Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4589Jan 18, 2017 10:37 pm Building the willow25 in Pakenham, Vic ☺ Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4590Jan 18, 2017 11:42 pm Building the willow25 in Pakenham, Vic ☺ Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4594Jan 19, 2017 9:19 pm dissimulo Corgilover We had our colours today with Bethany who was awesome! I memorized the themes and i think some have changed (not the ones we were looking at). We were thinking lava for external and it was nice but travertine won! Boyfriend got final choice as i loved both. We chose Mist for internal theme. We are from south east and went west side to see mist. We fell in love with it. But they did change bathroom cabinets to stone grey - same as kitchen base and different flooring. We actually emailed homebuyers before we even booked stating we wanted these 2 changes and asked if we needed the longer appointment to get our choices. They were happy to do this for us but no other changes as it would be pushing it which is fair enough. I also think it helped that they had these two changes in the display house and our flooring is still cat 1 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Awesome, I have Bethany for my colours appointment in two weeks, did you felt rushed at all during the appointment? Did you choose the themes or custom? We had a good idea at what we wanted so made decisions quite quickly - bethany actually commented on how quick we were haha. but no, we never felt rushed. Make sure you study the book if going themes and go see it in person if possible. We were thinking one theme then in person bricks won us over so don't have your heart set completely haha. As they differ slightly. When she went to add the prices up we actually had time to walk around and think about upgrades (ended up getting the tap package). With us we had already upgraded a heap of things at the meeting with chris in display home - nearly all our kitchen haha . I made the mistake of walking past the glass splashback section. So many pretty colours . Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4595Jan 21, 2017 1:28 am I'm planning to just go with the themes, and perhaps swap over a timber flooring colour and that's it. How much did the tap package cost? There's so many upgrades I want to do but I think I'm gonna have to control myself haha. Does anyone have any suggestions on what's the most efficient and cost effective way to get downlights? HBC is quoting $105 per downlight in lieu of batten lights and $155 per extra downlight. Is it easier and cheaper to just get an electrician to supply and install the downlights? And if so, will I need HBc to do the wirings/switches or anything prior to getting the electrician in? I'm practically clueless regarding downlights so any suggestions would be awesome. Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4596Jan 21, 2017 7:35 am dissimulo Does anyone have any suggestions on what's the most efficient and cost effective way to get downlights? HBC is quoting $105 per downlight in lieu of batten lights and $155 per extra downlight. Is it easier and cheaper to just get an electrician to supply and install the downlights? And if so, will I need HBc to do the wirings/switches or anything prior to getting the electrician in? I'm practically clueless regarding downlights so any suggestions would be awesome. I've spoken to some electricians about the lights, and from the info I have, as long as the downlights are LED then HBCs prices are actually pretty competitive, I've found its the same with the add-on AC for ducted, very comparable with having it done later. Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4597Jan 21, 2017 8:12 am t_holt86 dissimulo Does anyone have any suggestions on what's the most efficient and cost effective way to get downlights? HBC is quoting $105 per downlight in lieu of batten lights and $155 per extra downlight. Is it easier and cheaper to just get an electrician to supply and install the downlights? And if so, will I need HBc to do the wirings/switches or anything prior to getting the electrician in? I'm practically clueless regarding downlights so any suggestions would be awesome. I've spoken to some electricians about the lights, and from the info I have, as long as the downlights are LED then HBCs prices are actually pretty competitive, I've found its the same with the add-on AC for ducted, very comparable with having it done later. Anything electrical is cheaper done post handover! Our electrician quoted us half of what HBC price per downlight! Around $60 per downlight so it'll be a huuuge saving if you want quite a few downlights We just moved our batten light to the corner of the room during the electical appt, so it can be replaced with a downlight later! Instead of trying to fix a hole in the middle of roof! As for ducted AC, our sales consultant suggested getting one installed post handover as there was quite a price difference ? Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4598Jan 21, 2017 11:59 pm dissimulo I'm planning to just go with the themes, and perhaps swap over a timber flooring colour and that's it. How much did the tap package cost? There's so many upgrades I want to do but I think I'm gonna have to control myself haha. Does anyone have any suggestions on what's the most efficient and cost effective way to get downlights? HBC is quoting $105 per downlight in lieu of batten lights and $155 per extra downlight. Is it easier and cheaper to just get an electrician to supply and install the downlights? And if so, will I need HBc to do the wirings/switches or anything prior to getting the electrician in? I'm practically clueless regarding downlights so any suggestions would be awesome. Tap package was around $360 i think - definitely under $400. They are more square and boxey so i preferred it. We just upgraded taps and electric stuff at this appointment - kitchen things, metal roof, garage extension, slab extension was done with the house sales guy . We got 2 downlights above kitchen and that's it. They're very nice but yes gets very expensive! We did put a few extra Powerpoints too - might be cheaper later on but i just said to boyfriend its less hassle this way! Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4599Jan 23, 2017 12:21 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bit of DIY out the front so we can park two cars on a bit easier. So glad we moved the letter box over more so we had the room. Looking forward to having our garden done by the developer will look great when done. Finally be half finished House - Jasper17 Re: Anyone building with Homebuyers Centre in VICTORIA? 4600Jan 23, 2017 8:51 pm LILPOM Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bit of DIY out the front so we can park two cars on a bit easier. So glad we moved the letter box over more so we had the room. Looking forward to having our garden done by the developer will look great when done. Finally be half finished House - Jasper17 We are building Jasper 17 too, Lilpom if you dont mind i would like to see more photos of your Jasper 17! Thank you. I havent, and i havent looked to much into it, but on face value its not the saviour its trying to make out to be. Shared equity in your home is never a good idea. The… 1 4047 Hi, have purchased a house with 2 single garage doors. The Centre pillar one side sits proud to the other. Can I change 2 doors into one. Please see picture. 0 6513 For reference, this is the Austlii reference. My take on this is, that they would be breaking the law denying access to a homeowner in Victoria, or their agent from having… 1 9304 |