Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 04, 2009 1:57 pm Here's something that I'm sure everyone has been through, but we're still trying to work out the best way to attack it. The land is coming close to settlement, so we'll be adding to the fortnightly payout soon with rent and land. Then, not long after (I'm sure), the building will begin, and all the various %'s of progress payments will kick in. Unfortunately, our landlord has just bumped up the rent to over $400/week, and as much as it's convenient living in Blackburn, the cost of the rent plus the other $'s will make it very impossible (or near to). What have you done to get around this ? We're thinking: * Caravan Park/Cabin (ongoing cost per week though, plus storage and 2 moves) * Rent a cheap apartment/house near Lyndhurst at a lesser rate per week (still involves storage and removals) * Tough it out at the current place (high rent & mortage, no moves or storage). Each has their own pro and cons, but i'd like to hear what you're doing or have done, it might inspire ! That is, unless you have a spare couple of rooms for about 6 months Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 3Aug 04, 2009 2:37 pm I feel your pain as we will be in the same position. Our land titles in the next couple of months so we'll be making the extra payments from then. We have decided to stay where we are even though the rent is $450 a week. The thought of moving to a cheaper apartment is too much hassle. Also, you would have to sign a year contract which would be too long. Our landlord did get the apartment valued the other week so I hope they are not selling it. We have already had to move apartments twice before as the landlord has decided to sell. We will just "tighten our belts" when the mortgage payments kick it. I do envy those people who can move in with parents / family members during the build as they must save so much money. Unfortunately that is not an option for us as we are from the UK so have no family over here. Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Building Atlantique by Carlisle Homes in Alamanda, Point Cook Alamanda Stage 8B Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 4Aug 04, 2009 2:39 pm moving is hard but so is living on 2 minute noodles for the duration of the build we're actually staying with the in-laws which luckily for us we both get on very well with them, still it does present its challenges and needless to say we are now both desperate to get into our new home. Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 5Aug 04, 2009 2:43 pm Hi, We are renting in Caroline Springs, very cheap. $400 for Blackburn is expensive. You can stay in a home that has what you need, like 3 bedroom or 2 bedroom whatever. Depends where u building, why not live close to there, easier for you to check on the house Or stay with inlaws, caravan park good too but small! Few choices to make!! Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 6Aug 04, 2009 2:47 pm I had no choice but to move out, as we demolished our home of 12 years. Fortunately, we moved into my Mum and Dad's furnished unit rent free. About 90% of our stuff (ie a whole 3 bedrooms' house full) went into storage, and we pay almost $300 a month for that. Moving was a nightmare, deciding what needed to stay in our very limited space in the unit, and what needed to go into storage. We didn't involve any moving costs as we have a trailer, got hold of free cardboard boxes and didn't require a truck. The storage has not been easy though. The place flooded and we literally had to move again to a different storage location. We had to unpack EVERYTHING, make sure it was washed or dried out before repacking it in fresh boxes again It nearly wrecked us emotionally, but we survived. We have stuff now at 3 different locations that will require moving again, and I'm not looking forward to it! This time we will be getting a truck, and moving it all into the garage and sorting from there. We will have moved 3 times in the space of about 13 months...not fun at all. My suggestion would be to stay where you are! There are lots of stresses involved with building, and you don't need other stresses associated with moving more than what you have to! You might need to tighten your belt in other areas to cope with the rent and mortgage. I wouldn't want anyone to go through what we have been through. We may have saved money by not having to pay rent, but the emotional stresses have been astronomical. Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 7Aug 04, 2009 4:24 pm My rent went up $45 a week a few months ago and I seriously considered moving out closer to where I was building but in the end the stress and hassle of moving (cleaning 2 places after renting!) plus all the costs involved (moving vans, carpet steam cleaning, connection fees etc) meant that it really wasn't beneficial to move 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 8Aug 04, 2009 5:40 pm That seems to be the consensus - stay ! $300/month for storage ? F**k ! On top of renting somewhere else (or staying anywhere but the final built house), that sounds pretty unmanagable. My mum has sold her place in Kilysth and now is in Healesville, my Dad is near Ballarat, my sister is in Brisbane, so there's nowhere to bunk in unfortunately. And the concept of cleaning/disconnecting/reconnecting between rental places beyond here is something i couldn't be ar**d doing either. Shame the rent is high here - the price you pay Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 9Aug 04, 2009 6:31 pm Hey guys, I'm feeling your pain. We were lucky $ wise, got our stuff at dad's place locked in a room for free, us, we've got cheap rent staying at DP's mums place - BUT, I wouldn't be recommending that, no matter how much you save your sanity is soooo much more important. ICK So glad the building is over, never again. Loooove our house, but still not quite sure it was worth all of the stress they put us through! Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 10Aug 04, 2009 7:15 pm Soon I'll be in the same ship as you guys. My land is due to settle in Feb 2010. My rent now is $360pw in Box Hill for a 3BR, quite cheap but as my 2 brothers have moved out, we're left with ourselves to pay for the whole rental amount. We're thinking to move to the West, where we're going to build. hopefully can get a decent rental for $250-270pw, seeing that the rental properties there are over supplied at the moment. Unless we can get a nice housemate in, we're most likely to head out West. I don't really want to move but for the sake of $300-500 pcm, I think it's worth the hassles! Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 11Aug 04, 2009 7:41 pm We HAD to rent as we demolished and are building, nowhere else to go but rent. We factored the cost of the rent into the cost of the house and considered it as such. We also have made our 2 DD's share a room for the year and have used the 3rd bedroom for storage. All our boxes are in there but are easy to get at if we need something. Using the bedroom saved us the storage fees. Add up how much the extra a week will cost you over the length of the build and the moving van and additional costs etc... and see which ones comes out the best. Then sit down and see what it is that you could do without for the next year (or whatever you build time is) and see where you can economise. Perhaps less dinners out? Perhaps cancel gym fees for a year and start a walking regime instead, maybe no more trips to the movies and get DVD's instead, there must be a way you can save that cash and NOT have to go through the trauma of moving? Just a thought. www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 12Aug 04, 2009 8:42 pm I would have to vote stay as well. Moving always has it's associated costs, not to mention stress!! Also you may end up spending the difference on petrol if you work closer to your current place. Quote: we've got cheap rent staying at DP's mums place - BUT, I wouldn't be recommending that, no matter how much you save your sanity is soooo much more important. I totally agree with this! We're at my sister in laws atm & I love them but I am going nuts. You just need space sometimes. Have you thought about taking on a casual job in the meantime? My hubby got a weekend job as I already have one & the extra $200 a week is a great boost to our savings & more time at work = less time shopping for house related stuff. Good Luck Cara xo Building with Places "Galley 23"@ Eve, Cranbourne Nth Blog: http://www.finalyhome.blogspot.com/ Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 13Aug 05, 2009 6:19 pm Quote: Have you thought about taking on a casual job in the meantime? My hubby got a weekend job as I already have one & the extra $200 a week is a great boost to our savings & more time at work = less time shopping for house related stuff. Well at the moment I work at Ambulance Communications (Non Urgent) which is 9am-4pm, then when i come home I work on my business (voice overs, audio production) which makes me more money, although I don't touch it for personal use even though it is all my money - i'd rather psychologically treat it as a separate entity - it does make good money though ! I'm buggered at the end of the day, so I think another job might be in the way, and I'm not that skilled at anything except taking emergency phone calls/radio dispatching, video editing and radio announcing Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 14Aug 05, 2009 6:32 pm lisanne My rent went up $45 a week a few months ago and I seriously considered moving out closer to where I was building but in the end the stress and hassle of moving (cleaning 2 places after renting!) plus all the costs involved (moving vans, carpet steam cleaning, connection fees etc) meant that it really wasn't beneficial to move I just discovered that the front unit where I live, which is also 3 bedroom is now vacant and being advertised an another $40 per week more than mine! holy crap man!! My landlords were being 'nice' by only increasing it by $45 a week 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 15Aug 05, 2009 11:01 pm Could you look at borrowing a bit extra on your home loan now to help you through the build period. Then just make sure you make extra repayments once you have moved in and only have the mortgage to worry about. We are living in our shed during the build as I just can't stand the thought of ever paying rent again. Good luck. 2011 Home Sweet Home Handover 03 September 2010 PCI 27August 2010 Plumber 20August 2010 Electrician 19August 2010 Painting 04 August 2010 Cabinets 13Jul2010 Lockup 23June Frame 20April slab 1Mar10 Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 16Aug 05, 2009 11:12 pm Here's my 2 cents worth... I would move closer to the build and rent something like a townhouse or unit for $250 a week (which you would get in areas like Cranbourne or Hampton Park). That will immediately save you $200 a week which can go towards your mortgage. Put a lot of stuff into a storage facility like Kings, friends of ours have one that is the size of a single car garage and it cost about $25-$30 a week. Just live with the basics in your house such as couch, bed, fridge, TV etc and when it comes time to do the second move it will be a lot easier as the moving truck can simply transfer the majority of your stuff straight from the storage facility. Approx savings in rent (after deduction of storage fees) over a 6 mth period would be $4400 Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 17Aug 06, 2009 6:44 am We are renting too and paying $420, we will be ok until the latter stages of the payments, then some serious belt tightening We did think about moving but it would make it 3 moves in 2 years, we just can't face it. Last resort will be to get a student in for the final couple of months. However, I remember somewhere that you can get them to release the 21k homeowners grant which you could, if necessary help you out. Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 19Aug 06, 2009 4:08 pm we are renting at the moment in the estate across from where we are planning to build. Our land is Titled in Feb and buildign will commence shortly afterwards. our lease ends in October so we are moving in with my parents and storing all of our stuff in their spare garage. We're really lucky as we wont be charged rent/bills/food or anything, just our own costs like phone bills and car insurance. So we are hoping to save a big amount of money which will help with the building. Good luck with it all! Re: Where & How To Live During The Building Process... 20Aug 06, 2009 6:29 pm Hels Here's my 2 cents worth... I would move closer to the build and rent something like a townhouse or unit for $250 a week (which you would get in areas like Cranbourne or Hampton Park). That will immediately save you $200 a week which can go towards your mortgage. Put a lot of stuff into a storage facility like Kings, friends of ours have one that is the size of a single car garage and it cost about $25-$30 a week. Just live with the basics in your house such as couch, bed, fridge, TV etc and when it comes time to do the second move it will be a lot easier as the moving truck can simply transfer the majority of your stuff straight from the storage facility. Approx savings in rent (after deduction of storage fees) over a 6 mth period would be $4400 Hels, this sounds pretty good too - but the issue of cleaning up two places, two removal jobs and a not so cheap storage place (Stormy's $300/month scares me - we've got a house full of stuff here !) might not be as viable, plus getting a short term lease could be an issue. I apologise for any confusion, but your understanding is correct. We approached our situation differently based on advice from… 11 53208 Thanks very much! And would the landscaper/contractor generally involve the engineer or is that something the client would do? Thanks for your help 2 10023 The most definitive answer to your question James is this taken from the James Hardie Axon Cladding Installation Guide - i just happen to have it… 5 3665 |