Hi all,
We are building our first home and are in the process of finding a suitable house design and builder. Here is our approach. Any comments would be appreciated.
- What we have done first is go to the mass builders and look at the display homes to get an idea of spaces and specifications are like.
- We have also compiled a list of cost per sm for the display home type specs to use as a comparison. They range from 1200 - 1800.
- What I calculate cost per sm I use the internal living area is that correct?
- The next step is to discuss some of the plans we like with some of the builders and see what they can come up with.
- Some charged 1-2k to do up a once off design for the block, is this worth doing if we find a company with designs we like?
- If we get to a plan with like we then go down the path of confirming the reputation of the builder
- If all fails we go to an achitect and non mass builders.
How does this approach sound?