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Home Extension Cromer — Design, Approval, Structural, Build

Full-service extensions in Cromer 2099: structural survey of existing 1960s–1980s home, design, Northern Beaches Council approval, engineering, weatherproofed construction, matched finish to original dwelling.

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Extending Homes in Cromer

A home extension in Cromer grows the family brick home — 1960s-1980s stock on 550 to 800m² blocks where the wing adds the living the originals rationed and the lagoon-valley setting stays.

The era fabric gets licensed handling, the junctions are engineered, and the golf-course green belt keeps the streets settled.

At the $2.0M to $2.8M median, the wing beats the friction of upsizing on the beaches.

We build these fixed-price, licence HBL 487805C. Ask us to measure what your block can hold.

Buildana manages the complete home extension process in Cromer — from design consultation and structural engineering through to DA or CDC approval, and fixed-price construction to handover. Extend your home without the stress.

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  • Home extensions in Cromer from $150K
  • Northern Beaches Council DA and CDC approvals managed
  • Ground floor, rear and second-storey additions
  • Hawkesbury Sandstone — structural engineering included
  • 1960s–1980s-era homes assessed for extension suitability
  • Connect new to existing — clean, matched finish
  • 6-year structural warranty
  • Free design consultation — near B-Line bus to CBD (Brookvale interchange) station
Rear extension on a 1960s–1980s home in Cromer
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Reviewed by Oliver Alameri

Licensed Builder (NSW 487805C) · Master of Property Development · PhD Student · Building across Western Sydney since 2010

The family suburb's wing

Cromer's brick homes take the rear wing confidently — second living, bedrooms, an opened kitchen — on blocks with genuine room and a green-belt setting worth staying for.

The beaches' upsizing friction makes the maths straightforward.

Era and edges handled

Asbestos gets the licensed strip-out where the era fabric is disturbed, and the lagoon-side lows get the drainage check.

Both sit in the quote up front, not tacked on as the work opens up.

Home extension builder in Cromer — key facts

Suburb
Cromer, NSW 2099
Council / LGA
Northern Beaches Council (Northern Beaches)
Primary zoning
R2 Low
Typical lot size
550–800m²
Soil class
Hawkesbury Sandstone
Median house price
$2.0M–$2.8M
Home era
1960s–1980s
Typical price range
$150,000 – $600,000+
Typical timeline
6–12 months design to handover
Approval pathway
CDC for most rear extensions, DA for second-storey

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Quality Promise

Every Buildana home extension in Cromer is delivered under a fixed-price contract — from design consultation through to defect-free handover.

Fixed-price extension constructionNCC 2025 and BASIX compliantFull Northern Beaches Council complianceMatched old-to-new connectionWeekly progress updates6-year structural warranty

How It Works

From First Call to Final Key

The first job on an extension is finding out what you're extending onto. Cromer homes from the 1960s–1980s were built to different standards — we open walls, check footings, verify load paths. The existing house has to carry the new work.

Design follows the existing roof. A bad extension looks like a bolt-on; a good one reads as original. Matched brickwork or contrasting render (whichever the architecture calls for), tied-in roofline, continuous flooring where it should be continuous.

Construction happens while you live in the house. That means weatherproofing every night, staging the works so kitchens and bathrooms don't disappear on the same week, and keeping the site clean of debris that doesn't belong in a family home.

Finish is seamless. Paint match, floor match, roofline match, brick match where possible. The only way to tell the extension is new is the date on the plans.

Our Team

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Oliver Alameri

Founder / Director / Builder · MPropDev · PhD Student

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Ahmad Alameri

Accounts Manager

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Claire Wendell

Project Manager

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