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
BuildPilot does not warrant that Format Homes currently holds a valid licence or insurance - status changes constantly. Use the tools above to confirm directly on the official state register.
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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
Showing 6 of 135 designs we have indexed for Format Homes
Side-by-side comparisons help frame the trade-offs. We do these honestly - no builder pays to be ranked higher.

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We have walked Adelaide families through Format Homes contracts and builds. Bring us your tender, brief or a question - five minutes by phone or email is enough to start.

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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.
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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