Domestic Builder
Domestic building work is work associated with the construction, renovation, improvement, or maintenance of a home. There are 30 classes of domestic building work.
A person registered as Domestic Builder Unlimited is responsible for carrying out, managing and arranging all components of domestic building work.
A person registered in a Domestic Builder Limited class can only do certain types of domestic building work, like carpentry or glazing.
Eligibility
Do you have the skills, knowledge, and experience to apply for registration as a domestic builder? There are different qualifications and experience requirements for registration in each class of domestic building work.
To see what skills and experience is required, go to What is domestic building work?
Application forms
Please follow the instructions carefully. Our application process changes from time to time.
To apply for registration as a Domestic Builder, you'll need to complete an online application form:
- To start a new application, log in to VBA and start a new application from the “Registration and licensing” page.
- To continue an application, log in to VBA and find your draft application on the “Registration and licensing” page.
Technical references
To apply for registration as a Domestic Builder you will need to provide a technical reference confirming your experience – you may need to provide more than one technical reference. Your referees must be Domestic Builders registered in the same class or a class higher than the one you’re applying for.
All referees will each need to complete and sign a Technical Referee Form for the class you’re applying for. Make sure you use the correct form – as using the incorrect form will result in delays to your application:
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (unlimited) (PDF, 803.7 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to attaching external fixtures) (PDF, 478.38 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to bathroom, kitchen, and laundry renovation) (PDF, 602.62 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to bricklaying and blocklaying) (PDF, 549.01 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to cabinet making, joinery, and stair construction) (PDF, 593.43 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to carpentry) (PDF, 871.81 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to door and window replacement and installation) (PDF, 442.81 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to earthworks and excavation work) (PDF, 473.28 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to external wall cladding) (PDF, 461.03 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to floor and wall tiling work) (PDF, 484.66 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to floor finishing and covering) (PDF, 493.17 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to footings and slab work) (PDF, 581.41 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to framing) (PDF, 569.33 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to glazing work) (PDF, 492.42 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to insulation work) (PDF, 470.82 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to painting and decorating) (PDF, 450.04 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to re-stumping and re-blocking) (PDF, 548.63 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to roof tiling) (PDF, 471.5 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to sheet plastering) (PDF, 440.19 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to site works involved in relocating a dwelling) (PDF, 527.7 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to solid plastering and rendering) (PDF, 470.93 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to the construction of gates and fences) (PDF, 482.58 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to the construction of non-habitable building structures) (PDF, 592.36 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to the construction of private bushfire shelters) (PDF, 582.5 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to the construction of retaining walls) (PDF, 527.67 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to the construction of shade structures) (PDF, 481.56 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to the construction of structural landscaping) (PDF, 537.45 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to the construction of swimming pools and spas) (PDF, 548.68 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to the erection of poles, masts and antennae) (PDF, 492.49 KB)
- Technical Referee Form – Domestic Builder (limited to waterproofing) (PDF, 549.19 KB)