Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 20, 2011 4:55 pm Hi. I'm thinking about buying a block of land and building on it in the near future. Can someone tell me about the *extra* costs I need to factor into my budget? Such as basix and retaining? I'm thinking of building with Coral Homes one of their new Fresh Start Series houses. Any one else built one of these? Also I am looking at buying land at Darcy's Peak or Saddler's Ridge at Gillieston Heights. Has any one had any problems with these estates? Re: Thinking about buildin first home .. 2Mar 20, 2011 5:19 pm Hi there is already lots of info on this site if you use the search function. Here is some information on typical additional costs. Its Melbourne but many things will be similar in Sydney. http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?p=66 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. isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17525 So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 27694 We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16268 |