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Builders in Toowoomba

Every business below is checked against the QBCC licence register and ranked by quantified Google-review themes — never by who paid.

Showing all 8 licensed builders across ToowoombaUpdated 2026-08-27 · Register QBCC
Nº 01

George Built Constructions

QBCC Licence verified
4.813 reviews on Google

Based in Mount Lofty

Quality of work · 7Communication · 5Professional & friendly · 4

Customers at George Built Constructions keep naming the same person, suggesting a hands-on owner rather than a rotating crew. Renovations lead what they talk about, with bathrooms & kitchens coming up behind. The first Google review of George Built Constructions was posted in January 2020, giving over six years of feedback on record. The owner writes back to a good share of the customers who leave feedback. The QBCC register listed a current Builder - Low Rise licence when checked on 22 August 2026. 4.8 stars across 13 Google reviews as of 28 August 2026.

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Nº 02

Gordon Bourke Homes

QBCC Licence verified
4.552 reviews on Google

Based in Toowoomba City

Quality of work · 20Professional & friendly · 14Response time · 8

At Gordon Bourke Homes, a Toowoomba City builder, customers most often bring up design & approvals, with new home builds and bathrooms & kitchens also part of the conversation. The owner writes back to 29 of the 38 customers who left feedback, and the earliest review on the company's Google profile lands in March 2018, giving it more than eight years of review history. The QBCC register confirmed a current Builder - Low Rise licence on 22 August 2026. The business holds 4.5 stars across 52 Google reviews as of 28 August 2026.

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Nº 03

Gray Homes

QBCC Licence verified
5.045 reviews on Google

Based in Highfields

Quality of work · 35Communication · 19Professional & friendly · 16

In Highfields, Gray Homes is a builder whose customers most often bring up renovations, with bathrooms & kitchens and extensions & additions following close behind (reviews analysed as of 28 August 2026). The feedback keeps naming one person, suggesting the owner handles the work personally. The oldest Google review on record lands in August 2017, so the business has at least nine years of customer feedback behind it. The QBCC register confirmed a current Builder - Low Rise licence on 22 August 2026. 5 stars across 45 Google reviews.

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Nº 04

Lavish Constructions Pty Ltd

QBCC Licence verified
5.011 reviews on Google

Based in Toowoomba City

Quality of work · 5Professional & friendly · 3Response time · 2

Customers at Lavish Constructions Pty Ltd keep naming the same builder, suggesting the person behind the work is the owner. The earliest Google review for this Toowoomba City builder lands in May 2016, giving it a decade of review history on record. Design and approvals lead the work mentions, with renovations also coming up. The QBCC register confirmed a current Builder - Low Rise licence on 22 August 2026. The business holds 5 stars across 11 Google reviews as of 28 August 2026. That review history, stretching back ten years, offers a long track record for prospective clients to weigh.

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Nº 05

Matchett Constructions

QBCC Licence verified
4.516 reviews on Google

Based in Toowoomba City

Quality of work · 9Professional & friendly · 7Communication · 4

The first Google review of Matchett Constructions was posted in July 2019, so this Toowoomba City builder's review history spans more than seven years. In the analysed sample, the owner wrote back to 11 of the 13 people who left feedback. Customers most often talk about renovations, with extensions & additions and new home builds also coming up. The QBCC register confirmed its Builder - Low Rise licence as current on 22 August 2026. Matchett Constructions holds 4.5 stars across 16 Google reviews as of 28 August 2026.

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Nº 06

Paragon Homes

QBCC Licence verified
3.718 reviews on Google

Based in Kearneys Spring

Quality of work · 4Communication · 4Professional & friendly · 3

Customers keep referring to the same tradesperson at Paragon Homes, a pattern that points to the owner handling the work directly. The earliest Google review for this Kearneys Spring builder lands in December 2019, so its review history spans over six years. The owner writes back to 8 of the 14 customers who left feedback, and the QBCC register confirmed the Builder - Low Rise licence as current on 22 August 2026. As of 28 August 2026, the business holds 3.7 stars across 18 Google reviews.

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Nº 07

Toowoomba Renovations

QBCC Licence verified
5.011 reviews on Google

Based in Wilsonton

Professional & friendly · 8Quality of work · 7Response time · 3

Customers of Toowoomba Renovations keep coming back to one name, which suggests the builder works on their own. The work customers describe most is renovations, with bathrooms & kitchens also getting a mention. The QBCC register showed a current Builder - Low Rise licence on 22 August 2026, and Google lists 5.0 stars across 11 reviews as of 28 August 2026, with feedback on record since October 2021.

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Nº 08

Urbane Build

QBCC Licence verified
5.044 reviews on Google

Based in Toowoomba City

Quality of work · 22Professional & friendly · 20Communication · 18

Customers of Urbane Build name several different tradespeople in their feedback, including someone on the phones — a sign of a team rather than a solo operator. On 22 August 2026 the QBCC register showed the Toowoomba City builder holding a current Builder - Low Rise licence. As of 28 August 2026, the business holds 5 stars across 44 Google reviews, with customers most often describing new home builds.

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By the numbers

Builders in Toowoomba, ranked by verified Google review volume

Every figure below is counted from this page's own register checks and review analysis — 182 reviews read across 8 licence-verified businesses. Ratings are shown as attributed text and link to the source profile.

