A Custom Granny Flat, Priced Before You Commit - Rivela
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Built by D&L Golden Construction · Lic. 459656C

Any size, any layout. Priced before you commit.

The same precision-engineered components, cut to your dimensions and built on your block by a licensed builder.

A custom Rivela build, half drawn and half rendered
Custom
Your size, your layout
Priced to your plan, in writing
Custom
Your size, your layout
Land already paid for.
Get started.
Priced to your plan, in writing
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Free site visitStandard site works includedInsured like any homeNo obligation
Builder Architect Engineer Certifier Carpenter

The builder who'll build yours has already built these.

Recent jobs by D&L Golden Construction, the licensed builder behind Rivela.

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Front of the Huntleys Point homeHuntleys Point
Rear corner of the finished two-bedroom granny flat in EastwoodEastwood
Tiled bathroom of the Concord West granny flatConcord West
Living space of the Huntleys Point homeHuntleys Point
Steel framing of the Concord buildConcord
Concrete pour underway on the Concord blockConcord
Street front of the Croydon Park homeCroydon Park
Kitchen of the Kingsford homeKingsford
Entry of the Eastwood granny flatEastwood
Rear of the Huntleys Point home at duskHuntleys Point
Kitchen of the Concord West houseConcord West
Steel fixers at work on the Concord slabConcord
Frame going up on the Concord buildConcord
The Concord West granny flat from the yardConcord West
Side of the Croydon Park homeCroydon Park
Stone and joinery detail in the Kingsford homeKingsford
Basement excavation on the Concord blockConcord

Recent jobs by D&L Golden Construction, the licensed builder behind Rivela.

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How a custom price gets built.

Priced to your drawings. Itemised in writing. Nothing to sign until you have read it.Priced to your drawings. Nothing to sign until you have read it.

01

You tell us the size.

Your dimensions, your block, what the space is for.

02

We draw it.

Drawings to your plan. The approval pathway for your block confirmed at the same time.

03

We price the drawings.

Components cut to your dimensions, priced line by line. The standard range, from $129,000, is the reference point.

04

You get it in writing.

Supply and build in one figure. Approvals, site works and certificates itemised beside it, not folded in.

Your quoteto your drawings
Supply and build, to your plan$ ——,———
Approval costsitemised
Design certificatesitemised
Site works above standarditemised
Total, in writing, before you sign$ ——,———

Standard-site service connections included. Concrete slab optional, priced as its own line.

Start with the size What counts as a standard site?

What you're actually buying.

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One written price

Only changes if you change something.

We work with you through approvals

Checked for your block first.

Built on your block

Inspected at frame and waterproofing.

Financed like any home

Staged construction, ordinary loan.

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Built two the hard way. Building the third with Rivela.

I’ve built two granny flats the usual way. Both dragged on, and both cost more than they should have. The third one is going up with Rivela. Same standards, a lot less money, and far fewer trades to chase.

Jenny Chen, Hurstville. Her third granny flat.
Carlo Zhang, Rivela founder

Carlo Zhang, founder.

“I started Rivela because a second dwelling shouldn’t cost what a conventional build does. We developed the Rivela system to specialise in secondary dwellings, to the same standards as any other home, so more Australians can put one on the land they already own.”

Your layout.
Less money in. Faster than a conventional build.

One granny flat plan, split: the conventional build on one side, the Rivela build on the other
A conventional build
Priced after it's drawn
One trade after the next
You lodge, you chase
Rivela
Priced before you commit
Two stages run at once
Lodged and run for you
The same homeeither way
One granny flat plan, split: the conventional build on one side, the Rivela build on the other
A conventional build
Rivela
Priced after it's drawn
One trade after the next
You lodge, you chase
Engineered per job
Priced before you commit
Two stages run at once
Lodged and run for you
Engineered and certified
The same homeeither way

Your size, your layout — quoted to your plan, in writing, before you commit. Less money in, and sooner.

Address to rent, four steps.

Send your address

We check your block against the planning record, free, and tell you which approval path it takes.

