Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 17, 2009 10:07 pm So I made an impulse purchase on the weekend and bought a lovely one acre block. I've bought houses before but never built. I do apologise in advance I am sure this has been done a million times but I am shocking with searches on forums. A couple of things... Who did/are you going to build with and what was the experience like. Did you go with one of their designs or do one yourself with them? Would you use them again? Are there any builders I should steer clear from? Can I be pm'd if it can't be posted on the main board? I am freaking out and just want to make sure I can make this as smooth a ride as possible. ETA if you built with someone else in another state that doesn't build in Qld please still post your builder so I can have a look at their designs Thanks Re: Building in South East Queensland 2Nov 17, 2009 10:30 pm Hey Mrs P, Congrats on your impluse buy. Whereabouts is that lovely one acre? My thread is in my signature, so check it out if you like. We're building with Coral in Murrumba Downs, we've just signed our contracts for a site start sometime in the New Year. So far my experience has been all good and most people on here building with Coral have also had good experiences, so I would highly recommend them. Good luck with finding yourself a builder Re: Building in South East Queensland 3Nov 17, 2009 10:35 pm Thanks Walker I am going to go have a look at your thread. My acre is in the Teviot Downs estate in Greenbank. I've been looking around for just over a year and liked the estate. The block I wanted was sold and we decided to go for a drive around to see the new estate on the weekend and the block was back on the market so we snatched it up straight away. I've noticed quite a few people using Coral. Are a lot of builders flexible with their designs? Once we know what we really want we will go get quotes from everyone and some quotes on doing a custom house. This forum is very handy! Re: Building in South East Queensland 4Nov 17, 2009 10:42 pm Mrs P I've noticed quite a few people using Coral. Are a lot of builders flexible with their designs? Once we know what we really want we will go get quotes from everyone and some quotes on doing a custom house. There are a lot of Coral buildees on this forum at the moment. Coral has been very flexible in our design alterations. Some builders may not though. Definitely get a few quotes from different builders, as it will give you an idea of different inclusions and extra costs etc 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 I think you are getting different numbers because they all just based them on "other jobs" even though each job is unique. Often, with builders, unless you're speaking to… 3 3283 1 10533 |