Format Homes
SA's Best Medium Builder 5 Years Running
Adelaide's trusted custom home builder with over 100 designs. Format pays your rent for up to 36 weeks while they build your dream home.
Type
Custom Builder
Established
Adelaide based
HQ
Adelaide
Price range
$2,200 - $3,200/sqm
Indicative only - varies by design and inclusions
Before you sign anything
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BuildPilot view
Best for: Custom builds, Rent assistance program, Steel frame construction.
Design approach
Over 100 designs with Truecore Steel Frame construction
Build process
Up to 36 weeks rent paid while building
Warranty & display
Comprehensive warranty
Display homes: Angle Vale, Fulham, Oakden, Old Reynella
Format Homes designs
Showing 6 of 135 designs we have indexed for Format Homes
We have indexed 135 Format Homes floor plans spanning 2-6 bedrooms, from 124m² to 420m², across double and single-storey designs (new homes). Compare them side by side, then shortlist the ones that fit your block.
Format Homes display homes
10 display homes open to walk through, pulled from Format Homes's own website. Addresses and opening hours are theirs — always confirm before you drive out.
Format Display
Oakden Rise Display VillageAria 4 (300)
Luxor 4
Miravale Display VillageOregon 3
Hurtle Grove Display Village
Miravale Display Village
Miravale Display Village
Miravale Display VillageWhere Format Homes builds
Headquarters: Adelaide.
Confirmed coverage: Adelaide / South Australia.
We only show a market where coverage is confirmed - not every builder operates in both Adelaide and Melbourne. Service radius and workload change quarter to quarter, so always confirm Format Homes is quoting on projects in your specific suburb.
What to check before you request a quote
- •Site suitability: Have you built on a block like mine (slope, soil, access, frontage), and will you complete a site inspection before quoting?
- •Standard inclusions: What is in the standard inclusions versus what is shown in the display home?
- •Provisional allowances: Which line items are provisional sums or allowances, and are they capped?
- •Design changes: Can I modify the design, and how are variations approved and priced?
- •External works: Are driveway, fencing, landscaping and site costs included, or extra?
- •Quote validity & exclusions: How long is the quote valid, and what is explicitly excluded?
Information checked June 2026. Builder-supplied statements (tagline, marketing claims) are the company's own; the "BuildPilot view" reflects our own experience.
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Format Homes at a glance
What kind of projects does Format Homes specialise in?
Format Homes operates as a custom builder across Adelaide. They are typically a good fit for custom builds, rent assistance program, steel frame construction, design variety. Ask them for two or three recently completed projects in your suburb or on a block similar to yours before assuming their standard designs will work for your brief. Verify their current SA building licence and Building Indemnity Insurance under the Building Work Contractors Act 1995 before signing anything.
Where in Adelaide does Format Homes build?
Format Homes is headquartered in Adelaide and builds across Adelaide. Their active service radius and current workload can vary quarter to quarter, so confirm they are quoting on projects in your specific suburb before you invest time in a detailed brief. BuildPilot's Find a Builder matcher surfaces active partner builders by suburb, which is a useful starting point.
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Read guide135 designs
Designs shown are conceptual and have not been site-assessed. Live H&L packages advertised on behalf of the builder.
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