Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 22, 2010 8:50 am I've a narrow block (12 metre frontage). Block slopes slightly front to back (Lower at front by about a metre) Current plan is for a 2.5 story home. Basically a garage and nothing else on ground level, semii cut in if you like) Then two levels above, bedrooms, bathroom on 1st and living/dining/kitchen on 2nd (top). Considering building with timbercrete blocks. And also want a few "green" features if you like. Not after a "luxury" home, but something nice nonetheless. So in looking for builders I'm a bit stuck. the "custom" builders seem to want to charge double just because they build "custom". The "project" builders I've spoken to either haven't got anything for such a narrow block or are not interested in the garage underneath. They just want simple narrow two storey off their existing plans. Anyone know of a builder in Newcastle area that does custom homes at a reasonable price and offers great service? (Also someone to draw up plans?) Re: Lake Macquarie/Newcastle Region. Looking for builder??? 2Aug 22, 2010 9:07 am Hi animal....I know of an architect who works for himself at Dudley, "Alplan" is his business name, not sure what he charges though....and I believe he has some building contacts. Re: Lake Macquarie/Newcastle Region. Looking for builder??? 3Aug 14, 2012 10:34 pm WE FOUND ONE. Over the past 9 months (at our pace) we've been working with Enviroarch http://www.enviroarch.com.au/ Amazing design and amazing company. They do it all and we couldn't be happier with the whole design process. We should be going to council in a few weeks. So guess I might have to start a blog of the building process. So excited. The design process has been thoroughly enjoyable. Great crew at Enviroarch, easy to work with and accomodated all our desires (such as external shower draining to subsoil irrigation system and external surfboard cupboard (we're near the beach). (We ended up going single garage at front, single garage off rear lane viewtopic.php?f=31&t=51854) It is in lake macquarie area and dimensions are width 14 m and depth 8 m and the slope is 1/5 going down from the road. 1 7088 Well these guys are not looking good... I sent them a written enquiry last week and they have not yet replied. If they cannot respond to a simple… 4 10629 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 21106 |