The cover of a Rivela block report

Free site visit

Setbacks, sewer and easements mapped on the day. Your price confirmed in writing before you sign.

A cleared suburban block, set out and ready
Price confirmed

We work with you through approvals

Prepared, lodged and managed for you. How long it takes depends on your block, and nothing starts on site until it is granted.

Plans, a model and a tablet on a desk
Approval granted

Built on your block, keys to you

Staged by a licensed builder, inspected at frame and waterproofing. About 12 weeks on site once approval is granted.

Keys in the lock of a new front door
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Every name on your job, on the page.

Builder
Lic. 459656C
D&L Golden Construction
Carpentry
RMA Built
Architect
Rivela
Supplier
Certicorp
Certifier
Structural engineer
RK Infra
Your job
D&L Golden ConstructionBuilder · Lic. 459656C
D&L Golden Construction
Stella Carpentry & ConstructionCarpentry
RMA Built
RMA BuiltArchitect
Rivela
RivelaSupplier
Certicorp
CerticorpCertifier
RK InfraStructural engineer
RK Infra
Your job

Designed in Australia. Built on your block by a licensed builder.

Certified, insured and financed like any other home.

Designed in Australia. Built on your block by a licensed builder. Certified, insured and financed like any other home.

Before you call.

Written price before you sign Standard site works included Approvals lodged and run for you Engineered and certified Insured like any home Free site visit
Will the "from" price double?

No. The number covers the building and the work to put it up, and the parts that depend on your block are quoted separately, in writing, before you commit to anything.

  • What the price includes: the precision-engineered components and the on-site build on a standard site, with standard service connections.
  • What is quoted separately: approval costs, plus anything your block needs beyond a standard site. These are the ones that genuinely differ block to block, so we price them after we have seen yours rather than guessing.
  • When you see the full number: before you sign. One written price, both parts, no allowances left open.
  • What moves it after that: only a change you ask for.
Will a bank lend on it?

Generally yes, and the reason is how it gets built. It goes up in stages on your block by a licensed builder, so lenders assess it as ordinary residential construction.

  • Why that matters: a building fixed to your land is treated differently to a transportable or a chattel purchase. Keeping the work on site is what keeps it financeable the normal way.
  • How the money flows: progress payments at stages, the same as any other build.
  • What the bank wants to see: the approval, the contract, and a licensed builder behind it. All three exist here.
  • If you don't know where to start: ask, and we'll point you to a finance broker. We're not paid for the introduction and you're under no obligation to use them.
  • What Rivela does not do: arrange, advise on or organise your finance. Your bank or broker does that. We give them the documents they ask for.
Does my block qualify?

Most residential blocks in NSW can take a second dwelling. The real question is not whether, it is which approval path yours falls on.

  • Two paths: a private certifier where the lot meets the standards, or council where it does not. Neither is a given until your address is checked.
  • What decides it: lot size and shape, frontage, the space left around the building, and what is already on the block.
  • What can complicate it: sewer mains, easements, a heritage or flood overlay, significant trees, or access to the rear.
  • What it costs to find out: nothing. We check your address and tell you which path you are on before you spend anything.
How is a custom price worked out?

Against your drawings, line by line, once they exist. We draw it, price the components cut to your dimensions, and hand you one figure for supply and build with approvals, certificates and any above-standard site works itemised beside it. No range before the drawings, because a range before the drawings is a guess.

Can I go bigger than 60 m² or add a third bedroom?

Often, and it changes the approval pathway rather than the build method. Above 60 m² a secondary dwelling is assessed differently in NSW, so it is verified against your block before anyone commits to it - never promised in advance.

Can I change a standard plan instead of starting from scratch?

Yes, and most people do. The same system cut to your dimensions is usually faster and cheaper than a design from nothing, and the standard range is the reference point the quote is built from.

Written price before you sign Standard site works included Approvals lodged and run for you Engineered and certified Insured like any home Free site visit

Land you already own. Priced before you commit.

A granny flat on the back of a suburban block, cut away like a model

Built by D&L Golden Construction · Lic. 459656C

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