Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 15, 2010 9:11 pm was told buy a builder to roughly draw up a plan of what we wanted and they would cost it, haven't heard back from them and alot of other builders want you to pay $2000 up front before you have even decided who to go with. why is it so hard????? Re: costing plan 2Feb 16, 2010 11:35 am Those builders are charging you for their time. Turning a plan on a napkin into a realistic house plan isn't just a 10 minute job. ETA: just call the builder who is doing the plan for you and see how they're going? Re: costing plan 3Feb 16, 2010 7:12 pm thanks for the reply i realise it takes time. we have brought a eco bush block which has a few restrictions so we can't go for a project home. so in a way this is a first for us once we know roughly the cost then we'll go from there Re: costing plan 4Feb 16, 2010 10:25 pm Shop around we found 4 builders that gave us quotes off plans we had drawn up at no cost, they where all able to give prices using there specs . There was also a big difference in price for the build between the builders of about $100,000 to build our house. It took each builder about 2 to 4 weeks to get back to us with a price. Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys 5 11172 Hi, Seeking volume or semi-custom builder in victoria(east), which have existing double story wide floor plans. Seeking 18-20m wide homes with depth of 12-15m long. Or… 0 26290 Hi there! Absolutely agree on the wasted space. We have no desire for the master to be that oversized, but it occurred when we increased the depth of the garage. We have… 4 14186 |