RankBusinessBase suburbLicence classGoogle ratingMost-mentioned praise
01Gordon Bourke HomesToowoomba CityBuilder - Low Rise4.552 on GoogleQuality of work · 20
02Gray HomesHighfieldsBuilder - Low Rise5.045 on GoogleQuality of work · 35
03Urbane BuildToowoomba CityBuilder - Low Rise5.044 on GoogleQuality of work · 22
04Paragon HomesKearneys SpringBuilder - Low Rise3.718 on GoogleQuality of work · 4
05Matchett ConstructionsToowoomba CityBuilder - Low Rise4.516 on GoogleQuality of work · 9
06George Built ConstructionsMount LoftyBuilder - Low Rise4.813 on GoogleQuality of work · 7
07Lavish Constructions Pty LtdToowoomba CityBuilder - Low Rise5.011 on GoogleQuality of work · 5
08Toowoomba RenovationsWilsontonBuilder - Low Rise5.011 on GoogleProfessional & friendly · 8

What reviewers praise most

Quality of workpraised at 8 of 8 · 109 mentions
Professional & friendlypraised at 8 of 8 · 75 mentions
Communicationpraised at 5 of 8 · 50 mentions
Response timepraised at 3 of 8 · 13 mentions

Licence classes held

Builder - Low Rise8 of 8
Coverage and verification dates

8 businesses based across 5 suburbs. Licences all verified on 2026-08-22.

About builders in Toowoomba

Toowoomba is the one city on this site that isn't on the coast: it sits on the Great Dividing Range at roughly 700 metres, where July nights average 6.6°C and light frost is common. That changes what a build plans for, but not the licensing rules. Work over $3,300 still needs a QBCC contractor in a class that covers the job, and only a licensed builder can put a Home Warranty premium, worth up to $200,000, on the contract. Every business below has been checked against the register. The prices below are the two Toowoomba-specific figures that could actually be sourced — a bigger build here needs a quote, not a table.

Toowoomba sits at roughly 700 metres on the crest of the Great Dividing Range — the only inland, elevated city on this site, where July's mean minimum is 6.6°C and light frost is common. It also sits outside the cyclone-affected coastal belt, so it's insulation and glazing that matter to a build here, not cyclone tie-downs or salt-air fixings. Underfoot is a different story: greater Toowoomba sits on the edge of the Darling Downs' basalt-derived black soil, reactive clay that swells and cracks with the wet-dry cycle and drives footing design harder than sandier coastal ground does — a builder should say what site class they're pricing to, not just the finish. A flash flood tore through the city centre in January 2011; development near the range's watercourses has been assessed more cautiously since. The older suburbs carry real pre-war and inter-war housing stock, and the building trade here works across the wider Darling Downs — a quote can already assume a drive.

Typical prices in Toowoomba

Ranges reflect quotes observed locally — not national averages, not advertised "from" prices.

ServiceTypical range (A$)
General carpentry / small building job (task rate)
Airtasker's Toowoomba carpentry page (airtasker.com/au/services/carpentry/toowoomba/, fetched 27 August 2026) shows a completed-job cost box of $93 low, $300 median, $512 high for carpentry services in the city. The page's review count (13 reviews) sits in a separate box and isn't tied to the price figures, so no sample size is disclosed for the cost range itself — treat it as indicative of a genuinely regional-sized market rather than a precise average.
A$93 — A$512
Deck construction or repair, small-to-medium scope
Airtasker's Toowoomba decking page (airtasker.com/au/services/decking/toowoomba/, fetched 27 August 2026) shows a completed-job cost box of $50 low, $200 median and $200 high for decking services in the city. A separate review-count box states 7 reviews but isn't linked to the price box, so the price sample size isn't disclosed; a median equal to the high suggests a thin dataset for this size of market, worth treating as indicative rather than precise. Scope is small-to-medium repair and deck work, not a full new elevated-deck build.
A$50 — A$200

Common questions

How do I check a Toowoomba builder's QBCC licence, and that the class actually covers my job?

Search the free QBCC licensee register by name or licence number. Two things matter: the licence is current, and the class covers the work. Builder — Low Rise covers class 1/10 buildings (houses, sheds) without limit and other building classes up to 2,000m² of floor area; Builder — Medium Rise adds height up to three storeys; Builder — Open is unrestricted — the boundary is building class and floor area, not storey count. Every builder on this page links to the register.

When does a Home Warranty premium have to be on my contract, and what does the cover actually pay for?

For residential building work over $3,300 (materials, labour and GST included), your licensed builder must pay a premium into the Queensland Home Warranty Scheme, itemised in the contract. It covers incomplete work, defective work and subsidence for six years and six months from completion, up to $200,000 per dwelling — $300,000 if optional additional cover is in force. A cash job with no premium leaves you with no cover at all.

My house is older, near the CBD, and the ground cracks in dry weather — what should I ask a builder about footings?

Ask what site classification the quote is priced to — Toowoomba's black-soil, reactive-clay ground commonly tests as a more demanding class than the sandy soils on the coast, and that changes the footing design, and the cost, before a wall goes up. A geotechnical site test before a firm quote is standard practice here, not an optional extra. If a builder hasn't mentioned soil testing or site classification unprompted for structural work, ask why.

Should I become an owner-builder to save money on a Toowoomba or Darling Downs project?

You can, but weigh the trade-offs. Once your own building work tops $11,000 you need a QBCC owner-builder permit and must complete a course first. Owner-builders get no Home Warranty cover, carry all liability personally, and QBCC issues only one permit every six years; selling within six years means disclosing owner-builder status in writing, a notice that stays on the title for seven years. On a larger rural or hinterland block, where the build itself is often bigger and further from trade support, a licensed builder's warranty cover is usually worth more, not less.

Does Toowoomba's cold winters change what I should ask a builder for?

Worth asking about explicitly, since a project-home spec built for coastal Queensland doesn't automatically suit a Range city. Wall and ceiling insulation ratings, glazing type, and north-facing orientation for passive winter sun all matter more here than on the coast, where the same builder's default spec is often optimised for keeping heat out, not in. Ask what insulation rating is included as standard, not as an upgrade.

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