Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Cost Plus Contracts - I hear bad things? 3May 11, 2017 5:20 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Cost Plus Contracts - I hear bad things? 9May 11, 2017 8:34 pm Joker Did a cost plus type build, end result was a huge saving, had a friend build a similar size home that was a nice home but a much easier build in the same area, we ended up been 100,000 less, but would of come in, 200,000 more if we had gone fixed, key was a really trust worthy builder project manager who really knew how to get best quality for less with me chipping in regularly with similar thoughts, this gave me the time to save up to 50 percent on many purchases, quality was always before price, so no compromise on quality despite this. Great - thanks for your reply. This is how I am trying to see it... get a trust worthy builder and work hard to save money by making my own purchases. A fixed price might allocate $80sqm for tiles for examples - but I'm the sort of guy to look and shop and look and shop and find exactly what I want, hopefully for less. 1000000% definitely add insulation. I have in my home and it makes a big difference minimising sound transfer. Insulation is pretty cheap and definitely worth it 2 6208 We are building a house that was planned to be clad in Hardie Linea, our builder has now requested to swap this for BGC Nuline Plus. They look fairly similar and he has… 0 632 MBA and HIA both have sub contract agreements, check them out 2 7317 |