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We really liked the Votivo 43, but we changed quite a few things to make it 100% perfect for us. We extended the garage by 3m and added a single roller door to the back, swapped around the laundry and butlers kitchen, flipped the rumpus room to the dining/living room side of the house, a free standing tub to the ensuite, swapped around bedroom 2 and the adjacent WIL with the ensuite & activity area so we could create a "Grand Master Suite" for the wifey (happy wife happy life as they say
I will upload the customised drawings once I get them if people are interested.
The service that comes from Arden and their staff is impeccable, they really do treat you like a person and not a number. The build quality is perfect, and yes, if required to make changes they are more than happy to assist with that as well without the huge dint in your pocket.
From the initial sales enquiry, to the site manager and even the lovely office staff at Arden Homes; I know it may be hard to believe.... but they all are one awesome bunch to deal with and I have not hesitated to recommend a build with them.. [in fact my wife and I have managed to entice 3 others to build with Arden!!!
So In short laijer... welcome to the Arden family.... I am sure your build will go well.... and yes I know I would be interested to see your plan layout to compare differences made from our build!!
Take care
After purchasing land around the Easter weekend, my wife and I had spent a few months researching and visiting a lot of display homes and getting quotes for homes that we liked that were closest to the layout and finish that we wanted. Arden Homes were one of the few (maybe only one) willing to make substantial changes to their existing layout and also their base inclusions were already of decent quality, I believe their guideline is that once you move the staircase, then it becomes bespoke (full custom), which is a more expensive category. Most of the larger volume builders only let you select pre-drawn optional changes to the layout and not customise changes to customers spec - however small they may be.
We really liked the Votivo 43, but we changed quite a few things to make it 100% perfect for us. We extended the garage by 3m and added a single roller door to the back, swapped around the laundry and butlers kitchen, flipped the rumpus room to the dining/living room side of the house, a free standing tub to the ensuite, swapped around bedroom 2 and the adjacent WIL with the ensuite & activity area so we could create a "Grand Master Suite" for the wifey (happy wife happy life as they say ). Our sales consultant believes the biggest cost increase was extending the garage and adding the back roller door which added an extra 2 squares to the house. It costs $500 to get them to do the revised drawings and it locks the price for 12 months, which is fair, and it also counts towards your initial deposit if you decide to proceed to tender stage.
I will upload the customised drawings once I get them if people are interested.
We really liked the Votivo 43, but we changed quite a few things to make it 100% perfect for us. We extended the garage by 3m and added a single roller door to the back, swapped around the laundry and butlers kitchen, flipped the rumpus room to the dining/living room side of the house, a free standing tub to the ensuite, swapped around bedroom 2 and the adjacent WIL with the ensuite & activity area so we could create a "Grand Master Suite" for the wifey (happy wife happy life as they say
I will upload the customised drawings once I get them if people are interested.
Thats Great Laijer. Based on good feedback, we are also keen to work with Arden for our first home. We have selected Votivo 43 as our plan and intend to make some changes to it.
I would be keen to understand your changes and see how your plan looks.
In relation to changes, did Arden charge a lot for making those changes? What is the process from start to finish with Arden? Am I in safe hands? Would the build quality be as good as volume builders?? Keen to hear your thoughts.
Thats Great Laijer. Based on good feedback, we are also keen to work with Arden for our first home. We have selected Votivo 43 as our plan and intend to make some changes to it.
I would be keen to understand your changes and see how your plan looks.
In relation to changes, did Arden charge a lot for making those changes? What is the process from start to finish with Arden? Am I in safe hands? Would the build quality be as good as volume builders?? Keen to hear your thoughts.
I would be keen to understand your changes and see how your plan looks.
In relation to changes, did Arden charge a lot for making those changes? What is the process from start to finish with Arden? Am I in safe hands? Would the build quality be as good as volume builders?? Keen to hear your thoughts.
Yep, I will upload the changed plans as i get them. Initially, it was just $500 to get them to start working on the redraw and they will give you an indicative price of what the changes will cost. They've said that generally, if your just moving rooms around within the floor plan, then there really is no change of price to the house, but if you're adding extra stuff like a bath tub, extra robes and shelving, extra windows etc, or increasing the size of the house; then that will attract extra cost. I don't know what those extra costs will be yet, but I will let you know once I hear back from Arden.
From my point of view, this entire thing happened not because of any technical difficulty in building on the block, but because I had questioned them in terms of why their quoted site costs (~72,000) was more than twice (~26,000) of what my adjacent neighbours paid with other builders like Metricon and Henley. For the record, my adjacent neighbours have almost completed their build and other builders are more than happy to take my business.
They even had our soil tests results from day one, and in my view should not have wasted my time if they had any apprehensions to build on my block and should have made this clear upfront rather than waste 3 months in a design process. The last minute pull out has left me starting the design process from scratch with another builder and many $$$$ out of pocket as my land is already titled and ready to start build.
Keep this in mind if building with them, and ensure that you all don't go through the same hell as I did - especially when looking at a custom build!
Hope you can find a builder to create your dream.
We've just broken ground with Arden and have had mostly smooth sailing so far. Being able to flex their standard plans to make basically a custom build was what sold us on Arden. And value for money too. We couldn't find another builder with so many inclusions. Hebel included was a bonus too. Hopefully they build us a gorgeous home.
I too am looking at building votivo 37. Anybody has built 37
I would never ever consider this horrible excuse for a company
r u building 37
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