Browse Forums Real Estate 1 Jun 21, 2015 5:42 pm Hello all, I'm very new and haven't searched through everything yet - mostly as it's taken me a while to figure out how to get to the topics and post I'm in rural NSW and looking to buy 2 acres with a view to build a forever home. I've been looking for design apps on iTunes a does anyone have any recommendations ? I know these apps aren't going to be used in any actual building process it's more for me to play around with as things come into my head. I understand we can't get a government grant of its a house we're buying but we do if we are building. The land has a converted shed which doesn't have approval on it so not sure if we'd be entitled to it or not. Any starter tips would be most welcome. Look forward to talking with many of you and seeing pictures of all of the builds!! Cheers Guys Claire Re: Hello, Buy and Build on 2 acres 2Jun 21, 2015 7:43 pm I'm not a big fan of programs as a starting point. I think its better to start with bubble diagrams (see http://www.anewhouse.com.au/2012/02/sta ... diagram-1/) and when you have got some ideas then look at programs to further develop your ideas. Something to think about is that the prices for an individually designed house will be more than an equivalent project builder house. 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: Hello, Buy and Build on 2 acres 3Jun 22, 2015 10:10 am Thanks Bashworth, that's so simple and effective. A friend suggested we build a rectangle then make the rooms as we want, certainly will want to be cost effective though. All very new at the moment so I certainly welcome your advice. Thank you Re: Hello, Buy and Build on 2 acres 4Jul 21, 2015 2:20 pm Hi! I'm quite new here too so following along. We are buying 2.5 acres to build on Re: Hello, Buy and Build on 2 acres 6Jul 22, 2015 1:42 am Claire01 Hello all, I'm very new and haven't searched through everything yet - mostly as it's taken me a while to figure out how to get to the topics and post I'm in rural NSW and looking to buy 2 acres with a view to build a forever home. I've been looking for design apps on iTunes a does anyone have any recommendations ? I know these apps aren't going to be used in any actual building process it's more for me to play around with as things come into my head. I understand we can't get a government grant of its a house we're buying but we do if we are building. The land has a converted shed which doesn't have approval on it so not sure if we'd be entitled to it or not. Any starter tips would be most welcome. Look forward to talking with many of you and seeing pictures of all of the builds!! Cheers Guys Claire Be aware the cap for the grant is a 750k valuation of the security by the bank. 2 acres could put you over. As our security value was estimated to be 900k, we were not entitled to the 15k grant.. Fair 'nuff but one to be aware of. A question. Im in Queensland and building a new home. We managed to reach practical completion 6 weeks ago but we haven't heard any date for handover yet. Who should we… 0 3054 Looking at some of the designs on websites, they are all selling very similar products. I get that you want something stylish. It's worth looking for search terms like SaveH2O… 2 4601 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 8 2249 |