
Custom New Homes
Build a home around your daily routine, preferred layout, design style and future needs. We focus on useful spaces, sound construction and a finish that feels consistent from room to room.
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A home planned around your block, lifestyle and future.
KM Custom Homes builds individual new homes, major renovations and extensions in Mount Martha. Work directly with Karl from the first site consultation through to handover.
Local experience. Personal service.
Choosing the right home builder in Mount Martha starts with finding someone who understands your priorities and gives your project proper attention. KM Custom Homes is based nearby in Mount Eliza and brings more than 30 years of building experience to custom homes across the Mornington Peninsula.
We are not a volume builder. Your home starts with your block, budget, lifestyle and plans for the future. Karl works directly with you to shape the brief, review practical options and keep decisions clear as the project moves from early planning into construction.
By taking on a select number of projects, we can stay close to the details, communicate clearly and maintain a consistent standard throughout the build.
Learn more about KM Custom Homes or book a site consultation.
Building services
We provide one clear point of contact across new homes, design, renovations, extensions and outdoor living projects.

Build a home around your daily routine, preferred layout, design style and future needs. We focus on useful spaces, sound construction and a finish that feels consistent from room to room.
Explore Custom New Homes
Turn your ideas into a practical building plan. We help consider room flow, natural light, storage, materials, site access and budget before major decisions become expensive to change.
Explore Custom Home Design
Add the space your household needs with extra bedrooms, a larger living area, a home office or a more useful connection between the house and garden.
Explore Home Extensions
Rework an existing Mount Martha home to improve room flow, natural light, storage, comfort and the way older and newer parts of the property connect.
Explore Home Renovations
Update high-use rooms with practical layouts, durable materials, better storage and finishes that sit comfortably with the rest of the home.
Explore Kitchen and Bathroom Renovations
Create a covered outdoor area, deck or verandah that supports relaxed family time and entertaining while connecting naturally with the main living spaces.
Explore Outdoor Living AreasBuilt around the property
A strong custom home design responds to the site before it focuses on finishes. Blocks can differ in orientation, slope, access, outlook and exposure. These factors influence the layout, construction approach, window placement and how the home connects with outdoor areas.
We also consider how the house needs to work each day. That includes storage, movement between rooms, private and shared spaces, natural light and future flexibility.
Improve the home you already have
If your location suits you but your home no longer does, a renovation or extension can add the space and function you need. We work on major upgrades that improve how the property looks, feels and performs as one complete home.
Projects may include kitchen and bathroom renovations, additional living areas, extra bedrooms, reworked floorplans and improved access to decks, verandahs or gardens. The aim is to make the new work feel connected to the existing structure rather than added as an afterthought.
Early planning helps identify structural requirements, access limits, approvals and the parts of the existing home worth retaining.
A considered building experience
From first meeting to handover
We discuss the property, your priorities, budget range and timing. A site visit helps identify access, orientation, slope and other practical factors that may shape the project.
We help refine the brief into a buildable scope. Plans, engineering, selections, costing and required permits are coordinated before construction starts.
Karl stays involved throughout the build, keeps you informed and coordinates the work through each stage. The project finishes with final checks and handover.
See the workmanship
Our project gallery shows the range of residential work completed by KM Custom Homes, from external forms and detailed finishes to kitchens, bathrooms, living spaces and outdoor areas.
Use it to gather ideas for your own Mount Martha home and see how materials, layouts and details work together in completed spaces.
Mount Martha building questions
Have a question about your property or project? Speak directly with Karl.
Yes. We plan and build individual custom homes in Mount Martha. Each project starts with your brief, block, budget and long-term plans rather than a standard volume-builder floorplan. The level of finish can then be set around your design goals and priorities.
Yes. We can help develop a practical design brief and coordinate the design and building stages. Site access, orientation, slope, room layout, materials, finishes and budget are considered before construction begins.
Yes. Our work includes major home renovations, extensions, kitchen and bathroom updates, additional living areas and better connections between indoor and outdoor spaces. We plan new work to sit naturally with the parts of the home being retained.
Consider the builder’s experience, communication, project capacity, process and approach to site conditions. You should also discuss your budget, priorities, approvals and intended start date before design work progresses too far.
Yes. Karl stays directly involved from the first consultation through construction and handover. KM Custom Homes limits the number of projects it takes on so each client receives clear communication and close attention.
Start with a conversation about your property, goals, budget and timing. We can then arrange a site consultation and explain the next steps for design, documentation, approvals and construction.