Energy-Efficient Homes Professionals in Lithgow.

“We have worked with Rustic Touch on and off for 7 years, and have engaged them to design and build two large homes as well as a renovation to another. You often hear dreadful stories about the relationship between builders and clients. Fortunately every experience we have had has been fantastic, which is probably why we have used their services more than once. Tony and Deb are incredibly professional in their approach to every part of the build. They are both very talented in design and build and it is because of them that we have a house that we absolutely love. We could not recommend them highly enough.”

“I think what makes Jaime Brennan such a great architect is that he truly listens. He has delivered what we asked for, actually our home is more beautiful than we imagined. He knows his stuff so we got through Council quickly, which isn't typical of a strawbale development application in the Blue Mountains. The home that we have built together is beautiful, practical and comfortable. Jaime has project managed for us and we have stayed within budget. There has been a lot to handle and throughout the build Jaime has been a great communicator. He has often suggested alternatives that made our home more comfortable, practical, environmentally appropriate or more economical to build and we are so grateful for that. Jaime also helped us select a great builder. We couldn't be happier with our experience and we are really excited to move in to our home in a few weeks time.”

“Glenn was easy to work with from day one and had a great understanding of our brief. He not only worked but ran with it to provide us with something that was so much better than our origional vision. Glenn spent lots of time working collaboratively with us through the whole process. This was our first build and his experience, expertise and support were invaluable. We have just asked Glenn to work with us again on a new property and can't wait to see what he comes up with.”

“Brent from Eight Six Design was the architect that created our fantastic new house. Its a single story 4 bedroom, cladded, colour bond roof with above ground concrete pool, wide entrance hall and lots of deck He did a wonderfull job and was always eager to help with any changes and worked well with the all the trades as required. His design has had many people asking us about him and we have referred new cutomers already. We had very little trouble with a build that had to be 1.5 meters off ground level and could have been very difficult, Brents ability to see potential faults and deal with council and certifiers made our project run like a well oiled machine. I can't thank him enough and would reccomend Eight Six Design very highly.”

“We asked John from Biobuild to come up with ideas to 'refresh' our dull looking 80's built brick veneer project home. John was fantastic from the start. Not only is he a gentlemen to deal with but he also quickly came up with a range of excellent ideas for our home makeover. Given we were not sure precisely what we wanted(just something different!) John was very patient and creative with a range of options for us to pursue. When we had agreed on a direction John was also instrumental in putting together our plans to council and getting them approved. I highly recommend BioBuild and they would be my first point of call if I was to build or renovate again.”

“Found mark very sympathetic to our needs and aesthetic look we were after. Good communication skills and a great listener. Added some very quirky but interesting and thoughtful design to work within a tight budget. Very thoughtful regarding solar passive and thermodynamic principles. This was a new house design from the ground up and we couldn't be happier”

“Ross Young designed our two storey extension - garage below, bedroom ensuite and walk in wardrobe above. I can thoroughly recommend Ross's work. I have an 1920s very basic timber cottage built originally as a kiosk and refreshment place with only minimal residence capacity. We were keen to not overawe or clash with this existing historical if modest little house, nor to impose on the neighbour's sun. Ross's extension is both sympathetic and marries so well with the old building while at the same time it is practical and beautiful with clean, elegant lines. He is very easy to work with and is a very good listener so the result is a very pleasing creation which is also incorporates all the things we needed for living. The extended house sits beautifully in the streetscape and as there is a park across the road we were mindful of not imposing too much on the landscape. Finally, we are in a flame zone area and Ross is very good are negotiating with the council which helped enormously. I am thrilled with the resulting building!”

“Mikes attention to detail is second to none. He was able to show us exactly what our finished project would end up with 3D modelling. Very professional, very satisfied.”

“Miranda of MKC helped me reconfigure the odd layout of my new house. I knew where the problems with the layout were but couldn't imagine a better room arrangement. Miranda designed a fantastic plan for me which suits the house perfectly. She was approachable and prompt with the plan. Highly recommended!!”

“Kirstie was fabulous! We had an idea in mind for our extension with some uncertainty and a lack of knowledge and so engaged Shelter to draw up plans to submit to council. We wanted an extension than fit in with the look and feel of our old house, but dressed it up a bit, and provided the extra space we needed with the funds we had available. We also needed to address heating and cooling concerns. Kirstie was able to make experienced recommendations and suggestions that have worked much better than what we had in mind, and provide advice in relation to energy efficiency regarding heating/cooling etc. When we decided after the innitial drawings that what we’d asked for wasn’t quite right Kirstie quickly made the necessary changes without issue. Communication and response times are obviously important to Kirstie...she always responds in a timely manner. We are delighted with the final outcome and everything was perfect in terms of getting council approval. The design/plans were completed quickly, and Kirstie provided all corresponding paperwork completed for us to sign before submitting to council on our behalf. The price for her time/services was less than we expected and her estimate of council costs was spot on! I would definately engage Kirstie for any future work we do.”