, then the bathroom, then you realise the layout still does not work, the living areas feel disconnected, the home does not suit the family you have now, and the money spent on individual upgrades has not added up to a home you truly love.
A complete home renovation addresses all of that in one coherent project. The result is a home that was designed around your life, not assembled piecemeal around the bones of a house that was never quite right. Done properly, it is one of the most significant investments a Redlands homeowner can make, both in their quality of life and in the long-term value of their property.
A full home renovation is not just about aesthetics. It is about redesigning your home around the way your family actually lives in it now, not the way a previous owner did decades ago. Open up a closed floor plan, add the space you have always needed, connect your living areas to an outdoor entertaining space, and end up with a home that genuinely works for the life you have.
The Redlands property market rewards well-renovated homes strongly. A complete, high-quality home renovation can add substantial value to your property, particularly in a market where buyers are willing to pay a premium to avoid the cost and disruption of renovating themselves. In many cases, a well-planned renovation delivers a return that significantly outpaces the cost of the work.
Many Redlands homeowners renovate because they love where they live and do not want to move. Whether it is proximity to the water, a school catchment, a street they have been part of for years, or simply the land and the block they have built their life around, a full renovation lets you stay exactly where you are while building the home you actually want to be living in.
Renovating room by room over many years is disruptive, expensive in the long run, and often results in a home that never quite comes together as a coherent whole. A complete home renovation addresses everything in a single, planned project. One set of approvals, one coordinated build, one fixed price, and a finished home rather than an ongoing construction site.
Many Redlands homes, particularly post-war and character homes, have ageing electrical systems, sub-standard insulation, outdated plumbing, and layouts that predate modern living expectations. A full renovation is the opportunity to address all of these things at once, bringing the entire home up to current building standards and making it safer, more energy efficient, more comfortable, and significantly less expensive to maintain going forward.
Buying a new home in the Redlands that already meets your needs is becoming increasingly expensive and increasingly rare. For many homeowners, renovating the home they already own in the suburb they already love is not just the smarter financial decision, it is the only realistic path to the home they actually want. A full renovation lets you control exactly what you get rather than compromising on someone else's choices.
A full home renovation is the most complex type of residential building project. It typically involves structural changes, reconfiguring floor plans, replacing or upgrading all building services including electrical, plumbing, and waterproofing, new wet areas, new flooring throughout, new joinery, and a complete internal and often external transformation. Coordinating all of this across multiple licensed trades, on budget, and to a standard you will be proud of for the next 20 years, requires a builder with genuine project management capability and the experience to anticipate problems before they become expensive ones.
The Redlands also has its own specific considerations that a local builder understands instinctively. Many homes in the area are post-war timber homes or Queenslanders, which present unique challenges: sub-floor plumbing, termite damage discovered during demolition, asbestos in wall sheeting and linings, lead paint on older timber, and structural timbers that are out of square after decades of Queensland humidity. These are not exceptional surprises in Redlands renovations, they are common ones, and knowing how to manage them without blowing out your budget is part of what 20 years of local experience gives you.
Depending on the scope, a full home renovation in Redland City may require a development application through Redland City Council, particularly where the project involves significant changes to the building envelope, heritage or character overlays, or additions to the footprint. We manage the entire approvals process on your behalf.
No two full home renovations we build are the same, because every home and every family is different. Some clients come to us with a clear vision and detailed plans already in mind. Others know they want a transformation but need guidance on what is realistic within their budget and their block. Many have a home they love in a location they do not want to leave, and they want to unlock everything that home could be.
We have renovated humble post-war homes into modern family residences that bear no resemblance to what they were. We have sensitively updated character homes and Queenslanders, preserving the high ceilings, timber floors, and architectural detail that make them special while completely transforming the kitchen, bathrooms, living spaces, and outdoor areas around them. We have opened up closed, dark interiors into light-filled, open plan homes that finally suit the Queensland lifestyle they were sitting in all along.
Whatever the scope and whatever the starting point, we sit down with you, listen carefully, and build something that is genuinely worth the investment. From the first consultation right through to handover, you deal with Chris and the Roulstone team directly.
A full home renovation is one of the most variable building projects to price because the scope, the condition of the existing home, and the level of finish can differ enormously from one property to the next. As a realistic guide based on current 2026 Brisbane and South-East Queensland pricing, a complete home renovation for a typical 3 to 4 bedroom Redlands home generally ranges from $250,000 to $450,000+, with renovation costs in Brisbane currently running at approximately $3,300 to $4,700 per square metre for standard quality work.
Older post-war homes and Queenslanders in the Redlands often sit at the higher end of that range due to the complexity of working with existing structures, managing asbestos and timber repairs, and the custom nature of every element when nothing is square, level, or standard. Cosmetic renovations involving paint, flooring, and fixtures are far less expensive but are a different scope entirely to what most people mean by a full home renovation.
We always recommend a 10 to 15 percent contingency on top of your agreed budget for discoveries made during demolition. We provide a detailed fixed-price contract before construction begins so you know exactly what you are committed to before a single wall comes down.
This is one of the most important questions a Redlands homeowner can ask, and it deserves an honest answer. Renovation is almost always the right choice when the existing structure is fundamentally sound, the location and layout can be made to work, and you want to preserve the character or features of the existing home. A well-planned renovation for a typical Redlands home can achieve a complete transformation for $150,000 to $400,000, compared to a knockdown rebuild which in Brisbane typically starts from $800,000 for a fully custom home once demolition, services reconnection, council fees, and construction are all factored in.
A knockdown rebuild makes more sense when the existing structure has significant problems that are uneconomical to remediate, when the layout and orientation genuinely cannot be made to work, or when the land value is high enough that maximising the site fully justifies the greater cost and disruption of starting from scratch.
We give you an honest assessment at the on-site consultation. If a knockdown rebuild is the smarter path for your property, we will tell you that rather than take on a renovation project that will not deliver the outcome you are after.
A full home renovation in the Redlands typically takes between 4 and 8 months from the time construction commences, depending on the scale of the project, the condition of the existing structure, and the complexity of the approvals process. Larger whole-home transformations with significant structural changes, extensions, or multiple wet areas can take longer.
There is also a pre-construction period covering design, council approvals, engineering, and trade scheduling that typically adds 2 to 4 months before physical work begins. We give you a clear, realistic timeline as part of your fixed-price contract and keep you updated regularly throughout the build. Most homeowners continue living in part of the home during construction where possible, though this depends on the scope.
A complete home renovation with Roulstone typically includes structural changes and wall removals to reconfigure the floor plan, complete kitchen renovation, bathroom and ensuite renovations, new flooring throughout, painting inside and out, updated electrical and lighting, plumbing upgrades, new joinery and cabinetry, windows and doors, and any extension or outdoor living work included in the scope.
In older Redlands homes, a full renovation often also involves sub-floor work, asbestos management, rewiring ageing electrical systems, replumbing, and structural timber repairs that only become apparent once demolition begins. This is why the condition of the existing home has such a significant effect on the final cost.
Every Roulstone renovation is scoped and priced specifically for your home. We do not offer standard packages because no two full home renovations are the same. We sit down with you, understand exactly what you want to achieve, and build a fixed-price contract around that scope before we start.
Whether you're planning a full home renovation, a custom kitchen or bathroom, a home extension, or a new granny flat, reach out to the most trusted renovation builders in Redland City.
