Independent advice before you lock in your build decision in Melbourne.
● Serving Richmond, Fitzroy, Collingwood, Carlton North, Kew & inner Melbourne● 15+ years hands-on experience / Registered Building Practitioner (CDB-U, DB-U) / Master Builders Victoria / HIA membership● Master Builders Victoria member (292 258)CLARITY
An honest, unclouded picture of your project's scope, risk and feasibility before you sign your real deal.
CONTROL
You call the shots on your project instead of being steered by architects, builders, or the other side of a dispute.
CONFIDENCE
Defensible feasibility assessments and expert opinions you can act on, negotiate with, or use in a dispute, replacing guesswork with hard facts.
SITE DUE DILIGENCE CLIENT, Collingwood
“We were about to put down a deposit on a block in Ivanhoe. draft consult walked the site and found the rear access was too narrow for a concrete pump truck that the builder's quote hadn't accounted for a $30K crane hire we'd have needed halfway through the build. We renegotiated the purchase price before we signed anything.”
1880s–1930s Victorian terraces Common housing issues:
►︎ Rising damp
►︎ deteriorating brickwork
►︎ termite/timber rot
►︎ asbestos risk►︎ aged wiring and plumbing
►︎ heritage overlay restrictions on facadesProgramsBegin your work with draft consult here.
The architect looks at what can be designed on this site. We look at what it will actually cost to build. Site access, structural implications of soil and topography, council and zoning constraints, buildability of the design, and a realistic preliminary cost picture before you commit to a site.
For: Property buyers and developers considering a purchase with build or renovation intent.
Your building contract is a financial instrument, not just a legal document. We read the commercial position, not just the legal one. Provisional sum analysis, inclusions/exclusions, prime cost items, variation clause review, programme and payment alignment, and a full cross-check against the plans and specification.
For: Homeowners about to sign a building contract for a renovation or new home.
Every missing detail on a drawing becomes a variation on site. We find them before the project starts. Architectural and engineering plans reviewed through a construction lens: coordination gaps, specification errors, and compliance issues that could affect permits or sequencing.
For: Anyone about to approve final plans before construction begins.
A 30–45 minute one-on-one consultation for anyone. Whether you're considering a site, about to sign a contract, mid-build, or already in a dispute. We'll walk through your situation, flag the biggest risk or blind spot we can see, and tell you exactly what to do next, including whether you need us at all.
If you go on to book a full service (Contract Review, Due Diligence, etc.), your $99 is credited toward it.About Draft consult
Draft Consult is a pre‑decision building advisory service run by a small team with hands‑on real‑world building experience. We get involved before you lock in your final project decision.
A lawyer will tell you if your contract is legal. draft consult will tell you if it will cost what you think it will and where it won't.
draft consult sits at the intersection of what a lawyer sees, what a builder knows, and what a financial analyst would ask.
Our Credentials
►︎ 15+ years hands-on experience in custom homes, renovations, and structural work
►︎ Registered Building Practitioner (CDB-U, DB-U) full construction and demolition scope
►︎ Master Builders Victoria member (292258)
►︎ HIA member, engaged in industry standards and contract lawNot sure this is the right fit for your project? Ten minutes on the phone will tell you faster than reading the rest of this site.