Browse Forums Building A New House Re: How Long - Double Storey? 2Jun 14, 2010 2:08 pm Depends on your location and builder and style. If on a small block have you thought of extending your first floor pad out over your double garage and putting in a roof garden. Any ground level garden can be made on a roof by people who know about correct drainage requirements. Thing of the envy and appreciation of your home. Re: How Long - Double Storey? 4Jun 14, 2010 4:52 pm I built with Henley last year, and my double storey was contracted to take 320 days. Site start happened on 4th Feb '09 and I got the keys 10th Sept '09, 7 months later and a couple of months ahead of schedule. I was lucky that there were no rain delays that I was aware of, but I did have to wait 3 weeks for the brickies to finish another job after starting mine for 1 day! The whole 'process' took a lot longer with signing contract/tender and final drawings. I had Christmas inconveniently in the way of site start (plus a few admin errors...) and a house to demolish first! What stage are you up to? Are your contracts signed and do you have a site start date yet?? 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: How Long - Double Storey? 6Jun 14, 2010 7:29 pm Hey there, We are building a small double, our site start was Feb 15th (according to a letter received to advise us it had started). So far we are only half bricked. Waiting on the brick layer to return now they scaffolding is up. Our contract is 270 days from site start including any delays. Giving a presumes contract end date of 28th Nov. We are hoping its well before that! NO EXPECTATIONS, NO DISAPPOINTMENTS! Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27441 Landscaping Thread: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=43969 Re: How Long - Double Storey? 7Jun 14, 2010 7:31 pm We're building a single storey with Henley... 32 squares. By the time we get keys it'll be 8 1/2 months It's taken a very long time... the last 8-10 weeks very little has happened, the house has sat 99% complete Re: How Long - Double Storey? 9Jun 15, 2010 9:55 am Slab down Jan 28th for us.. expected handover 1st week of August. So roughly just over 6 months. Blog : http://ournewhaven.blogspot.com/ (Modified Newhaven - Homestead Homes) Status : DA - Dec 09. Slabbed - Jan 10. Handover - Aug 10 1 4581 Hi Kristy Around $1.7-1.8m or around $4,600/sqm. if you PM me your email I will send you a break up in a spreadsheet so you can get an understanding of the costs for… 1 9952 Surrey Hills, Vic 3127 Garage is being built with metal, 3m distance away from my cover deck. It is parallel to my cover deck, living room, family room and kitchen,… 0 9617 |