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We can build decks, verandahs, sheds and extensions for Moriac’s family homes on township and acre blocks. The town is unsewered, so blocks are big, and a new structure plan is with the Minister.
Moriac is a small Surf Coast township on Hendy Main Road and Cape Otway Road, with acre blocks and farms around it.
Township blocks are typically about 2,000 square metres and low-density lots about 4,100, because the town has no sewer. With 54% of homes on four or more bedrooms and a median age of 38, the work is decks, verandahs, sheds, storage and extensions for growing families. We have done 23 jobs in Torquay and 4 in Winchelsea, both a short drive away.
Council adopted amendment C145, the Moriac structure plan, in September 2026 and resolved to send it to the Minister. It sets a town boundary and marks a future low-density area south of the Hinterland estate. Council forecasts up to 95 new homes by 2036, and 14 new addresses on MacMessen Court were added in 2024.
On farmland the zone requires 60 hectares for a dwelling without a permit and setbacks of 20 metres from most roads. A flood overlay exempts extensions up to 40 square metres at or above floor level, and decks, pergolas and verandahs. Nearly all of Moriac’s land, and about six in ten addresses, is mapped as bushfire prone, but no Bushfire Management Overlay applies.
Looking after the school, the community centre or the fire station in Moriac? That side of our work is on our commercial carpentry page.
What Moriac’s family homes on big blocks need most.
Decks for family homes on big blocks.
Verandahs built to the bushfire level.
Extensions sited to the setbacks.
Shade over the back of the house.
House-yard and boundary fences.
Driveway gates that hang straight.
Doors and locks that need adjusting.
A call or a message, with the address so we can check zone and flood mapping.
Zone, setbacks, flood and bushfire level.
Itemised and free, with any permit step set out.
The same crew start to finish.
Prompt, great communication and a terrific job. Have used JF Maintenance for lots of work over the years and would recommend.
Beyond our expectations, and it was great to work with people who could turn our ideas into something better than we imagined. Couldn’t recommend them highly enough.
Michael worked with our budget and we were so impressed by their diligence and workmanship. They did not cut corners but went the extra mile. So impressed we engaged them again at another property.
The railway reached Moriac in 1876, and a bluestone platform and gabled station building followed in 1877. The local progress association helped fund Moriac State School on Hendy Main Road in 1922.
The 2021 census counted 852 residents with a median age of 38, every home a separate house. Big blocks and young families are why the work here is decks, verandahs and extensions.
Torquay • Winchelsea • Bellbrae • Surf Coast
Moriac borders Mount Moriac, Modewarre, Paraparap and Freshwater Creek.
Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with what the rules allow and a free estimate.