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QBCC Course Prep & Owner-Builder Templates

Independent prep guide for the QBCC owner-builder course — structure, key concepts, common knowledge gaps and what to have ready for your permit application. Plus the owner-builder paperwork templates we used on a Coorparoo build.

Not a substitute for the QBCC course itself. A prep guide so the course makes sense and a templates bundle so the paperwork doesn't surprise you.

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  • QBCC course structure and what to expect
  • Key concepts to understand before starting
  • How course content maps to a real project
  • Common knowledge gaps and how to fill them
  • What to have ready before your permit application
  • Owner-builder paperwork templates used on Coorparoo
  • Council DA support documents
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What's inside

What the manual covers

QBCC owner-builder permit

Eligibility criteria, application process, what the permit covers and the obligations it creates. Common reasons applications are delayed or rejected.

Planning before you start

Site assessment, council pre-lodgement, engaging an engineer and certifier before you commit. The decisions that are hardest to undo.

Selecting and briefing trades

How to find licensed trades, what to check before engaging them, how to write a brief and what a reasonable contract looks like.

Managing the build

Payment schedules, variation control, hold points, what to do when a trade does not show up and how to manage defects.

Inspections and certifiers

The mandatory hold point inspection stages, what inspectors look for at each stage and how to prepare for each inspection.

After the build

Occupancy certificate, as-built drawings, final sign-offs and the documentation you need to keep as an owner-builder.

ℹ️ FAQ

Owner-Builder Manual: FAQ

Who is this manual for?

Queensland homeowners who have decided to owner-build and need a guide to the process, from getting their QBCC permit through to final inspection. It assumes you have made the decision to owner-build and are now working out how to do it.

How is this different from the Owner-Builder Project Control Pack?

The Owner-Builder Project Control Pack is a set of templates and checklists. This manual is a written guide. It explains the process, the decisions, the risks and the common mistakes. You use the manual to understand what you are doing and the pack to manage it.

What format is the manual?

PDF. Fully formatted for reading on screen or printing. Designed for A4.

When will it be available?

The manual is being written alongside the final stages of the Coorparoo build-under. Join the waitlist to be notified at launch and receive an early-access discount.

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Need more than the QBCC Course Prep?

The QBCC Course Prep covers the owner-builder permit. The Budget Toolkit covers costing. The Control Pack covers running the build day-to-day. The Readiness Pack covers pre-raise decisions.

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