Coffs Harbour | Home State, building and consulting
Hi, I'm Joe Heafey.
I build, investigate and help people make better decisions about their properties.
For almost 20 years I've worked in building, from extensions and renovations to general carpentry and helping people work through practical challenges with their properties. I still enjoy being outdoors, working with timber and appreciating the land around us.
Over time, I've become just as interested in understanding buildings as constructing them: what changes, why problems develop and what the conditions inside a building can tell us.
That curiosity led me into Home State and a more technology-led future. My aim is to bring practical building experience, better measurement and innovation together so properties can be understood, maintained and improved with clearer information, including building condition and indoor environmental quality.
Today most of my time goes into Home State, measuring and recording how buildings are performing. Alongside it, I still take on building and carpentry work, and I consult on site by the hour.
Founder of Home State | Licensed NSW builder 332487C | Based in Coffs Harbour
How I work
Home State first. Building and consulting when you need them.
Most of my time goes into Home State, measuring and recording how buildings are performing. When a property needs hands-on work or a builder's eye, the two traditional sides of Joe Builds are right there.
Home State Assessments
When the building needs to be understood.
Measured property assessments recording accessible building conditions, moisture and thermal patterns, room environments and supporting evidence. Home State keeps a dated property record that can be revisited and compared where conditions permit.
Build it
Building & Carpentry
When the work is ready to be done.
Hands-on building and carpentry remain an important part of Joe Builds. I take on selected renovations, alterations, framing, detailed carpentry, repairs, maintenance and make-safe work across the Coffs Coast.
Talk it through
Consulting with Joe
When you want a builder's eye before you commit.
Book my time at an hourly rate. On-site advice, design and buildability input, renovation and repair planning, and help working out the right questions for designers, trades and specialists.
Building work and consulting can also be booked directly, without an assessment first.
Selected work
Built on the Coffs Coast.
Talk to Joe
Not sure which direction fits?
Tell me what you are noticing, planning or trying to resolve. I'll help work out a sensible first step, including when specialist input is needed.