Know the site before you build on it.

Type an address and see the zone, flood and bushfire overlays, wind region, coastal exposure and how much of the lot a house can cover — anywhere in Australia.

Free. Uses state and council open data.

Tools for the job

Free to use. No sign-up needed to look things up.

Property check

Zoning, overlays and hazards for any Australian address, with site cover and wind region.

Open map

Building code

Plain-English NCC rules for houses — stairs, balustrades, wet areas, smoke alarms — and a helper you can ask in English or 中文.

Look up a rule

QBCC check

Check a Queensland builder or trade’s licence by number, name or ABN before you sign anything.

Check a licence

Take-off & estimate

Upload plans for a material list priced at market reference rates.

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Work and community

Post a job for quote, hire a hand, or ask other builders.

Get quotes

Post your project and plans once. Trades for each stage quote, and you compare prices side by side.

Post a project

Projects for quote

Builders and trades: see open projects in your area and send a quote for your stage.

Find work to quote

Jobs

Hire carpenters, labourers and apprentices, or find your next job on site.

See jobs

Forum

Framing, roofing, approvals, materials and contracts — ask people who do it every day.

Join the talk

From plans to a material list

Upload floor plans or frame drawings. We work out the framing, trusses, roofing, cladding and lining quantities and price them at current market rates.

  1. Upload your PDF plans.
  2. Get quantities by stage with a reference price (GST inclusive).
  3. Send the list to Lovens, or ask for a formal quote.
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Estimates are reference prices for planning only, not a formal quote.

Find a trade

Businesses registered on LW Hub. Licences are checked before we mark them verified.

List your business for free

Industry news

Australian building news, summarised daily with a link to the original story.

NCC 2025: which edition applies in your state

Queensland and NSW stay on NCC 2022 until May 2027; Victoria moved to NCC 2025 in May 2026.

Daily news feed

Policy, materials, approvals and market updates from across Australia.

The daily feed is being set up.

Building supplies from Lovens

Timber, framing, trusses, roofing and plasterboard, delivered from Archerfield.

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