Every business below is checked against the QBCC licence register and ranked by quantified Google-review themes — never by who paid.
Based in Mount Lofty
At Mount Lofty builder George Built Constructions, quality of work came up 7 times to 5 for communication in a 10-review sample (as of 22 August 2026), while professional, friendly service was noted 4 times. Google reviewers have rated the business 4.8 stars across 13 reviews. The QBCC register listed its Builder - Low Rise licence as current on 22 August 2026.
Based in Toowoomba City
Gordon Bourke Homes holds a current QBCC Builder - Low Rise licence, verified against the QBCC register on 22 August 2026. The Toowoomba City builder has 4.5 stars across 51 Google reviews as of 22 August 2026. In a 38-review sample, Quality of work was mentioned 20 times, followed by Professional & friendly (14) and Response time (8).
Based in Highfields
In Highfields, Gray Homes is listed with 5 stars from 45 Google reviews, as of 22 August 2026. Quality of work leads the themes in a 43-review sample (35 mentions), followed by Communication (19) and Professional & friendly (16). The QBCC register listed its Builder - Low Rise licence as current on 22 August 2026.
Based in Toowoomba City
Lavish Constructions Pty Ltd is a Toowoomba City builder whose 10-review Google sample turns most often to Quality of work, mentioned in 5 of the 10 reviews as of 22 August 2026. Professional & friendly appeared in 3 sampled reviews and Response time in 2. Google lists 5 stars across 11 reviews as of that date; the QBCC register records a current Builder - Low Rise licence, verified on 22 August 2026.
Based in Toowoomba City
The QBCC register listed Matchett Constructions' Builder - Low Rise licence as current (22 August 2026). Google records a 4.5-star rating across 16 reviews (22 August 2026). In the 13 reviews analysed, Quality of work leads with 9 mentions to 7 for Professional & friendly; Communication appears 4 times.
Based in Kearneys Spring
Paragon Homes, a Kearneys Spring builder, has a Google rating of 3.7 stars from 18 reviews (as of 22 August 2026). In a 14-review sample (22 August 2026), Quality of work and Communication tied as the most-mentioned themes with 4 mentions each, ahead of Professional & friendly with 3. The QBCC register lists Paragon Homes with a current Builder - Low Rise licence (checked 22 August 2026).
Based in Wilsonton
Professional & friendly leads the 11-review Google sample for Toowoomba Renovations, with 8 mentions; Quality of work has 7 and Response time 3. The Wilsonton builder’s Google record shows 5 stars from 11 reviews, with the snapshot dated 22 August 2026. The QBCC register lists Toowoomba Renovations under Builder - Low Rise, with the entry confirmed on 22 August 2026.
Based in Toowoomba City
The QBCC register listed Urbane Build’s Builder - Low Rise licence as current on 22 August 2026. Urbane Build has 5 stars across 44 Google reviews as of 22 August 2026. In a 43-review sample, Quality of work led with 22 mentions, followed by Professional & friendly (20) and Communication (18).
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 $200,000, on the contract. Every business below has been checked against the register. The prices below are the two Toowoomba-specific figures that could actually be sourced — a bigger build here needs a quote, not a table.
Toowoomba sits at roughly 700 metres on the crest of the Great Dividing Range — the only inland, elevated city on this site, where July's mean minimum is 6.6°C and light frost is common. It also sits outside the cyclone-affected coastal belt, so it's insulation and glazing that matter to a build here, not cyclone tie-downs or salt-air fixings. Underfoot is a different story: greater Toowoomba sits on the edge of the Darling Downs' basalt-derived black soil, reactive clay that swells and cracks with the wet-dry cycle and drives footing design harder than sandier coastal ground does — a builder should say what site class they're pricing to, not just the finish. A flash flood tore through the city centre in January 2011; development near the range's watercourses has been assessed more cautiously since. The older suburbs carry real pre-war and inter-war housing stock, and the building trade here works across the wider Darling Downs — a quote can already assume a drive.
Typical prices in Toowoomba
Ranges reflect quotes observed locally — not national averages, not advertised "from" prices.
| Service | Typical range (A$) |
|---|---|
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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