Our services
Every way we help you build with confidence.
The Construction Clinic exists to replace uncertainty with understanding. Most of what we offer is free, and all of it is designed so you can make each decision in your project with clarity — before it becomes expensive.
For homeowners
Choose the help that matches where you are.
Free, live
Construction Clinic Live
A free, honest session with experienced construction professionals. Bring the question you are not sure who to ask — before you appoint a builder, while you compare quotes, or mid-build.
Free tool
Quote Clarity Check
Upload a builder's quote and see what it is actually telling you — what is included, what is assumed and what is missing, before you commit.
Free, two minutes
Your Project Prescription
Answer a few questions about where your project is and receive a clear next step — what to do, what to avoid and what to ask next.
Free advice
Ask a Builder
Send us your question in plain English. No jargon, no judgement — we answer the questions homeowners usually only ask after something has gone wrong.
Free reading
Guides & the Clinic Library
Plain-English guides on quotes, contracts, variations, payments and the decisions every homeowner faces, written to be understood the first time.
Tools
Homeowner checks and tools
Quick checks for readiness, protection, quotes and payments, plus a place to describe what is worrying you and get your next steps.
How we work
Guidance, not a sales funnel.
The Construction Clinic was founded by Reisa Malaj — Managing Director of HXL Construction — to raise the standard of the conversation between homeowners and the construction industry. Our services follow three simple principles:
- ✓Guidance first — we are not here to win building work
- ✓Plain English, always — no jargon, no assumed knowledge
- ✓Independent perspective — founded by HXL Construction, written for homeowners
Looking for commercial work? We also partner with construction professionals and organisations.
Not sure where to start
Two minutes, one clear next step.
The free Project Prescription asks where your project is and tells you exactly what to focus on next — and what can safely wait.