Giblin Construction Group is based in Albury, NSW, and builds custom homes, renovations, and extensions across the wider Albury-Wodonga border region — on both the New South Wales and Victorian sides. What areas does Giblin Construction Group service? We build across Albury, North Albury, East Albury, West Albury, South Albury, Lavington, Springdale Heights, Thurgoona, Table Top, Splitters Creek, and Jindera on the NSW side, and Wodonga, Baranduda, and Leneva on the Victorian

If you've outgrown your current home but love its location - or you're just not sure whether your existing house is worth saving - you're facing one of the most common decisions in residential building: renovate, extend, or knock down and start fresh. Here's how to think about it. When does it make sense to renovate rather than rebuild? Renovating makes the most sense when your home's existing structure, layout, and foundations are fundamentally sound, and the changes you wan

One of our own client testimonials mentions exactly this challenge: building a two-storey studio in one of Albury's heritage-designated areas, where the design had to respect the character of the surrounding streetscape while still meeting the client's brief. It's a common situation in parts of central and East Albury, and it changes the build process in some specific ways. What is a heritage overlay, and does it affect my renovation? A heritage overlay is a planning control

If you're comparing builders in the Albury-Wodonga region, there's a detail worth checking before you sign anything: whether your builder is actually licensed to build on both sides of the Murray River. Do builders need separate licences for NSW and Victoria? Yes. A builder's licence issued in New South Wales does not automatically cover work in Victoria, and vice versa - they are two separate state regulatory systems with different registration bodies, different compliance r

Building a custom home is one of the biggest financial decisions most people make, and "how much will it cost" is almost always the first question we're asked at Giblin Construction Group. Here's a straight answer, without the sales pitch. How much does it cost to build a custom home in Albury? A custom-built home in the Albury-Wodonga region typically costs between $2,800 and $4,500+ per square metre, depending on design complexity, finishes, and site conditions. For a stand