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People

A small practice, deliberately.

Roy Construction Management is a Melbourne building practice specialising in custom-designed alterations and additions to period homes.

We work deliberately in the $500,000 to $1.5 million band. Not because we cannot go bigger, but because this is the range where one builder can properly know every house on the books — and where the service usually reserved for far larger budgets can be delivered in full.

High end, small scale. A limited number of projects a year, each one run personally by the director.

If you are working with an architect on a period home of distinction, or on an outdated contemporary house, anywhere between Port Melbourne and Portsea, we are probably a fit.

Malvern East Residence, living room opening to the garden

The people

Michael Fuller

Director

I started Roy Construction Management because I had spent enough time on sites where the client was the last person to find out what was going on.

My view is straightforward. A renovation is one of the largest investments most people will make, it happens inside their home, and it takes the better part of a year. The least they should get in return is the truth, in writing, every week.

I also made a deliberate decision about size. Roy CM does not chase the large projects that the bigger Melbourne builders take on, and brings exactly the same level of service to smaller ones — high end, small scale. That is where I can still run every job myself, and where the systems actually get used rather than delegated.

I also design. Normanby and Elsternwick I drew as well as built, and on a lot of the others I am the one resolving details with the architect. It is an unusual combination and it is the thing clients notice most: I know what a detail costs while it is still a line on a page, and I know whether the trade I am about to hand it to can actually build it.

I am your first point of contact from the tender through to the six-month warranty inspection. I price the job, I run the job, and I am the one who calls you when something changes.

Registered Domestic Builder DB-U 74322 · Master Builders Victoria member 276112

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Michael Fuller, director of Roy Construction Management

The values

Four words, and why each one is there.

Transparency

Prior to the inception of Roy CM, we were unhappy with the current negative stigma surrounding builders. We conducted market research into why this negativity exists, with results indicating that poor communication and lack of information from the builder were the main causes. That is why at Roy CM, we provide a high level of detail with all documentation, along with clear and concise communication streams.

Collaboration

The key to a successful project lies not only with the builder and client relationship, but with the wide range of stakeholders that have input to the project. This means that everyone ranging from the town planner and designer, through to the sub-contractors and suppliers, and even the handover cleaners, must all be working in harmony together to achieve the desired outcome. We achieve this by defining the clients’ objectives and relaying this to all stakeholders consistently throughout the project lifespan.

Matter of fact

We understand that all our clients and stakeholders are busy professionals, which is why we operate with an honest and matter of fact communication methodology. To put it simply, there is no BS with our communication, we tell it like it is.

Service

Unlike other builders who may become desensitised to dealing with high value transactions, we are always conscious that the investment a client makes with us may be the largest investment they make in their lives. This is why we always aim to deliver an unrivalled level of service, which truly matches the value of the project.

Rear addition and garden at the Windsor Residence, Newry Street
Newry Street, WindsorWindsor Residence · Kokozo

Where we build

Melbourne’s inner south-east, and the Peninsula.

StonningtonPrimary service area
Glen EiraPrimary service area
Port PhillipPrimary service area
BaysidePrimary service area
Mornington PeninsulaPrimary service area
Joinery and stonework detail at the Normanby Residence
The same trades, project after projectNormanby Residence · Mango Media

The trades

The same people, on every job.

Long-standing trade partners. They know the standard, they know the paperwork, and they have all signed the site code of conduct.

Online DemolitionDemolition
Mitkon Concrete GroupConcrete and structure
S&O PlumbingPlumbing
Fabcom ElectricsElectrical
Barrcon HVACHeating and cooling

Frequently asked

Predominantly the municipalities of Stonnington, Glen Eira, Port Phillip and Bayside, and occasionally on the Mornington Peninsula. In practice, from Port Melbourne to Portsea.

Custom-designed alterations and additions to period homes of distinction, and to outdated contemporary homes, almost always working to an architect’s or designer’s documentation. We do not build volume housing and we do not take on more projects than the director can personally oversee.

Michael Fuller, the director, is your point of contact from tender through to the six-month warranty inspection. You will not be handed to an account manager and the person who priced your job is the person who runs it.

Every variation is issued as a written variation order with a price, before the work happens, and filed against the contract. There are no hidden fees for variations. If we get something wrong, that is our cost, and we say so.

Most projects run between six and twelve months depending on scope, heritage constraints and permit timelines. You get a programme at contract, and the current version is issued to you as it is revised.

Sometimes, for staged alterations where the front of the house can be sealed off and kept serviceable. It changes the programme and the cost, so it is a decision we make together at tender rather than mid-build.

Registered Domestic Builder DB-U 74322, Master Builders Victoria member 276112, domestic building insurance on every applicable contract, and public liability and works insurance for the duration. Statutory structural and non-structural warranties apply, and we add a complimentary six-month inspection on top.

Yes. We will put you in touch with recent clients and their architects, and you are welcome to visit a live site and see how it is run before you sign anything.