Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Apr 26, 2011 1:04 pm Hi All, Most of the time when visiting the forum we are lurking around and contributing. We do have a blog see signature below. We are hoping that we can get some opinions to help choose the below facades from Wisdom Homes. 1/ Avanti Facade: As displayed : around 15k leaning towards this facade 2/ Grand Portico: As displayed: around 10k 3/ Contemporary: http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/amanda_simple_savings/CONTEMPORARY.jpg As displayed: around 20k Your thoughts please sydney siders. Thanks Re: Help with Choosing a Facade Wisdom Impression 38 2Apr 26, 2011 5:00 pm it's really a personal choice on what you prefer and also what you can afford. (our house had 4 facade choices we didn't like the basic facade but there was only 1 other in our price range so we went for that - we do like it but if it wasn't for another +$10K we probably would have upgraded to another one - we chose to spend the money on internal upgrades instead) I personally like #3 Re: Help with Choosing a Facade Wisdom Impression 38 3Apr 26, 2011 5:20 pm We originally were going to build a Wisdoom home with Portico facade, however we were squaring of the arch(as per the display) We were also going to hip the roof at the top instead of the gable(to give it a more contemporary look). That was only going to be $4000 not $10000, so if budget is tight maybe look at that, however if budget is OK and you want a verandah, go with the other 2. We didn't want a verandah at the front. So it was an easy choice for us. We were going to render the portico after handover. Like kdgirl said it is a very personal choice. Where are you building? We went driving around Kellyville the other day, in one street there were 5 wisdom homes all with the Avanti facade, that is obviously very popular choice among most. Good luck with your decision Re: Help with Choosing a Facade Wisdom Impression 38 4Apr 26, 2011 6:32 pm Thanks for the comments so far. Not an easy decision each has its own merits depending on personal preferences. So far we are leaning towards the Avanti Facade #1 reasons behind this is: Balcony is open yet private at the same time, the display is in brick ( good idea of what the house will look in brick instead of opting for render (tends to be an extra 5k on top for the front facade only/.) #3 is a good facade major reason for not going with this facade is the cost to get it looking like that. The glass balustrades itself cost $6,220 and the tiled post is higher then the roof. SO few points that we are double minded about. 2# Great facade the entry is really grand also one of our top choices but after some deep thinking we decided not to go ahead at this stage (we may change our mind) but the reason and maybe someone has other opinions which will be great to read.. it seems similar to some of the older facade design and perhaps we are looking for something more contemporary?? yep we are still figuring it out.. p.s we are building in the ponds Re: Help with Choosing a Facade Wisdom Impression 38 5May 24, 2011 1:10 am Hello Not sure as to why the facade prices that you are quoting are high. do they include the fancy stuff like the glass balcony and the tiled column? as far as i know the contemperory and avanti both cost around 12k. we are building Manhattan 43 @ pemulwuy (near greystanes) and we are as well struggling with the facade options that wisdom provide. To be honest they are are out dated. You should check out some of the new facades that clarendon provides on their new 2 storey homes and they are really impressive and far better from what Wisdom provides. It is actually now holding our plans to be finalised as we are not happy with what options we have in front of us. i have been told that a new Meridian facade is coming out but its starting price is 20k which is on an expensive side. ===================================== http://wisdompemulwuy.wordpress.com/ ===================================== Re: Help with Choosing a Facade Wisdom Impression 38 6May 24, 2011 12:01 pm hey nice choice to go with wisdom. Make sure you check with your council in your area if you can even have the only you want. One thing is with wisdom they need to be told how to do things. They will go along with your plans and you pay the extra for the facade you like then bang your held up in council 6 months because wisdom didn't get the facade approved!! Excellent builder with terrible admin. But they are the best builders compared to any others around. Just keep on their backs and don't sign any forms unless you read them through TWICE. I'd go the modern facade. Good luck. Hi, guys! If you've built with Wisdom Homes, would you mind sharing images of your front facades once they're all rendered? I'm considering signing up with them for a wide… 0 8781 Can someone please offer some advice? Im DESPERATE. Because I'm completely and utterly exhausted. How long are variations taking with other companies at the moment? We… 0 11929 In fairness nobody gave a crap about the ACCC and the gag clauses continued in the pro forma templates of a few other builders after the ACCC took on Wisdom, and more… 20 57342 |