Retrofitting Advice
Practical, no-nonsense advice on making an existing home safer and compliant in a bushfire-prone area.
Overview
Improve an existing home's bushfire resilience
Not every project is a new build. If you’re renovating or extending an existing home in a bushfire-prone area or you simply want to reduce your risk, retrofitting advice tells you what’s worth doing and what’s actually required. We look at the building and its surroundings and give you clear, practical guidance on the changes that make the biggest difference.
When to contact us
Reach out if you’re planning a renovation or extension that needs to meet a BAL rating, or if you’d like to understand how to make an older home more bushfire-ready. Getting advice early means you can build the right measures into your plans and budget rather than retrofitting them again later.
Areas we service
We provide retrofitting advice across Melbourne and regional Victoria, and can travel further for larger jobs. We’ll confirm any travel cost before we start.
Advice you can actually use
We keep our advice practical and grounded in what the standards require, so you’re not spending money on measures that don’t move the needle. As a BPAD Level 3 accredited, insured and peer-reviewed practice that does bushfire work every day, we can tell you clearly what’s required, what’s recommended, and what’s optional. And because you’re dealing directly with the person giving the advice, you can ask questions and get straight answers.
Why Choose Us
Why Fire Front Consultancies
Properly Registered & Insured
Not every bushfire assessor is properly registered, we are. BPAD Level 3 accredited, insured and independently peer-reviewed, so your report holds up.
Reports That Get Approved
Councils, building surveyors and referral authorities like the CFA and FRV recognise and accept our reports,so your project moves ahead instead of stalling.
On the State Working Group
Sally sits on the FPAA’s Victorian Bushfire Working Group, helping shape how bushfire assessment is done across Victoria and not just following it.