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Custom homes · Sutherland Shire
Custom Home Builders in Sutherland Shire
A home designed for your block and your household, not a catalogue plan, with 3D renderings before you build and a detailed fixed price before you sign.
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Takes 30 seconds. Keiron Moore, the builder, runs every site assessment himself.
- NSW Contractor Licence 258735C (CKS Projects)
- 2026 MBA NSW award winner for Wombarra Clifftops
- One fixed-price contract, no provisional sums hiding unknowns
Pictured: Sandhurst Bulli in Bulli, NSW, a new home designed and built by CKS Projects.
What is a custom home?
Custom Homes in Sutherland Shire, at a Glance
A custom home is designed for one household and one site, rather than chosen from a builder's catalogue and adjusted at the edges. The plan starts from your land, its slope, orientation and views, and from how you actually live.
CKS Projects is a boutique builder, not a volume builder, so every home is designed for the block it sits on, whether that's a vacant lot or a knockdown rebuild on land you already own. Building on a steep or waterfront lot? See sloping and waterfront blocks.
| Builder | CKS Projects, trading as Builders Sydney Experts. NSW Contractor Licence 258735C |
|---|---|
| Design | In-depth consultation, then a plan developed with the CKS design team around your land, views and lifestyle |
| See it first | 3D renderings and a virtual walk-through before building |
| Selections | Kitchen designers, colour consultants and flooring specialists help you choose finishes |
| During the build | Regular site meetings, plus an online client portal with the schedule and the latest site photos |
| Contract | A detailed fixed-price tender before any contract is signed |
Custom or catalogue home?
How a Custom Home Differs From a Catalogue Home
Both end in a new house. The difference is where the design comes from, and who you deal with along the way.
| Catalogue home | Custom home | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the plan comes from | A range of preset plans, adjusted at the edges | Designed from scratch for your household and site |
| How it fits the land | The site is prepared to suit the plan | The plan responds to slope, orientation, light and views |
| Who you deal with | Often a sales consultant, then a site supervisor | The builder: Keiron Moore runs site assessments personally |
| Price | Base price plus site costs and upgrades | The full scope priced in a fixed-price tender before contract |
Six stages, one team
From First Call to Keys
Six stages, one team and one contract, from bare block to finished home.
Site analysis
Keiron walks the block: slope, orientation, views, access and soil indicators. A survey, and on sloping land a geotechnical report, follow.
Concept and 3D design
A plan developed with the CKS design team or your own architect, then 3D renderings and a virtual walk-through to check layout, room sizes and details.
Selections and documentation
Kitchen designers, colour consultants and flooring specialists help with finishes, while working drawings, engineering and BASIX are prepared as one package.
Fixed-price tender and approval
A detailed fixed-price tender before any contract is signed, then the CDC or DA through a certifier or Sutherland Shire Council.
Construction and handover
Built by the CKS Projects team, with regular site meetings and an online client portal showing the schedule and the latest site photos.
Have land, or a house you'd rebuild? Talk through your ideas with the builder.
Recent custom homes
Custom Homes Designed for Their Sites
Three CKS Projects homes, each designed around a different kind of block.
Sandhurst Bulli
A three-level new home with a palm-filled courtyard, timber ceilings and polished concrete through the living areas.
See Sandhurst Bulli on cksprojects.com.au
Railway Austinmer
A two-storey home designed on thermal mass and solar passive principles, with large double-glazed windows, skylights, and solar with battery storage.
See Railway Austinmer on cksprojects.com.au
The Barn Woonona
A barn-style home on a very steep escarpment block, with three cantilevered levels and cladding chosen to meet the BAL-40 bushfire rating.
See The Barn Woonona on cksprojects.com.auWhere these homes are. Every project shown on this site was built by CKS Projects in the Illawarra or on the South Coast of NSW, and each photo keeps its real location. They are here because the same team builds for Builders Sydney Experts. We don't show Sydney work we haven't published.
The builder
Who Builds Your Home
Every home is designed for its block, with Keiron Moore at the site assessment and the same team from design to handover. Builders Sydney Experts are builders in Sutherland Shire for high-end custom homes and renovations, and every project is built by CKS Projects.
- NSW licence 258735C
- 2026 MBA NSW winner
- Keiron Moore, 25+ years
- Fixed-price tender
Read more about Builders Sydney Experts and Keiron Moore. Planning a budget? Read the building cost guide.
Where we build
Custom Homes Across Sutherland Shire
We build high-end custom homes across Sutherland Shire, from Cronulla and Caringbah to Como, Menai, Engadine and Heathcote, with approvals through Sutherland Shire Council or a private certifier. How the approvals work: the Sutherland Shire approvals guide. We also build in the Georges River area next door. See the suburbs and councils we build in.
Common questions
Custom Home Builder FAQs
What is a custom home?
A custom home is designed for one household and one site, rather than chosen from a builder's catalogue and adjusted at the edges. The plan starts from your land, its slope, orientation and views, and from how you actually live.
How is a custom builder different from a volume builder?
A volume builder sells a set of designs at set prices, and the price assumes a standard site, with site costs often held as an allowance. That works well on flat, unconstrained land. A custom builder designs for the specific block and prices the whole scope before contract, which matters on sloping, waterfront, bushfire prone or tight sites. CKS Projects is a boutique builder with no catalogue and no display village: Keiron Moore runs site assessments personally.
Can I see the design before it is built?
Yes. The design is shown in 3D renderings and a virtual walk-through, so you can check the layout, room sizes and details before anything is built. Kitchen designers, colour consultants and flooring specialists help with the selections.
Do you build on vacant land and on knockdown sites?
Both. A custom home can go on a vacant block or replace an existing house as a knockdown rebuild. CKS Projects' published homes include coastal, clifftop and escarpment sites.
How do I keep track of the build?
Through regular site meetings and an online client portal that shows the schedule and the latest site photos.
How much does a custom home cost?
We don't publish square-metre rates, because the land and the brief drive the number: slope and soil, access, storeys, roof form, glazing and the level of finish. Every client receives a detailed fixed-price tender before any contract is signed.
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