New Home Construction Services in Port Douglas, Queensland

““Nathan built our home ‘Spice’ on Oak Beach FNQ to a Chris van Dyke design. This was a uniquely challenging build. Virtually every surface, every finish was bespoke and unconventional. Whether it be the aged, recycled ironbark beams and columns from an old warehouse, the adobe hand-rendered walls, the six pairs of heavy Rajasthani temple doors, the vintage brass ships’ lanterns, the recycled Burmese teak floorboards, polished concrete benchtops, hand-laid stone walls – they all presented their unique obstacles. A conventional builder would have baulked at this challenge whereas Nathan relished the prospect of working with natural materials. Unsurprisingly, for such a build, complications did arise from time to time. And this is where Nathan stands apart from most in his field. His attitude to troubleshooting is this: identify the problem, thoroughly research the available options, solve it today and with a minimum of fuss and budget stress. No owner could ask for more than this. And this proved critical to the success of the build for us. We watched this build from afar, back in Sydney. With Nathan we had no need for a project manager – he was that invested in the project. Not a day would pass without constant phone calls and email updates on progress, discussions regarding superior finishes and features, problem-solving etc. This is our fourth building project and we have never experienced this degree of positive interaction with the builder. As the build progressed, it quickly became apparent to us that the quality of the build was exceptional. Yet, we still held concern that our palette of finishes may completely miss the harmonious look we were seeking. Again, we relied on Nathan’s guidance here. In addition to his very apparent building abilities, he has a discerning eye for design and aesthetics. Many decisions were made after consultation with Nathan to alter the course with respect to design and finishes. Regarding the quality of finishes...Spice presents as a home of hand crafted finishes. One might assume that, when working with distressed timbers and stone, a builder could get away with inferior workmanship since the flaws would blend into the rustic look. Nothing could be further from the truth. It takes exceptional care and skill to blend together unconventional building materials with the necessary conventional materials in such a way as to present a home created by skilled artisans from another era. The end result is truly special. It has surpassed all our expectations and dreams and the fact that it has been recognized for the quality of its build by the Master Builders ‘Awards is an added testimony to Nathan and his amazing team. Finally, and on a personal note, it’s worth noting that Nathan is one of those very rare people – someone utterly driven to achieving the very best of outcomes for those around him, including his clients, his crew etc, yet also just a thoroughly decent bloke. In the year we collaborated on this project, and despite some epic challenges, my respect for his sense of integrity and ethics did not waiver once. I would have utterly no hesitation in recommending Nathan to any prospective homebuilder”.”

“I hire Modern Rustic to build a deck on my raised Queenslander. The job they did was amazing, exactly what I wanted and hoped for. They were very fast in completing the job in the time frame they quoted me and the cost was very reasonable! The attention to detail given was great, something that is hard to find these days. I have an old Queenslander and they even patched up some loose ends around the exterior of the house for me. I highly recommend Modern Rustic, I will be definitely using them again for the next job. Thanks guys!! I love the new deck!! Jo.W”

“We are so happy with our shop counter. All exactly as we wanted and in the time frame that we needed. Would absolutely recommend Kalios. Great communication, great price!!”

“My daughter, Kim and myself, Kerry, hired Simon Dale from Greendale Construction, to renovate our home into a more open living plan. With what we wanted Simon went to work. He guttered almost the entire house, took out the kitchen wall and hallway, extended Kims bedroom, redid the kitchen with all new appliances, renovated both bathrooms, retiled the whole house including the painting of it, gave us a new laundry area and within about 3-4 months we had a beautifully renovated home. We are so pleased with the work that was done, so so professional and Simon was so easy to work with because we changed our minds so many times during the Reno, nothing was a problem. Simon and his lovely wife came in on the last day and did a final clean up. It looked brand new. Thank you so much from my family. Regards, Kerry Whittaker”