Sustainable Homes

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• STStu T29 Sept 2025

  SHM renovated our 50s weatherboard house, transforming it into a modern family home. We couldn't speak more highly of working with SHM and the home they built for us. The whole team was excellent to d...

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  SHM renovated our 50s weatherboard house, transforming it into a modern family home. We couldn't speak more highly of working with SHM and the home they built for us. The whole team was excellent to deal with, always responsive, transparent with pricing and timelines, and the quality of their work, as well as their suppliers, was excellent. They delivered our house on time and kept to budget. They also kept an astonishingly clean building site! Thanks Toby, Mike and everyone at SHM - genuinely a pleasure working with you.

• MKMorgan K11 Feb 2026

  We approached SHM initially with the view to renovate our charming but very tired and very wonky weatherboard house. SHM undertook a thorough assessment of the house and undertook a comprehensive comp...

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  We approached SHM initially with the view to renovate our charming but very tired and very wonky weatherboard house. SHM undertook a thorough assessment of the house and undertook a comprehensive comparison of a renovation vs rebuild; taking into consideration budget, building challenges and overall performance of the house. We ended up taking the rebuild path and are so happy with our finished home. Every stage of the process was handled with professionalism, transparency and wonderful communication. We are thrilled to be in an energy efficient and beautifully constructed house, delivered on time and within budget. Thank you to all the team at SHM!

• NDNell D12 Sept 2023

  We had SHM carry out a major renovation on our 1960s double brick home which they both designed and built. We are absolutely delighted with the quality of their work: we now have a lovely home that lo...

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  We had SHM carry out a major renovation on our 1960s double brick home which they both designed and built. We are absolutely delighted with the quality of their work: we now have a lovely home that looks super cool, uses less energy to run and works so much better for family life. The folks at SHM are genuinely invested in sustainability, take great pride in their work and are consummate professionals at every stage of both the designing and building. Everybody we dealt with at SHM had impeccable vibes and was great at their job but in particular our site manager Toby and lead carpenter Todd really went above and beyond to make our new house wonderful.

• ARAlison R18 Nov 2023

  SHM renovated our 1920s Californian Bungalow (with a 1980s extension) into a beautiful family home for 2020s+. We have achieved a 7 star NATHERS rating while maintaining the original façade and roof....

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  SHM renovated our 1920s Californian Bungalow (with a 1980s extension) into a beautiful family home for 2020s+. We have achieved a 7 star NATHERS rating while maintaining the original façade and roof. ReUse was important to us and we kept the existing doors (they needed a facelift) and bath and were able to use reclaimed timber for the floor boards. The windows are double glazed and HUGE, letting in lovely natural light. The delivery of work is of a high quality and Toby (PM) kept the teams on track and to standard. The different trades that worked on the house have delivered both high quality and helped us to minimise our environmental impact. The design nailed our desire for family living with teenagers, for open plan and retaining our garden aspect and storage. The SHM team at all stages were lovely to deal with, knowledgeable and efficient.

• AHAmy H3 May 2022

  Sustainable Homes Melbourne were a pleasure to work with for the rebuild of our home. They were detailed, professional, fair and reasonable throughout the 12 month engagement and defects liability per...

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  Sustainable Homes Melbourne were a pleasure to work with for the rebuild of our home. They were detailed, professional, fair and reasonable throughout the 12 month engagement and defects liability period. The workmanship was stellar and the communication really great. Working with an older build and latent conditions, the response and collaboration with us as the client and our architect in resolving challenges was great. Passion for sustainable practices and materials was apparent and great to see.

• APAmaryll P12 Dec 2019

  Sustainable Homes Melbourne (SHM) built two beautiful, sustainable homes for us in an inner suburb of Melbourne. This building company were exceptional in various ways. The quality of their work was o...

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  Sustainable Homes Melbourne (SHM) built two beautiful, sustainable homes for us in an inner suburb of Melbourne. This building company were exceptional in various ways. The quality of their work was outstanding — visitors to our home often comment on the quality of the build & the ambience/solidity of the house. SHM never cut corners— even though they could have been tempted to make up for lost time following a delay prior to starting the build because of a local Council matter out of SHM's control. They were very good problem solvers, flexible in dealing with the architect, respectful of us as owners (two women) throughout the build & their tradies were also polite and respectful. They were responsive to any questions we raised & patient with our lack of knowledge about building. They took a keen and genuine interest in sustainability, recycled materials and energy solutions — and kept within the budget. They were tidy on site, punctual for site meetings, and a pleasure to work with. We would definitely recommend SHM as a company to renovate or build your home.