Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Budget questions - potential build with Porter Davis 8Jul 10, 2016 11:48 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Budget questions - potential build with Porter Davis 10Jul 13, 2016 1:55 pm The Hillside 35 at Romsey is beautiful, so much so that we plan to build it too!! Are you going with the ensuite with the freestanding bath like the display? Be careful of making the lounge into a guest room. We thought of enclosing it in but it would really change the feel when you walk in the doors. It wouldn't feel so open and light. We opted against that change. $350k will be easy to hit very quickly. We have budgetted for the upgraded ensuite, the 2nd alfresco, the flooring package, driveway, stacker doors and are close to that amount already and we haven't been to WOS yet. If you went for standard choices at WOS I think you could get by with $350k (this would depend on your site costs though). Ask them to walk you through the house and tell you what is standard and what is an upgrade. Have you asked them to put together a quote for you? I would suggest you put everything you might possibly upgrade. You can always remove them if you need to bring in your budget. Good luck! Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/853390798159713/ Re: Budget questions - potential build with Porter Davis 11Jul 19, 2016 7:38 pm Hi inexp_user, Thanks for your post and info. It's all so full on these decisions! We haven't made up our mind yet if we are def building but this is the best house we've seen yet. Still trying to get more budget info. We've had a rough quote done and since going to WOS on the wk end ( just slightly overwhelming) we are getting another estimate done. We are in the ballpark $ wise but can see how quickly it would all add up. U don't even get a towel rail without paying! We wouldn't get the bath in ensuite but I think as I mentioned earlier, like the idea of adding on the rumpus but not having a wall between that and the family room. We would then put the dining table where the family room is and the rumpus would be the cosy family room. Would have to work out what to put in that dining space and also that study space if we turn a bedroom into a study. Where are u building? What interior and exterior do u like? I'd love to see a Hillside display built with a more contemporary feel and look. All the best with your build! Re: Budget questions - potential build with Porter Davis 12Jul 21, 2016 10:01 pm Yes the study is a funny space in the Hillside. I have already told my family they will not be using the study because they are too messy. It will be only a show room study! My husband and I have been talking about it and I think in time we may wall in the study and open it up in the main bedroom to be a parents retreat. We have already moved the bedroom door out to be closer to the laundry door in preparation for this change in the future. We are building in Romsey. We are going for the homestead facade and my style is Designer. I like the interior of the Charlton 33 in the London style. I will be trying to replicate their ensuite. I like clean lines, blacks and whites. Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/853390798159713/ Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 13603 All 3 items listed are defects and are of concern. Please seek qualified independent inspector and/or legal advice for your state. 1 8357 Just removed 40 liters of water in the span of 2 hours. Water fills up the hole just above the seepage point and doesn't overflow. 1 1130 |