Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 28, 2022 10:53 pm Hi all, Is anyone currently building or have recently built with a builder/company that you would recommend for a custom build? I am looking to build a small house about 17sq at Clyde VIC. I have been working with Burbank for over half a year with my design. Am at the tail end of the admin stage. So far, Burbank has come across as slow and steady, giving us the time we need to design and redesign our house, unlike all previous builders, simply hurrying us to enter into contracts which was good. However, the recent reviews were quite nasty, from unfinished builds to lengthy ones etc.. So I am hoping to find alternative ones before the building contracts. Appreciate any thoughts/suggestions. Thank you. Re: Custom design builders - South eastern Melbourne suburbs 2Jun 29, 2022 9:50 pm Hi minimi Welcome to the forum So Burbank has done a sketch and is currently pricing it up? Now you are contemplating taking their design /copyright to another builder for pricing? You should be asking Burbank will they release copyright to the other builders? Otherwise, they are likely to sue you for copyright infringement. I would imagine the Burbank supervisor or salesman would be driving past your site, before lockup you'll get a letter from their lawyers and you'll settle out of court Goodluck Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Custom design builders - South eastern Melbourne suburbs 3Jun 29, 2022 10:32 pm Hi StructuralBIMguy, Many thanks. ☺️ It did ring a bell somewhere. I was thinking if I do manage to find alternative that I won’t be using the exact same plans and providing a hand drawn sketch. Not sure if this would be sufficient to get round but you are right, this is one critical thing to be very sure of before making any move. Appreciate your sharing 🙏. Re: Custom design builders - South eastern Melbourne suburbs 4Jun 29, 2022 10:43 pm I've seen builders fight over similar plans in court, it gets ugly and it's cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, lol because their egos get in the way The problem is you are also drawn in, and wont be able to afford the legal representation Sorry let their plan go completely. my free $200k advice Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Custom design builders - South eastern Melbourne suburbs 6Jul 05, 2022 12:22 pm People take designs as ideas for their own homes all of the time. Most builders' designs are very similar. There is no problem with copyright as long as most of the design is your own. I am yet to see a butler's pantry, laundry, bathroom and walk-in robes that are "new" ideas. Re: Custom design builders - South eastern Melbourne suburbs 8Jul 07, 2022 9:39 pm Copyright does not protect "ideas" but rather "expression of ideas". So if with the new builder you will have similar layout of butlers and kitchen and laundry with similar dimensions to the set already drawn by the old one, you are facing an uphill battle to prove the design with the new builder is original and not copied from the old one. Not saying it's impossible if you can find similar designs on the internet though, but potential legal costs being incurred can be a sting whether you win or lose or settle midway. Re: Custom design builders - South eastern Melbourne suburbs 9Jul 09, 2022 6:43 am Avoid Burbank. My first house was built by them and I would never use them again. Go elsewhere. Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Custom design builders - South eastern Melbourne suburbs 11Aug 16, 2023 2:56 am Infinite-Justice Copyright does not protect "ideas" but rather "expression of ideas". So if with the new builder you will have similar layout of butlers and kitchen and laundry with similar dimensions to the set already drawn by the old one, you are facing an uphill battle to prove the design with the new builder is original and not copied from the old one. Not saying it's impossible if you can find similar designs on the internet though, but potential legal costs being incurred can be a sting whether you win or lose or settle midway. Expression of an idea doesn't include a measurement. You'd have to be so blatant and lazy for this to ever be an issue, never-mind the fact that the fit and finish would obviously be completely different. And aside from the fact that most butlers, kitchens and laundry rooms are much of a muchness between all builders anyway, are you suggesting a designer is going to force their way into your home with a tape measure to check against their original plans that you never went with ? Thanks for your reply! We're definitely not after a small house Might still have a chat to them. Who did you end up building with if you don't mind me asking? 2 2648 Keen to hear from people in the area who have got KDRB done on whom they got the build from? Looking for recommendations. Thanks 0 21119 ideal house depends on the site and location as much as internal floor plan....what is the distance from the house to all four boundaries, where is north, describe your… 3 15293 |