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Crowncon Homes custom home — Bayside Melbourne
Custom Home Builders · Bayside Melbourne
Bayside's Boutique Custom Home Builders

The custom home
builders of Bayside

We're custom home builders with nearly a decade of work across Brighton, Hampton, Sandringham, Beaumaris and the broader Bayside area. Fixed price, premium inclusions — and Tim alongside you every step.

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Registered Builder DB-U 67572✦ ACN 622 720 030✦ Est. 2017✦ Serving Bayside & South East Melbourne
Why Bayside Families Choose Us

Local knowledge,
not lip service

Bayside councils have specific heritage overlays, setback requirements, and streetscape controls that catch out builders who don't know the area. We do. Nearly a decade of builds across Brighton, Hampton, Sandringham, Beaumaris, Highett, and Mentone means fewer delays, fewer surprises, and a home that gets through planning cleanly.

Suburbs We Build In

Brighton · Brighton East · Hampton · Hampton East · Sandringham · Black Rock · Beaumaris · Cheltenham · Highett · Moorabbin · Mentone

Knockdown Rebuilds

Many Bayside lots carry older homes ready to be replaced. We handle the full knockdown rebuild process — demolition, planning, design, and construction. What does it cost? See our 2026 knockdown rebuild cost breakdown.

$800k–$1.2m Builds

The Bayside market rewards quality over volume. Our builds sit in the $800k–$1.2m range — where considered design and premium inclusions are the standard, not an upgrade.

One Builder, Your Build

You deal with Tim, start to finish. No project managers, no hand-offs. The person who understands your home is the person building it.

Our Process

How a Bayside build
actually works

No mystery, no runaround. Every Crowncon Homes build follows the same transparent path — designed around Bayside's planning environment and your family's timeline.

01

Consultation

We meet on your block or site, understand your brief, and give you an honest read on what's achievable in Bayside for your budget.

02

Design

Budget first, plans second. We align design to a real number before you commit to a single drawing.

03

Planning & Permits

We manage council submissions, heritage overlays, and planning requirements — particularly important in Bayside's tightly governed streetscapes.

04

Construction

Tim on-site. Regular progress updates. Premium materials throughout. No cutting corners on a Bayside build.

05

Handover

Your home, delivered to spec. We stay in touch after handover — that's not just a promise, it's how we've maintained a 5-star rating.

TimOn-site, every build
Tim Swindon, Crowncon Homes Director, on-site in Bayside
Meet Tim

Bayside families have high standards — and they should. I've been building in this area long enough to know what those standards look like in practice, not just on paper.

Tim Swindon Director & Builder

17+ years in construction. Most Outstanding Apprentice award. Still on-site for every build. When you call, Tim answers. When decisions need to be made, Tim's there.

Reviews

Families who'd
build with us again

5.0
★★★★★
Based on Google reviews

Tim (and the team) were amazing! So easy to work with, very pro active and super organized. Also as a bonus they are extremely family friendly, always made time and allowances for the kids and the dog! The work they did for us is so much better than we ever imagined. 10/10 would recommend!

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Alice L.
3 weeks ago

We had a great experience building our house with Tim. He was super easy to deal with, really professional with amazing communication. We preferred to have a builder with experience in an actual trade so Tim's hands on approach and knowledge made a big difference when it came to design decisions!

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Stacey S.
2 months ago

Tim and the team are brilliant! Fantastic quality. Great communication. Was really easy to work with. Thanks Tim.

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Ben M.
4 months ago
FAQ

Building with
Bayside builders?

The questions we hear most from Bayside families before they commit to a builder.

Who are the best custom home builders in Bayside?

Crowncon Homes has been building custom homes across Bayside for nearly a decade — Brighton, Hampton, Sandringham, Black Rock, Beaumaris, Highett and Moorabbin. We're a boutique builder rather than a volume one: Tim is personally on-site for every build, from first sketch to handover, which is the main thing families tell us they couldn't get from a larger Bayside builder.

What suburbs do Crowncon's Bayside builders cover?

We build right across the Bayside municipality and its surrounds, including Brighton, Hampton, Sandringham, Black Rock, Highett and Moorabbin. Most of these suburbs sit under similar planning controls — largely Neighbourhood Residential Zone with varying heritage and character overlays layered on top — so we bring the same council knowledge to every address.

How much does it cost to build a custom home in Bayside?

Bayside builds tend to cost more than greenfield builds, mainly because of smaller blocks, tighter site access, and heritage or character overlays that shape what you can build before price even comes into it. Every quote we give is fixed, so the number you sign off on is the number you pay. Our Melbourne build cost guide breaks the numbers down in more detail.

Why choose a boutique builder over a volume builder in Bayside?

A volume builder hands you between sales reps, site supervisors and head office — and often a standard design that has to be forced onto a Bayside block it wasn't drawn for. As a boutique builder, Tim is the one person you deal with from the first conversation to handover, on a design built around your actual block and its overlays, at a fixed price with premium inclusions as standard.

Let's Begin

Building in Bayside?
Let's talk.

Book a free, no-obligation conversation with Tim. Tell us about your block, your vision, and your budget — and find out what's possible in Bayside.

Premium inclusions, as standard
Caesarstone Fisher & Paykel James Hardie Smeg Velux