Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: Renovating Old House Vs Knockdown 3Feb 22, 2022 6:49 pm Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Renovating Old House Vs Knockdown 5Feb 23, 2022 1:41 pm Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Renovating Old House Vs Knockdown 7Apr 25, 2024 9:56 am G'day! Just stumbled into your post whilst doing my own research, and wanted to connect with you as our situation is almost identical! If you are still active on this forum, would really appreciate knowing what you ended up doing! Thanks Re: Renovating Old House Vs Knockdown 8Apr 25, 2024 11:12 am Santojds G'day! Just stumbled into your post whilst doing my own research, and wanted to connect with you as our situation is almost identical! If you are still active on this forum, would really appreciate knowing what you ended up doing! Thanks Hello there, we ended up going for an architectural renovation. Building new was A: too expensive and B: the quality of a standard new build vs the price they want for the quality we want wasn't achievable We, like most, had delays with the council and excessive waiting over the Christmas period so we have only heard back in the last month. Had some minor drafting changes that were required, now we are waiting for the final approvals Anticipate now starting to build in June now The existing bottom story is full double brick, we are extending on the bottom floor in full double brick then putting a second floor on using Hebel power floor instead of a concrete slab and Hebel wall panels on a 90mm timber frame instead of other cladding or brick veneer (that was a choice in thermal efficiency not cost). Steel standing seam roof instead of terracotta/concrete tile (again thermal efficiency). Double glazed everything. Not even Meadowbank vanilla tier houses build to that spec but want about 40% more dollarydoos. We are building for a long term live-in not quick build and flip. Re: Renovating Old House Vs Knockdown 10Apr 25, 2024 11:35 am Santojds Thanks so much for replying. I can honestly resonate with everything you're saying.. it's almost freakish. Can I ask, are you working to the same budget 1-1.2M ? Yep 1.2 plus a contingency of 15% Hi We have finally decided to complete a KDR on our corner plot in NE Melbourne suburbs. Given its a corner plot approx. 400 sqm just a standard design may not fit the… 0 9063 if the original house is in good condition most of what you listed could be added in stages without the need for KDR and costs and disruption of having to live elsewhere… 1 13890 multiple occ properties are always billed by trades at a premium, rarely per sqm for the lot. You either have trades you know whoe will do by sqm or youre going to get… 1 2499 |