
Builder in Murwillumbah
Hinterland builder in Murwillumbah for new homes, character renovations and extensions in the Tweed caldera. NSW Builder Licence 345758C.
- NSW Builder Licence 345758C
- ABN 58 940 419 109
- Booking 2026 projects
Riversedge Building Group works across Murwillumbah and the Tweed Valley hinterland - Condong, South Murwillumbah, Bray Park, Tumbulgum and the surrounding rural-residential country. We take on new home builds, character-home renovations, extensions, carpentry and project management, with the licensed builder who quotes the job staying across it from start to finish.
Murwillumbah sits in the heart of the Tweed caldera on the Tweed River, and the river defines much of the building context. Town-centre and river-flat blocks carry significant flood-planning levels, valley soils can include acid-sulfate and reactive ground, and the older streets hold character housing where renovation detail matters. We confirm the flood level, soil class and any heritage consideration for your block first, and we build under NSW Builder Licence 345758C throughout the Tweed Shire.
Tweed Shire Council flood pathway in Murwillumbah
Residential work in Murwillumbah is assessed under the Tweed Local Environmental Plan and the Tweed Development Control Plan, and the Tweed River flood study is often the dominant control. Many town and river-flat blocks carry a flood-planning level that sets minimum habitable-floor heights and can favour a raised, suspended floor over slab-on-ground. Acid-sulfate-soil mapping in parts of the valley may also affect excavation and footings. We confirm the flood-planning level and soil conditions for your lot, then settle the Complying Development versus Development Application question before contract.
Renovating character homes in Murwillumbah
Murwillumbah's older streets hold timber and character housing where a renovation or extension is as much about respecting the existing structure as adding to it. That means matching floor levels and rooflines, integrating new work with original framing, and handling the realities of an established home - services, levels and condition - rather than working from an idealised plan. We assess the existing building properly before quoting so the scope reflects what the house actually needs.
Questions
- Is flooding the main planning issue for building in Murwillumbah?
- For many Murwillumbah blocks, yes. The town sits on the Tweed River flats and a large share of lots carry a flood-planning level that governs minimum floor height and often points toward a raised floor system. We check the Tweed Shire flood mapping for your specific address before design so the level shapes the plans rather than surfacing late.
- Can you extend an older character home in Murwillumbah?
- Yes. Extensions to Murwillumbah's older homes are common, and the work turns on integrating new structure with original framing, matching levels and rooflines, and dealing with the condition of the existing building. We inspect the home properly before quoting so the extension is scoped against reality.
Murwillumbah and surrounds
Murwillumbah · NSW 2484
Tweed Shire
Murwillumbah is the Tweed Shire Council seat, with Tweed River flood-planning a major consideration in the town centre and low-lying flats, plus heritage and acid-sulfate-soil mapping in parts of the valley.
Recent projects

Waterfront Entertaining Area

Open Plan Interior

Vaulted Entry
Our services
Nearby
- Byron Bay
- Ballina
- Lennox Head
- Kingscliff
- Tweed Heads
- Lismore
- Yamba
- Banora Point
- Pottsville
- Cabarita Beach
- Casuarina
- Terranora
- Tweed Heads South
- Suffolk Park
- Bangalow
- Mullumbimby
- Brunswick Heads
- Ocean Shores
- New Brighton
- Alstonville
- Wollongbar
- Wardell
- Goonellabah
- Grafton
- Casino
- Evans Head
- South Grafton
- Junction Hill
- Iluka
- Coraki
- Woodburn
- Kyogle
- Bilambil Heights
- Cudgen
- Billinudgel
- Federal
- Maclean
- East Ballina
- Hastings Point
- Kings Forest
- Ewingsdale
- Newrybar
Booking Murwillumbah projects for 2026
Talk to Riversedge Building Group about your project.
