Founder · Head Builder
Nick Varley
Founder & Head Builder, Varloch Group
Licensed builder and Level 2 Building Practitioner with fifteen-plus years on the tools. Nick leads construction across every Varloch site — the trades report to him, and so does the program. Before building, he held a yacht master’s ticket; the discipline of running an offshore vessel with a small crew translates well to running a residential site with a tight one.
Nick is on every job site, every week. The person you signed with is the person who answers when you call.
Nick Varley and Jan Lochtenberg met playing football. Nick had moved from yacht-mastering into licensed building; they started Varloch in 2020 with the intention of building differently.
- Licensed builder
- Level 2 Building Practitioner
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Projects
Credited by name
- Mosman, 2020 — Project Manager (builder: Gabriel O'Shea Building)
Varloch Construction projects
Nick leads construction across every Varloch site. These are the published projects built by Varloch Construction.
- Whale Beach, 2026 — Under construction · New build · Steep waterfront site, figure-8 pool
- Kirribilli, beneath the terrace, 2025 — New build · Heritage terrace, takeover & reinvention
- Bilgola Plateau, 2020 — Builder takeover · Steep coastal site, multi-level concrete
- Manly Vale, 2025 — Extension · 80 m² rear living, covered deck and lawn
- Clareville, 2025 — Extension · Detached garage and living above, linked by a hall
- Rozelle, 2025 — Renovation · Inner West cottage, rear extension
- Dulwich Hill, 2022 — Renovation & second-storey extension · Built through six weeks of rain
- Seaforth, 2021 — Remediation · Cliff-edge accessibility upgrade
- Kirribilli, 2020 — Renovation · Kirribilli terrace, kitchen & bathroom
Field Notes
Written by Nick
- Digging out a basement under an existing house28 July 2026
- What a knock-down rebuild actually costs in Sydney28 July 2026
- What drawings you actually need for a DA in Sydney (and who prepares each one)7 July 2026
- What a coastal pile foundation actually costs17 May 2026
- Underpinning during basement excavation9 May 2026
