Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Nov 01, 2019 2:47 pm We just bought and old house in Perth, and planning on KDR next year. Meanwhile we have few things to think about: 1. demolition? Should we organize our own or go through the builder? 2. Old house fittings: We want to keep few things from the old house. Are there any companies who specializes in old floor/windows removals so we can re use these items in the new build. Or I should just hire a handyman for that? Is it even worth on saving these things? Any advice/ suggestions are welcome! Re: KDR in perth 2Nov 01, 2019 3:20 pm haschen We just bought and old house in Perth, and planning on KDR next year. Meanwhile we have few things to think about: 1. demolition? Should we organize our own or go through the builder? 2. Old house fittings: We want to keep few things from the old house. Are there any companies who specializes in old floor/windows removals so we can re use these items in the new build. Or I should just hire a handyman for that? Is it even worth on saving these things? Any advice/ suggestions are welcome! 1. It will usually cost you less to organise it yourself than if you do it through the builder. Builder's margin is usually around 20% and they'll apply it to anything they do. I would be very clear on expectations and timing with your demolisher though. Mine asked me to schedule two weeks for mine - one for demo and another as contingency in case of weather (I kept another one up my sleeve just in case). They turned up seven days late, did one days work, took two off and just started again today. So they've definitely gone beyond the 1+1 schedule they told me, and we haven't even had bad weather. 2. You can specify that you'd like to retain things if you'd like as part of the quoting process - they are pretty careful with things like windows (actually, mine is being knocked down today, and I watched them on the time lapse camera removing and stacking them in a safe spot). If you have windows with character, are good quality and a builder willing to put them in then all good. For mine, I upgraded all my windows to modern frames, glazing and seals (but mine were almost all exclusively 42 year old horrible aluminium sliders). Re: KDR in perth 3Nov 01, 2019 3:31 pm dga haschen We just bought and old house in Perth, and planning on KDR next year. Meanwhile we have few things to think about: 1. demolition? Should we organize our own or go through the builder? 2. Old house fittings: We want to keep few things from the old house. Are there any companies who specializes in old floor/windows removals so we can re use these items in the new build. Or I should just hire a handyman for that? Is it even worth on saving these things? Any advice/ suggestions are welcome! 1. It will usually cost you less to organise it yourself than if you do it through the builder. Builder's margin is usually around 20% and they'll apply it to anything they do. 2. You can specify that you'd like to retain things if you'd like as part of the quoting process - they are pretty careful with things like windows (actually, mine is being knocked down today, and I watched them on the time lapse camera removing and stacking them in a safe spot). If you have windows with character, are good quality and a builder willing to put them in then all good. For mine, I upgraded all my windows to modern frames, glazing and seals (but mine were almost all exclusively 42 year old horrible aluminium sliders). We have solid jarrah floor boards and nice feature windows with decorative glass (have no ideas how you call them). Im not sure if we can re use windows as we are planning on super energy efficient home, so I would imagine new frames will be important. But i haven’t look into that yet. But we should be def be able to sell them. They are very pretty. Floor boards I would def want to re use. Do you mind sharing the name of the demolition company you’ve used? Re: KDR in perth 6Nov 02, 2019 8:38 am haschen dga haschen We just bought and old house in Perth, and planning on KDR next year. Meanwhile we have few things to think about: 1. demolition? Should we organize our own or go through the builder? 2. Old house fittings: We want to keep few things from the old house. Are there any companies who specializes in old floor/windows removals so we can re use these items in the new build. Or I should just hire a handyman for that? Is it even worth on saving these things? Any advice/ suggestions are welcome! 1. It will usually cost you less to organise it yourself than if you do it through the builder. Builder's margin is usually around 20% and they'll apply it to anything they do. 2. You can specify that you'd like to retain things if you'd like as part of the quoting process - they are pretty careful with things like windows (actually, mine is being knocked down today, and I watched them on the time lapse camera removing and stacking them in a safe spot). If you have windows with character, are good quality and a builder willing to put them in then all good. For mine, I upgraded all my windows to modern frames, glazing and seals (but mine were almost all exclusively 42 year old horrible aluminium sliders). We have solid jarrah floor boards and nice feature windows with decorative glass (have no ideas how you call them). Im not sure if we can re use windows as we are planning on super energy efficient home, so I would imagine new frames will be important. But i haven’t look into that yet. But we should be def be able to sell them. They are very pretty. Floor boards I would def want to re use. Those features sound lovely! Are you going custom to get this energy efficient design? Our custom builder recently demo’d a character house, the owners didn’t want any of the features, so the builder removed them and has them in storage. If this had been done before our build I would have bought some off him and had them installed in our house! But yes, the windows are probably not energy efficient, but you could use them internally and they would look beautiful. As an aside, we have an energy efficient build too, and the windows (DG, low-e, blah blah) really do make an amazing difference! Re: KDR in perth 7Nov 02, 2019 1:13 pm [/quote] Those features sound lovely! Are you going custom to get this energy efficient design? Our custom builder recently demo’d a character house, the owners didn’t want any of the features, so the builder removed them and has them in storage. If this had been done before our build I would have bought some off him and had them installed in our house! But yes, the windows are probably not energy efficient, but you could use them internally and they would look beautiful. As an aside, we have an energy efficient build too, and the windows (DG, low-e, blah blah) really do make an amazing difference![quote] Thanks for the idea. I didn’t think about using them internally. We have very nice ceiling decorations as well, but im pretty sure these are not transferable. I’m sure there will be few other interesting things to save there. Im a thrift junkie so it will be hard to let go of these things for le. lol My hubby wont be happy as he probably will need to remove all these bits and pieces. Do you mind to share what exact type of windows you’ve got. Are they good for noise reduction as well? Thx KDR in perth 8Nov 02, 2019 1:36 pm Our windows (double hung, slider, louvre and awning), French doors and bifold doors are from AVS Windows and Doors (we’re in Sydney). Wonderfully solid. You can check out my build thread for pics if you like. The DG helps with noise reduction definitely, but we also have lots of insulation. When the internal wall insulation went in the drop in noise carrying was very noticeable. Re: KDR in perth 9Nov 02, 2019 1:38 pm Hillsbuilds Our windows, French doors and bifold doors are from AVS Windows and Doors (we’re in Sydney). Wonderfully solid. You can check out my build thread for pics if you like. The DG helps with noise reduction definitely, but we also have lots of insulation. When the internal wall insulation went in the drop in noise carrying was very noticeable. Awesome. Will check your thread. We are so tired of our current noisy house. Will def invest into noise reduction! Re: KDR in perth 10Nov 02, 2019 1:40 pm I know the feeling! 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