Communication
Clear decisions and a written weekly progress update through construction, so there are no avoidable surprises.
Who we are
A builder defined by care, clarity and craft.Licensed Sydney residential builder — renovations, extensions and new homes
Our approach
Two sides of the trade, in one company.
R&Q Interiors is family-run — Alan and Jeff, a father and son who came into building from different directions and started the company together in 2017.
Alan is a carpenter by trade with over twenty years of commercial fit-out and refurbishment work behind him, much of it subcontracting to large construction companies. Those sites run to tight programmes and get checked hard, and that is where the habits come from: sequence the work, document it, hand it over on time.
Jeff came through the formal side — a Bachelor of Construction Management and a Diploma of Building and Construction — and worked up to project manager under an award-winning Sydney builder. That is the side of the trade where the finish is the thing someone lives with every day, and the job runs inside an occupied home rather than behind hoarding.
Between them the company has both halves of the job: a tradesman’s eye for how the work actually goes together, and the planning and contract discipline that keeps a programme and a budget honest.
We run our own crew and work from a subcontractor network built over years, so the trades on your job are people we have worked with before — not whoever was free that week.
We work closely with homeowners, architects, designers and consultants to protect the design intent while delivering spaces that perform and last.
Our specialty
R&Q Interiors specialises in renovations, alterations and extensions.
The difficulty in this work is the join between what is there and what is new. A new home on a clear site is a known quantity. A renovation or an extension is not. You are building around an existing structure, existing services and often a family still living there — and some of what you are dealing with only reveals itself once a wall is open. There are more ways for it to go wrong, and not every builder is willing to take it on.
We also build knockdown-rebuilds and new homes for the projects where a renovation no longer stacks up.
What matters to us
Four principles guide every project.
Planning
A preliminary estimate and outline scope before you invest in full design, then disciplined management throughout.
Craft
Careful execution and a high standard of finish, delivered by our own crew and a long-standing subcontractor network.
Accountability
Ownership of outcomes from concept to handover, backed by the NSW statutory warranty — 6 years on major defects.
How we work
What happens at each stage of a building project?
Most building stress comes from not knowing what happens next. These are the six stages every R&Q Interiors project moves through, so you always know where you stand, what you need to decide, and roughly how long it takes.
01
Initial consult & feasibility
We talk through your goals, your site and a realistic budget, and give an honest view of what is achievable. You share your ideas, plans or inspiration; we visit the site where it helps.
02
Preliminary estimate
A ballpark cost range and outline scope so you can plan with confidence before investing in full design. No surprises later — this is where we check the project and the budget line up.
03
Design & approvals
We coordinate architects, engineers and certifiers, and manage council DA or CDC approvals alongside your consultants. You approve the design; we handle the documentation and the paperwork.
04
Detailed quote & contract
Fixed-scope pricing and a plain-English building contract, with a set programme, clear inclusions and defined payment stages. You know the price and the timeline before a tool is picked up.
05
Construction & weekly updates
Licensed trades, tight quality control and a weekly progress update. Variations, if any, are quoted and approved in writing before work proceeds — no creeping costs.
06
Handover, defects & warranty
A final walkthrough, any defects rectified, and your home handed over with the paperwork you need. Backed by statutory warranty under NSW home building law — 6 years for major (structural) defects and 2 years for other work.
Credentials & assurance
R&Q Interiors’ licence, insurance and warranty.
R&Q Interiors (R & Q Pty Ltd) has been building in Sydney since 2017 and holds NSW Builder Licence 378767C — ABN 99 620 764 829. Every project is delivered under a written building contract with a fixed scope and defined payment stages.
We are a member of the Housing Industry Association (HIA), Australia's peak residential building body.
Every project over $20,000 (including GST) carries insurance under the NSW Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF), taken out before work starts and before we accept any money from you — including the deposit. That cover exists to protect you, not us: it compensates the homeowner for incomplete or defective work if a builder dies, disappears, becomes insolvent, or has their licence suspended for failing to comply with a money order.
How to check any of this yourself +
Your work is also backed by the statutory warranty under NSW home building law — 6 years for major (structural) defects and 2 years for other work — with a defects-liability period following handover.
Before you sign with anyone
How do you check a builder before you sign?
Ask us for all of this — and ask the other builders you are quoting. A builder who hesitates on any of these five is telling you something.
1. Look the licence up yourself
Search the licence number on the NSW public register and check three things: that it is current, that the class covers your work, and that the name on the licence matches the name that will be on your contract. That last one catches the most problems. Ours is 378767C, held by R & Q Pty Ltd.
2. Ask for the HBCF certificate before you pay a deposit
For residential work over $20,000 including GST, home building compensation cover must be in place before any money changes hands — including the deposit. Ask to see the certificate of insurance for your specific job, not a general statement that the builder is insured.
3. Ask for public liability and workers compensation
Two separate certificates of currency, both in the name of the entity on your contract. Check the expiry dates cover your build.
4. Read the exclusions, not the headline number
The cheapest quote is usually the one with the most left out. Compare the exclusions list, the provisional sums and the prime cost allowances — an allowance set low makes a quote look thousands cheaper until the real product is chosen. Ask each builder what happens to the price when a PC item is exceeded.
5. Ask to visit a finished job — or a live site
Photographs are curated. A site visit is not. Ask to see something finished, and ask to see something under way, which tells you how the builder actually runs a site.