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Hardwood timber deck built by DJL Building & Maintenance at a Brisbane home

Brisbane, QLD · QBCC Licensed

Residential building, renovations and carpentry across Brisbane

Home renovations, building alterations, decks, fencing, carpentry and maintenance — done properly by a family owned business with more than 20 years' experience on the tools.

  • Family Owned & Operated
  • 20+ Years' Experience
  • QBCC Licensed
  • Fully Insured
  • Master Builders Member

What we do

Our services

We take on home renovations and building alterations through to general residential building, decks, fencing, carpentry and maintenance across Brisbane.

Home Renovations

Substantial renovation work to existing Brisbane homes, from reworking a single space through to whole-of-home improvement.

  • Renovations to existing homes
  • Reworking and upgrading existing spaces
  • Staged renovation work

Building Alterations

Alterations that change how an existing home works — structural and non-structural, where appropriate to the job.

  • Structural and non-structural alterations
  • Changes to existing layouts
  • Modifications and upgrades to existing homes

Decks & Outdoor Living

Timber decks and outdoor living areas built for the Queensland climate, plus repairs to existing decks.

  • New timber decks
  • Deck repairs and rebuilds
  • Outdoor living areas
  • Steps and landings

Fencing

Timber and colorbond fencing for Brisbane homes, built straight, level and to last.

  • Timber paling fences
  • Colorbond fencing
  • Gates and repairs

Retaining Walls

Practical retaining solutions for sloping Brisbane blocks, built to hold up over time.

  • Timber sleeper retaining walls
  • Concrete sleeper retaining walls
  • Drainage considered

Carpentry

Experienced residential carpentry — structural work through to finishing detail.

  • Structural carpentry
  • Finishing carpentry
  • Doors, trims and fit-off

About DJL

A Brisbane building business built on repeat work

DJL Building & Maintenance is a family owned and operated business serving Brisbane and surrounding areas. With over 20 years' experience, we take on residential building, renovations and alterations through to decks, fencing, retaining walls, carpentry and maintenance.

We're QBCC licensed, fully insured and members of Master Builders. Most of our work comes from referrals and returning clients.

Timber entry stairs and painted balustrade built by DJL Building & Maintenance

Our work

Recent projects

A selection of completed jobs around Brisbane.

Newly built hardwood timber deck alongside a stained paling fence at a Brisbane home

Decks & Outdoor Areas

Hardwood Timber Deck

New timber paling fence installed around a backyard swimming pool in Brisbane

Fencing

Timber Pool Surround Fencing

Rebuilt timber entry stairs with painted balustrade and hardwood handrail posts

Balustrades & Handrails

Timber Stairs & Balustrade

Grey Colorbond fence built on top of a concrete sleeper retaining wall at a Brisbane property

Retaining Walls

Colorbond Fence on Concrete Sleeper Retaining Wall

Wide Colorbond gate providing side access between two Brisbane townhouses

Fencing

Colorbond Gate & Side Access

Painted timber batten front fence across the frontage of a Brisbane Queenslander

Fencing

Painted Front Fence

Why DJL

Why homeowners choose us

Licensed and insured

QBCC licensed, fully insured and a Master Builders member — the paperwork is in order before we start.

Two decades on the tools

Over 20 years of hands-on residential building and carpentry across Brisbane.

Family owned and operated

You deal directly with the person doing the work, not a call centre.

Clear, honest quoting

A written quote with the scope spelled out, so you know what's included before work begins.

Reviews

What our clients say

Dan did an excellent job replacing an old, failing retaining wall and fence. He was very professional, and always quick to reply. Great quality work, would definitely work with him again

Chris AndisonGoogle review

Absolutely beyond happy with Dan’s work on our deck and balustrades. Dan worked quickly and efficiently, and the quality of his workmanship was fantastic.

After a really disappointing experience with another company previously, we are so grateful to Dan for stepping in and helping us finally get the work completed to such a high standard. He was professional, reliable and easy to deal with through out the whole process, which made the experience completely stress-free.

We couldn’t be happier with the finished result and would highly recommend Dan to anyone looking for quality, reliable workmanship!

DanaGoogle review

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