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Facades and making selection simple

How do we make it easier to select a facade? The age old question when it comes to building a house is what is more important the ...

IBN Builder of the Month

August 2020 – BelCo Constructions, Logan Qld In the initial period of uncertainty with all states in lockdown one member o...

James Hardie Facade Range

James Hardie Exclusive Facade Range Through our partnership with James Hardie we have created an exclusive range of facades to fit...

The Thredbo

Once you see the new Thredbo display home with its Helensvale façade built by Lifestyle Boutique Home Builders in the Daisybank E...

IBN Newsletter 2020

Independent Builders Network Newsletter 2020 Check out our latest newsletter August 2020 version. We have launched our newest news...

Being part of a network has never been so important

At a time when many businesses have closed their offices and sent their staff home, Independent Builders Network have continued to...

The Law of Unintended Consequences – Part II

How will the Government’s regulations affect the building industry? We recently spoke about the positive side of Government isol...

The Law of Unintended Consequences – Part I

How will the Government’s regulations affect the building industry? The law of unintended consequences is that the action...

Yes, we are open!

IBN & its builder members are open for business and working harder than ever in this unforeseen time. When the World is Runnin...

Push for the Bush

As we wrote this blog, the Melbourne Monash Freeway / Tollway had done its usual trick for a Monday morning and provided Melbourne...

The 44th Annual Considine & Johnston Golf Day

This year marked a remarkable 44 th annual Considine & Johnston Golf Day which has been held at the Leongatha Golf Club ...

The 2018 Annual Conference Recap

2018 Annual Conference Getting everyone together in “sunny” Queensland was the.........

National Recognition For Two IBN Members

The Darling Downs IBN Members Kev Morris from Toowoomba and Adam Nielsen from Warwick recently took out major awards at the Indepe...

2018 Annual IBN Conference Awards

TRADELINK BUILDER OF THE YEAR – COASTLAND BUILDERS Ever since joining the Independent Builders Network over five.....

National Builder of the Year Awards 2018

TRADELINK BUILDER OF THE YEAR – COASTLAND BUILDERS Ever since joining the Independent Builders Network over five years ago, Mitc...

Standard Inclusions - Do they affect me?

Standard Inclusions, do they affect me? You can save money on a new home purchase by asking this one simple question. A comm...

What Is Adaptable Living?

With plenty of interest surrounding NDIS which is the National Disability Insurance Scheme, we thought this would be a great oppor...

Trust, The Important Fuel Keeping Us Going

Years ago there used to be a very smart bloke I worked for at a large house building group who taught me so much about life. He ha...

New James Hardie Facades

Announcing the New James Hardie Facades Thanks to our partnership with James Hardie and there Scyon products we have been able to&...

Adaptable Living Homes

What is Adaptable Living? The Independent Builders Network recognises the current building practices and the need to change this t...

Home Automation

OK Google, lights on. With the launch of Google Home earlier this year and the imminent release of the me-too Apple HomePod very s...

2017 Annual IBN Conference

Another three days in central Melbourne enjoying an unseasonably warm local start to our 8th Annual Conference and Melbourne of co...

The affordable way to customise your new build

They say a man should aspire to have a tailored suit by the age of 40 and with life imitating fashion, many families look to tailo...

National Builder of the Year Awards 2017

NATIONAL BUILDER OF THE YEAR AWARD CHRIS & ANNA OWEN - OWEN BUILT HOMES, WARRNAMBOOL, VICTORIA Each year it is always a ...

IBN Home Ideas - The Mud Room

I recently attended Sheepvention held at Hamilton in the green western districts of Victoria, and it was great to talk with many f...

IBN Display Homes

The Independent Builders Network take pride in building the highest quality displays in prominent areas that keep up with the mode...

IBN Designs and How They Work

The Independent Builders Network have worked to create a detailed breakdown of our designs by categorising them into particular bl...

Why choose a local builder?

The establishment of the Independent Builders Network was solely around the fact the smaller local builders were fast becoming a t...

Regional Victoria, Ready, Set...

There was an unusual positive vibe in the room in Kyabram, population c.7,000 people, when a collective of real estate agents, con...

IBN backed by a national and local supplier network

When building with an independent builder, we have created uniformity with our supplier products so you can be sure you are gettin...

IBN Plans - Latest Release

The Bellara The Bellara was made to have everything you need while catering for the standard to smaller block ty...

If it's good enough for Aston Martin...

"Take a gold leaf out of our book: Aston Martin" Rosie Baker reports in the October edition of AdNews that Aston Martin has taken ...

IBN Display Home Toowoomba - The Orpheus

Family Home Built For Entertaining The Orpheus Display Home has recently opened in Toowoomba. Built by Paragon Homes as part of th...

IBN Display Home - 3d tours

Cant visit our display homes in person? No problems... Take a 3D tour instead. You can now experience a 3D tour of our current dis...

Our latest addition to the IBN Family Range

We’re so excited to introduce our latest home plan The parkway to the IBN Family Range. The team at Independent Builders N...