Episode 2 – Stacking Stories in Sydney with Next Storey
In this episode of our Road Trip Series, Haydn heads to Sydney’s leafy North Shore to visit Tom Gordon from Next Storey – one of Price A Plan’s long-term clients and a specialist in first floor and second-storey additions.
Tom walks Haydn through a live project in East Lindfield where he’s literally building a new home on top of an old one. With clients living in the house for 95% of his projects, Tom shares how he manages complex structural work, incomplete documentation, and the emotional intensity of families living through major renovations.
They dive into:
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Why Tom chose to specialise in first-floor and second-storey additions
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How he and Haydn “design on the fly” to solve structural challenges
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The art of keeping clients in their home (and sane) during construction
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Using language to change the public perception of builders
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Balancing a young family, a growing business, and quality workmanship
Haydn wraps the day reflecting on Tom’s maturity as a young businessman and previews the next stop on the trip: speaking at the Builder Coach Success Summit and meeting even more builders face to face.
HAYDN SIMMONS & TOM GORDON