Resources.

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."

- Helen Keller

Through researching, designing and delivering the Home Build Mentoring services, I have developed some super handy reference tools that I know can be useful for you and your project/s. Here I will share with you those tools so that together we can start taking control of our custom build and renovation projects- Right from the very start.

Project Forecast Calculator

Builders, architects and building designers, use this ‘Project Forecast Calculator; to predict the cost of your past projects in today’s conditions. By applying the percentages of increase advised by the ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) for 'House Construction Australia', we can estimate what the cost of your past projects would likely be today.

There are no projects that you will now as intimately as the ones you have worked on personally. And we reference those project’s in todays conditions, it can help to build the expectations of your current and future clients.

  • “As a family on the verge of spending an eye-watering amount of money on our home, we could not feel better about the project thanks to your help Katie. We’re feeling far more educated about the journey ahead and confident that we’re going to create the outcome we’ve been dreaming of with the money invested”.

    COL FINK

  • “Friends who worked with Katie before insisted we meet with her before we commenced our project. So glad we did. She gave us the reality check we needed so that when we approached builders, we were ready. Saved us a fortune and saved everybody's time. The builder we went with was certain we must be in the industry! We were very clear on what we knew would work for us. They reckoned we were the best clients they’d work with. Well done Katie and thank you!

    MARK BUTLER

  • "Katie has a special talent for leading people through the build process to the solution that is best for them. She did exactly this with our project. We had so many ideas, thoughts, and concepts and she took us back to the beginning so we could work out what we actually wanted and how to best achieve it. Building projects are such huge complex beasts that having someone with Katie’s experience to hold our hand was reassuring and critical."m

    BENJAMIN PHILLIPS

  • I worked with Katie to help me work through the challenge of building on a block of land on an island just off Brisbane. Having no background in building, architecture or design, the mentoring program with Katie was exactly what I needed. She very clearly and cleverly stepped me through all of the decisions that I would need to make. She coached me through the different options I had and the consultants I would need along the way. Most importantly, Katie helped me identify what I wanted in my home, helped me establish a really clear picture of what I needed in a builder, and built my confidence in going out and finding what I needed and wanted. Without this help, I don't know where I would have been! (I do know I would have wasted a lot of time and effort trying to work my way through it myself, though!). I'm really grateful for the chance to work with Katie and I highly recommend this program to people looking to build a new home.

    SELENA FISK

  • “On the advice of our chosen builder, my partner and I went back to the planning stage so we could better understand our expectations and limitations. We didn’t expect there to be so much variation and how that can blow costs out. Katie Rees was a huge support in finding what would work for our budget. She doesn’t design the home, but helped us to make the best of connecting different areas in our home. We never thought how important both privacy and interconnection were in this phase. She is a genius! We love Katie!”

    MARY BUTLER

  • My husband and are what Katie affectionately calls ‘Bull-At-A-Gate’ homeowners, always with small ideas and doing the doing. However, as our family grows we wanted to properly consider the potential in our home and if our big ideas could be achieved. Katie helped us step through our options and we now know what is possible. The home build mentoring is such a brilliant program and filled in the blanks for us. We have gone from crazy ideas and ‘one day’ to a clear timeline and liasing with our potential design team with confidence! Thankyou Katie.

    CATHERINE CREA