Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Builder recommendation - Melbourne SE suburbs 2Oct 01, 2010 4:27 pm Happy to help out if we can. 25 years experience in renos and extensions. We have a very unique process and you can browse our information at http://www.theconstructionmanagers.com.au Builders are people too.... Re: Builder recommendation - Melbourne SE suburbs 4Oct 04, 2010 4:18 pm I think a lot of people here are with volume builders of new homes. I've talked to Duncan Thomspon, Cameron Construction, Extension Unlimited and a couple of others before choosing our new house as it was cheaper (yes it'll be cheaper) to knockdown a brick veneer house on a SLAB and re build. We nearly got to sign-off with Extensions Unlimited, but the cost was a sticking point for me. I didn't like the idea of half new half old and I couldn't have things like 9 foot ceilings as the existing was 8 foot. Also a lot of builders don't like using other peoples plans/drawings. we had no end of trouble getting them to use our feature survey and soil tests as they had "preferred" people to use. Thanks for your reply! We're definitely not after a small house Might still have a chat to them. Who did you end up building with if you don't mind me asking? 2 2632 10 15760 It's all about wireless, self install now. The cost/benefit of wired setups for the house are no longer what they used to be. Lots of wireless options. Eufy, Arlo and… 2 9796 |